Riot Games Honors late fan Corbin in the Valorant Battle Pass

Author

Srinanda Bhattacharyya

Date

Oct, 24.2022

For what's new in Valorant's newest season, the Valorant crew blogged about the news and Corbin's narrative. The phrases disclose that Corbin and his older brother's design notes served as the basis for the Gun Buddy, and they also contain the coordinates of a star that the Make-A-Wish Foundation named after Corbin. 

The last act of the Dimension episode, Valorant Episode 5 Act III, was just released by Riot Games. Players received a new water-controlling Indian controller agent named Harbor as well as an updated version of the popular Ion skin line. This month, the developer also hinted at a partnership with the gaming accessory company Secretlab and a Give Back / 2022 Bundle from November 16 to 30. 

Players can unlock new battle passes for Every Valorous Act, which contains both free and expensive cosmetic items, as they go through the game. Act III of Episode 5 has Corbin's Light gun companion as a tribute to a Valorant community member. Riot Games associate integration artist Catalina Faerman created a blue star inspired by the actual star that the Make-a-Wish Foundation named after Corbin with the aid of Corbin's brother. Players can obtain this gratis item after racking up 23,000 XP in the battle pass. 

Shine on, Corbin. Featured as a free item in the EP5//Act3 Battlepass, the “Corbin’s Light” Gun Buddy was created to celebrate Corbin, a member of our VALORANT community.

Read about Corbin’s Light and his continued impact through his family’s Foundation:https://t.co/7jwVJLn8GE pic.twitter.com/STYgeSshcu

— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) October 19, 2022

Riot Games has promised to contribute to the C-Squad Foundation, which was established by Corbin's family in his memory, through the Riot Games Social Impact Fund. The battle pass item known as Corbin's Light is not the first tribute item made by Riot Games for a player. Devs honored the late Filipino player Finest, who created the "Revive me, Jett" meme, back in April by including the "Finest" game tag in Act III of Episode 4. In honor of Bruno the Corgi's life, they also created an adorable gun companion called "Good Boy Bruno" the previous year. 

The Give Back Bundle! is located elsewhere in the Valorant universe and will run from November 16 through December 30. During that time, the Give Back / 2022 Bundle will donate 50% of the proceeds from weapon skin sales and 100% of the proceeds from accessory sales to the Riot Games Social Impact Fund in collaboration with ImpactAssets.