Riot, the creator of League of Legends, will be releasing a new 5v5 tactical shooter game titled Valiant. Gunplay is a big part of it, and your technical abilities to shoot precisely will matter a lot. The twist though is that each character, called "Agents," will also have special powers and abilities, so winning will depend on a combination of precise shooting, creative usage of powers, and of course, teamwork.

Riot's aiming for a summer release according to the tweet above. It'll also only be available on PC and will be free-to-play.

Like many people have commented, the game's vibes are a combination of Overwatch and Counter-Strike. It remains to be seen if the full gameplay turns out that way. You can check out the game's developers playing an internal version below.


Riot has a couple of new games in the works, and its new free-to-play card game, Legends of Runeterra, was also recently released in open beta. It's set in the League of Legends world, much like how Blizzard's Hearthstone is set in the World of Warcraft universe. Card decks in Legends of Runeterra are centered around heroes and minions are now "followers" that buff the hero or negate attacks by the opponent. Legends of Runeterra's open beta is available on PC and iOS right now and is also available for pre-register in Google Play.