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Games

First-person shooter Valorant is the bomb

If you’re looking for a first-person shooter with lots of action and that’s relatively cheap to play, take aim at Valorant.

Valorant is a free-to-play first-person shooter released by Riot Games, which also produced the popular game League of Legends. It officially came out on June 2, 2020. Riot hasn’t released any figures on how many people are playing now.

SUDDEN IMPACT

Players all over the world are hoping that a new character takes them to the next level in Genshin Impact.

“Genshin is a [free to play] ‘gacha’ game based from China. It’s an open-world RPG [role playing game] that involves different combinations of elemental powers and weapons,” said Manuel Flores, an experienced Genshin player. “The term ‘gacha’ is basically a loot box mechanic in games where you get items, characters, etc. through sheer luck.”