Episodes
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll go over the results of the Nerd Street Summer Champs $50,000 Valorant Grand Finals LAN that took place in Philadelphai, PA, and talk about all the fun that we had during that LAN. With VCT Champions around the corner, we'll do a deep dive into how we think each team will do and show of our really cool scuffed brackets that we totally didn't make 5 minutes before the show.
Published 08/24/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, VCT LCQs just wrapped up and we'll go over how we think these teams will do at Champs. Riot has finally released details on their plans for the tier 2 scene and it looks like everything is saved. Finally, with VCT Champions around the corner, we'll go over the match ups and give our first impressions on the event.
Published 08/24/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, There's a new no flash glitch that was just discovered, and Paul is excited hearing about how Redbull Gaming is coming in clutch with tournaments for the Tier 2 scene. New patch means breaking the changes down to see how they'll affect the meta, especially the long awaited Chamber Nerfs. Finally, it's the final week of LCQs and we'll give our predictions and thoughts on the final remaining teams.
Published 08/11/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, it's crunch time as teams prepare for the VCT LCQ, and we'll breakdown the brackets and give our predictions. Will Shroud carry Sentinals to win LCQ? We'll cover recent roster moves and go over the much needed Chamber Nerfs.
Published 08/04/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we have reporter and "Who Cares Val" team manager Bo Hoogland, as guest host while Sam and Mike are out of town. So many tier 2 teams are dropping and we'll discuss the teams that dropped their rosters and how we think it'll affect the scene. We'll recap the VCT Masters Copenhagen Event, were FPX took the crown and put EMEA back on top.
Published 07/27/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, SEN Shroud is here and we'll dive deep into the what this means for the Sentinels team as well as for Shroud himself. Riot finally announced details for their Collegiate scene which make Paul super excited. The franchised teams are slowly being announced, causing a large amount of orgs to drop their rosters. Finally we'll cover the results of VCT Masters so far, and give our predictions for the final four.
Published 07/21/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we're finally back from our break and we've got a whole lot of news to squeeze in. We'll give you our VCT Masters predictions and then talk VCT Game Changer and discuss why Cloud9 White was forced to forfeit one of their matches.
Published 07/06/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, VCT Playoffs are here and we'll discuss our predictions for the upcoming matches. The Game Changers Champions LAN was announced in Berlin, and we'll talk about what the teams need to do to qualify. Finally, we'll give you an update on the Nerd Street Champs Circuit.
Published 06/15/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll go over the shocking news of Luminosity Gaming announcing that they're leaving the Valorant scene. How Franchising will affect and change the landscape for other teams, and go over how the standings look for VCT NA and EMEA.
Published 06/08/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll go over all the upsets from Week 3 of VCT, and then give our predictions for what's to come in week 4. We'll go over some rumors about the potential for a 1v1 mode, and update you on the Nerd Street Champs Circuit.
Published 06/01/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, We'll go over week 2 of VCT NA and EMEA. What does Guard and Sentinels 0-2 start mean for the teams, what are the predictions for week 3 and more. Finally we'll wrap up with an update on the Nerd Street Champs Valorant circuit.
Published 05/25/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll discuss the crazy C9 and T1 transfers, the results of the first week of VCT Stage 2 for both NA and EMEA. We'll wrap up with your weekly updates for the Nerds Street Valorant Summer Champs leaderboards and results from the Fullerton LAN and Online #6.
Published 05/19/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, the VCT NA Open Qualifiers are finished and we'll go over the big upsets and qualified teams from the event. We'll take a look at the recently announced groups for the VCT Stage 2 Main Event and discuss our predictions for the week 1 matchups. Finally we'll wrap up with an update on the Nerd Street Summer Champs Valorant Circuit and give a preview on the upcoming LAN taking place in Fullerton, California.
Published 05/12/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, TSM and FAZE made it through VCT Open Quals and SEN didn't? We'll recap all the big shakeups in the most recent VCT Qualifiers and what that means for the teams who didn't make it this time around. There's talk of soft-franchising in Valorant's future, and discuss the potential implications of such a move. Finally, we'll give you a Summer Champs update on the current leaderboard.
Published 05/05/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, NA is back on top baby!! WOOO We'll discuss the result of VCT Masters and how we though both the teams and Riot handle the event. With VCT NA Open qualifiers starting up, we'll go over the slew of last minute roster changes as teams lock-in for the event, and finally go over the latest results from the Nerd Street Valorant Summer Champs Circuit.
Published 04/28/22
In this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, The new agent Fade was revealed and all of Valo Twitter is down bad for her. VCT Masters is about to wrap up and we'll give our hot takes and scuffed predictions. Jett finally got nerfed, so we'll go over how it'll affect the meta. Finally, we'll talk about the Nerd Street Gamers Valorant Summer Champs Circuit and recap some of the recent events, such as the LAN that recently took place in Philadelphia.
Published 04/20/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, it's episode 69 bb...Nice. Also VCT Masters is around the corner and we're gonna talk all about it, as well as the VCT Gamechangers that are wrapping up. There's also a slew of interesting roster changes and industry news that we'll go over, and totally not into a tangent about.
Published 04/06/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, The Guard are NA champions and we have their head coach, the man, the myth, the legend mCe himself, to talk us through their run of NA Challengers and this thoughts looking forward to VCT Masters. We'll also cover the recent roster changes, VCT Game Changers, and give a preview into the upcoming NSG Valorant Summer Championship Series.
Published 03/30/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll give our thoughts on the 100T Sean Gares and DDK announcement, a recap and predictions for VCT NA and EMEA Playoffs, and recent roster changes such as Wardell leaving TSM.
Published 03/24/22
On this episode of Press 4 to Defuse, The playoffs for VCT NA are here and we'll discuss our thoughts and predictions on how teams will do! Additionally, we'll go over the recent BoomTV showdown were Faze and 100t are competing.
Published 03/18/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll take a look that the team standings for VCT NA, and what it'll take for teams to secure a playoff spot. We'll then go over some of the most anticipated games such as The Guard vs C9, and cover the latest roster changes in the Valorant scene.
Published 03/10/22
Please Note: There's an echo in the beginning, but it gets resolved after a few minutes. On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, There's a big patch that just dropped and we'll discuss our thoughts on all the changes, and how we think it'll impact the meta. Then we'll discuss the results of the Knights Gauntlet, and what our predictions will be for the teams currently competing in VCT NA.
Published 03/02/22
On this week's episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll talk about the recent roster change that 100T made, that pretty much broke the Valorant Twitter space. Then we'll cover the recent results of VCT NA, as well as the results from YFP Winter Classic that TSM recently won.
Published 02/24/22
In this weeks episode of Press 4 to Defuse, we'll go over all the recent roster changes and drama in the Valorant space. Then we'll cover the VCT NA and EMEA Stage 1 Week 1 matchups, and finally talk about our thoughts on the Nerd Street Gamers Winter Champs.
Published 02/09/22