India, July 30 -- Get Riot's new gun buddy before patch 11.03

Riot Games released Valorant patch 11.02, which is basically an upgrade from Unreal Engine 4 to Unreal Engine 5.3. As a bonus transition patch, to not overwhelm players with a big patch, Riot is also giving out a cosmetic, the Hot New Engine gunbuddy.

Players can log in anytime while patch 11.02 is live until it runs out.

This cosmetic will be given automatically and will be stored in your inventory. No missions, no payments, and no redemption code needed.

Here's how to get it:

1. Download patch 11.02, which will need up to 30 GB of space (of course consoles will have different limits).

2. Launch your game while patch 11.02 is live.

3. Check your inventory, and the gun b...