Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest is off to a hot start. TheInside Xbox eventrevealed a slate of new games planned to come to the Xbox Series X, the Unreal Engine 5 reveal was incredible, and there’s so much more to come — in fact, Keighley has now revealed the next Summer Game Fest event. On May 21 at 8:00 am PT an announcement is now scheduled for Riot Games. TheValorantteam has some special news to share, it seems.
The tweet confirming the event does a great job of not spoiling any details. All that’s said is thatValorant’s executive producer Anna Donlon and game director Joe Ziegler will be taking the lead. During the event, the two will provide “an update and [an] announcement.” The listing on the official Summer Game Fest website says virtually the exact same thing as the tweet.
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Of course,Geoff Keighleyand Riot don’t really need to say anything more.Valorantfans are already expecting a specific announcement, the confirmation ofValorant’s full launch, and its release date. Riot’s kept repeating thatValorantwill be fully launching this summer, so a release date announcement has always been expected in the coming few months.
The online multiplayer shooter has been in Closed Beta for a month and a half now, having started on April 7. Day to day and week to week, Riot’s increased the number of players in theValorantclosed beta. The exact number of players currently participating hasn’t been made public, but it has to be sizeable right now. If the closed beta’s servers have held up under the growing newValorantbeta players, there’s no reason not to open the game up.
As far as whenValorant’s release date might be, it’s certain to be a surprise. It’s entirely possible that Riot is ready to go andValorantcould launch tomorrow alongside the event. Development may also have been impacted byCOVID-19and a later summer release date is in store.
It’s also possible that this isn’t aValorantrelease date announcement at all, though that seems unlikely.Riotmight instead by taking the opportunity to discuss how the closed beta has been going and to announces new mode or new characters. Regardless,Valorantfans should definitely watch the stream if they’re able. Hopefully, the event will deliver.
