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Ahead of Episode 5, Act 1 in Valorant, Riot Games has revealed a brand new map inspired by Portugal. The trailer for PEARL<\/strong> was unveiled at 6pm BST, with a developer livestream and plenty of community gameplay amongst content creators following shortly after.<\/p>\n

Riot also kindly gave me access to the map for some time, and needless to say, Valorant players are going to have a blast getting to know the ins and outs of PEARL when it launches on June 22.<\/p>\n

PEARL marks Valorant’s eighth map since it first launched just over two years ago, and will also be the first map set on Omega Earth, unlocking an entirely new narrative arc for the story of Valorant and its twenty Agents. The map also has no fancy mechanics such as doors and teleports to think about, and is primarily focused on three lanes surrounded by water, and the two sites that it hosts.<\/p>\n

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Ahead of Episode 5, Act 1 in Valorant, Riot Games has revealed a brand new map inspired by Portugal. The trailer for PEARL was unveiled at 6pm BST, with a developer livestream and plenty of community gameplay amongst content creators following shortly after. Riot also kindly gave me access to the map for some time, and needless to say, Valorant players are going to have a blast getting to know the ins and outs of PEARL when it launches on June 22. PEARL marks Valorant’s eighth map since it first launched just over two years ago, and will also be the first map set on Omega Earth, unlocking an entirely new narrative arc for the story of Valorant and its twenty Agents. The map also…<\/p>\n

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