Wild popularity of Valorant: game broke Fortnite record and helped Twitch reach new heights

New shooter from the creators League of Legends breaks records Twitch. Valorant watched yesterday over 1.7 million simultaneous viewers. The indicator broke the record of the “black hole” Fortnite.

Achieve such popularity Riot games The tactics of attracting streamers, the gradual issuance of short game videos and the drawing of keys for closed beta testing, which began yesterday, helped. As reported Kotaku, the company did not pay any of the streamers – they all did this out of a desire to be the first to try Valorant.

In addition, Twitch’s peak online record was broken. Broadcasts watched over 4 million people, according to Twitch Tracker. For this, thanks again Valorant.

The game will be released on PC this summer.

Read also: Gamepad War: Microsoft responds to DualSense announcement.

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