Riot Games rebuts rumor that Valorant’s anti-cheat update can brick legit players’ PCs

Riot Games has responded to accusations that its Valorant anti-cheat update, Vanguard, can brick legitimate players' PCs. The update targets Direct Memory Access (DMA) cheating devices, with Riot stating that the IOMMU check only affects systems attempting to use such hardware and does not impact regular players. The studio also addressed criticism regarding a taunting tweet about the effectiveness of the update.

• GAME Valorant
• COMPANY Riot Games