India, Aug. 21 -- Riot Games has finally entered the mobile gaming space in China, and it's off to a huge start. Valorant, the tactical shooter that has been dominating the esports scene on PC for years, has arrived on mobile, and preregistered players are eager to get their hands on it. With Tencent's strong publishing and marketing muscle, the Valorant Mobile launch is one of the biggest mobile game launches this year in the world's largest gaming market.

An even hotter start for Valorant on iPhone

Just days from launch, Valorant Mobile is #1 on Apple's iPhone download chart on the China app store. Download and gameplay data from Bloomberg and Tech in Asia reports 1 million downloads in the first day. Valorant Mobile is the mobile ver...