Introduction: Valorant is an exciting free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games. This month, Valorant announced something new that has players speculating that it will be a new map set in South Korea. This will be the ninth map in the game, the last of which was The Pearl, released last year. Fans have been buzzing since Valorant posted a series of short videos on social media that appeared to show agents scouting a new location. Players have also heard K-pop in a video featuring Fade, which was later confirmed as a song by Jae Park. If the new map is in South Korea, it will most likely be a reference to Jett’s origin. In December, Messy Games developer Joe Lansford said there will be “new mechanics” with the new map. With all the excitement surrounding the new map, players are looking forward to a unique experience in Valorant.

Valorant announced something new this month and players believe it will be a new map set in South Korea. This will be the ninth map in the game, the last of which was The Pearl, released last year.
Valorant is a free-to-play multiplayer first-person shooter video game developed and published by Riot Games and released on June 2, 2020. The game continues to release new maps that intrigue players.
From the beginning of 2023. Valorant posted a series of short videos on social media that appeared to show agents scouting a new location, along with “.JAN//.05//.2023” in the caption.
.JAN // .05 // .2023 pic.twitter.com/kMFLNXLUxw
— VALORANT (@PlayVALORANT) January 1, 2023
After seeing of Valorant posts over the past few days, players have begun to speculate that the next map will be in South Korea. This theory came about when they heard K-pop in a video featuring Fade, which was later confirmed as a song by Jae Park (aka eaJ, former DAY6 member Jae).
Anyone hear a familiar voice? 🌝
Song and movie release tomorrow! @PlayVALORANT https://t.co/dGy3e9NhiJ https://t.co/ljBzAIB15S— eaJ (@eaJPark) January 4, 2023
While there is little information about the name of the card and what it will look like, in December of this year Messy games developer Joe Lansford said there will be “new mechanics”.
All Valorant maps are located in different cities and countries where agents mainly come from. For example, Split is set in a futuristic version of Yoru’s home country of Japan, and Bind is set in the Moroccan desert, where Cypher is from.
If the new map is in South Korea, it will most likely be a reference to Jett’s origin. It also won’t be a surprise to fans if a Korean map joins the pool, as South Korea is a major eSports region for Valorant.
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