It’s time for Pride! 🌈
How we’re celebrating:
🎮 New, free ways to express yourself in-game
🎵 An updated Pride playlist
🎨 Partnering with community artists to create original art featuring LGBTQIA+ characters and allies
Learn more: https://t.co/WWdkrOBLHD
Well, that escalated quickly.
There’s been a wave of claims by cheaters about Vanguard “bricking” their PCs, so let’s clear that up: Vanguard does not damage hardware or disable your devices.
The photo we posted is a picture of cheat hardware devices that are sold explicitly for cheating in VALORANT (not normal PCs or PC components). Through our latest updates, Vanguard now makes those devices worthless for VAL, but does not in any way brick PCs or PC components or PC software.
Our latest update enforces standard platform security features, like the Input-Output Memory Management Unit (IOMMU), on accounts identified as using Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices. These protections are already part of modern systems and when enabled, they block DMA cheat devices (such as those shown in the photo) from accessing memory in downstream applications, like our games.
If a cheat setup continues attempting to cheat after those protections are enabled, the system may generate hardware faults or instability. This is expected behavior under IOMMU when attempts are made to read protected memory.
Disabling IOMMU allows the cheat device to function again, but IOMMU will still be required to play our games. This means the cheat device won’t work with our games, but your PC isn’t “bricked.” We would not, and cannot, impact your PC’s functionality in any other fashion.
This functionality only applies to systems attempting to use DMA cheat devices, and players who are not using DMA-based cheat setups are not affected.
We’ll keep investing in anti-cheat to protect competitive integrity, and we’ll keep being as transparent as possible about how those systems work.
chat you can literally get a free skin for watching @jynxzi’s League tournament
🤫Look Inward emote for 30 minutes watched
🥷Inkshadow Master Yi skin and champion for 2 hours watched
We’re launching the Wild Rift Partner Program, a way for us to better support and spotlight creators shaping the Rift. Learn more ⬇️
https://t.co/DhF0sdYIeQ
@unifaerie@Atomicfreeze IP means intellectual property in this case so basically if you’re playing VALORANT, League of Legends, or Teamfight Tactics and think you’re up for the call consider applying!
The team has been really hard at work preparing open applications for our partner programs!
Blog link in the Riot Games post. These programs are designed for upcoming & coming and established creators so spread the word and get ready!
@jenbamo I’ve known people on teams I’ve worked on who were very very against only having social opportunities where alcohol was involved because they felt uncomfortable being the sober one in a room full of intoxicated peers. Escape rooms and stuff like that were great for everyone!!
I LOVE my side gig working on Ground Control for Insomniac. This weekend at Beyond Wonderland SoCal, I had the honor of being a Zone Lead for the Cheshire Woods stage. I’m grateful for my opportunities to advance in the team and the astounding work we did keeping Headliners safe.