Shroud Has Joined Sentinels' Valorant Team
American esports team the Sentinels has recruited professional gamer Shroud to its Valorant roster. Riot Games has hoped to establish Valorant as a dominant esports presence since its launch, and after one team’s playoffs division win at a Valorant esports tournament achieved a #1 Twitter Trend in April, it looks as though the developer is succeeding. Along with its strong standing in North AmericanValorant competitions, the Sentinels have an esports presence in Fortnite, Hearthstone, Apex Legends, Halo, and Wild Rift.
Riot’s free-to-play first-person hero shooter Valorant debuted in 2020 with some tough acts to follow in the esports scene. Reputed team-based shooters like Overwatch and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, as well as Riot's own esports MOBA juggernaut, League of Legends, were all potential hurdles for Valorant to establish a footing of its own on competitive stages. However, Valorant’s frenetic yet strategy-focused gameplay fueled by Riot's desire to make esports more accessible helped cultivate Valorant's team-based identity early in its life cycle. In many players' eyes, the release of Valorant's new map, Pearl, was a sign that Riot wants the gameplay to focus on teamwork, thus strengthening its esports viability.
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Valorant esports team, Sentinels, announced via its official Twitter that Michael ‘Shroud’ Grzesiek would be its newest recruit. The announcement was through a simple video and post stating: “The legend returns, and he's here to win.” This reveal came as quite a surprise to both Shroud’s and the Sentinels' followers since Shroud had not been active in the competitive esports scene since 2018. Hilariously, due
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