Smoothing the VALORANT Rough Patches | Dev Diaries - VALORANT

Game Lead Anna Donlon wraps the year and Senior Producer Arnar Gylfason tells you what we’re doing so that each patch is smoother than the last.

Jeff Landa

2020-12-18T14:00:00.000Z

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