"Legends are made when the best stand together."
We are proud to announce that the world-renowned VALORANT icon, Tyson 'TenZ' Ngo, will be joining T1 as an influencer.
그 이름만으로도 전 세계 팬들을 열광케 했던 VALORANT의 황제 Tyson 'TenZ' Ngo가 T1의 인플루언서로서 여러분과 함께합니다.
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WELCOME T1 'TenZ' EVENT
'TenZ' is joining T1 as an influencer! Share your support and hype for his upcoming streams. Two lucky winners will receive a Pulsar mouse signed by 'TenZ'!
앞으로 T1과 함께하게 된 'TenZ'를 위해, 응원의 메시지와 경기 중계 스트리밍 기대평을 남겨주세요! 가장 인상 깊은 메시지를 남겨주신 두 분께 경품으로 'TenZ' 친필 사인 Pulsar 마우스를 선물로 보내드립니다!
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We are funded!
At the time of the trailer in 2023, we were just 2 bedroom programmers with no experience in the industry. The game was just 6 months old and exceeded all our expectations. With limited finances, we started from scratch, working sleepless nights and handling everything from business to creation. Two years later, we are 10 developers and we are still hiring.
Today, we’re proud to announce that we finally have the budget to make UNRECORD and build the best game possible.
Many thanks to our investors, who enjoyed playing the game and placed their trust in us.
We're now fully focused on production and avoiding revealing unfinished work in order to raise the bar even higher. Now that we have funding, we’ll finally share updates in 2026 that reflect our true final vision.
A project is, above all, a human adventure that can’t be built overnight, and we feel the pressure and the responsibility to create one of the most immersive games ever, one that makes no compromises.
Thank you for your support!
Okay, I'm going to word vomit a bit on the timeline. The current state of NA VALORANT below the Tier 1 level is in an absolutely terrible place. Tier 2 was fundamentally killed when Riot introduced the franchise system without providing hands-on support for the Challengers League or offering proper financial aid to the orgs willing to invest in it and help grow and support our future players and teams.
It's honestly not surprising that match-fixing for money eventually happened. These players are putting in all their time and energy to become the best, chasing their dream of making it big and joining a Tier 1 team. When that hope is lost, people may resort to accepting money to throw matches — and to be honest, that kind of money could be life-changing for them.
I think one thing Riot failed to consider is that Tier 2 is a crucial pillar of support for Tier 1 play. It's incredibly exciting to see new underdog teams and rising talent perform on the big stage — it often makes for some of the most competitive and thrilling esports moments of all time. When that pillar starts to crumble, there's a very real risk the entire structure could collapse.
It's genuinely depressing and disappointing to see Riot mishandle a game I truly love and care about (even if I criticize it a lot). I hope they come to realize that they need to support the entire competitive ecosystem — not just the very top.
Lastly, streaming the game and trying to create content around ranked has been a nightmare. Every streamer constantly getting stream-sniped, which forces people to delay stream and ultimately kill chat interaction. Matches are being thrown — again — either for money or to help others climb and reach high spots on the competitive leaderboard, even though it’s ultimately pointless.
The incentive to play ranked has remained the exact same since the game launched. A lot of ranked players aren't excited to play — they're just addicted, queuing up and chasing the feeling the game gave them long ago. There have been no exciting new rewards for reaching the top, and no new game modes that allow for fun, expressive content to be created.
I'm still pretty heated as I write this. I just want what’s best for the game — both at the top and everything beneath it. We, the players, need to see action — not just words. Thanks for coming to my TED talk, and I'm super excited to receive my 10th Radiant gun buddy.