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Riot responds to Vanguard "bricking" claims: "We would not, and cannot, impact your PC's functionality"

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Riot responds to Vanguard "bricking" claims: "We would not, and cannot, impact your PC's functionality"
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May 22 2026, 11:27am PST: Riot has since issued a tweet confirming that Vanguard does not "brick" PCs, clarifying that the devices in its tweet are "cheat hardware devices." It states that "Vanguard now makes those devices worthless for Valorant, but does not in any way brick PCs or PC components or PC software." PCGamesN apologizes for any confusion. Riot Games' Vanguard anti-cheat has come under fire many a time. When it first launched with Valorant, players accused the tech of "bricking" thei

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