Riot officially announces Valorant Mobile, with exclusive testing in China
2025-04-21 19:25:00Riot Games officially announced the development of Valorant Mobile. The developers plan to run tests in China until an unspecified date. The reveal took place on social media.
It's really happening. Valorant Mobile has been announced with our partner Lightspeed Studios, and we're bringing it to China.
We're excited to bring Valorant Mobile to as many players as possible, but we're starting in China and taking it from there. We will of course update you as our plans develop further.
There's a preregistration page, already available for Chinese users. Global testing will follow in a "couple of months." Riot also showed the trailer of the upcoming game. They praised the developers from Lightspeed Studios for capturing the spirit and gameplay of their game.
Lightspeed Studios is a subsidiary of Tencent. They are one of the most known companies in mobile game development, specifically in the adaptation of esports titles. Lightspeed made PUBG Mobile, LoL: Wild Rift (Chinese Version), Super NBA, Apex Legends Mobile, and other titles.
