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Radeon Software Adrenalin 21.11.1 Released by AMD, Optimized for Forza Horizon 5 and CoD: Vanguard

A new Radeon Software Adrenalin driver was released by AMD, version 21.11.1. This driver delivers optimizations for Playground’s racing game Forza Horizon 5 (out on November 9th, though owners of the Premium Edition have had early access since yesterday) and Sledgehammer’s Call of Duty: Vanguard (out now). The official release notes do mention specifically a …

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Remedy Provides Update on Vanguard Multiplayer Project and the Two Unannounced Titles

Remedy shared its half-year financial review today, posting 23% increased revenue compared to last year’s period and 116% growth in operating profit. Additionally, Remedy CEO Tero Virtala also shared some very interesting statements on the status of the Finnish studio’s projects, starting with the Vanguard multiplayer-focused one (which Communications Director Thomas Puha had briefly discussed …

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Valorant ‘Vanguard’ Anti-Cheat Can Be Disabled from Tray; Ranked Mode Due Soon

Vanguard, the Valorant anti-cheat system built into the first-person shooter game, turned out to be controversial when players learned it was always running on a kernel level. Riot Games issued an update yesterday, stating that Valorant users will now get to disable Vanguard from the system tray whenever the game isn’t running. Valorant’s Vanguard Anti-Cheat …

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Valorant’s Vanguard Anti-Cheat System Can Be Disabled by Uninstalling It; No System Data Collection or Network Communication, Riot Games Says

Developer Riot Games has commented on Valorant’s Vanguard Anti-Cheat system following concerns from beta players over the ‘intrusive’ Vanguard driver that loads at system startup. Riot Games’ upcoming online F2P multiplayer shooter makes use of two anti-tamper systems to battle cheating – League of Legends’ anti-cheat approach and the all-new Vanguard system. Valorant Closed Beta …

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