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Riot Games Head Developer Under Fire After Leaking TrainwrecksTV's IP Address In Heated Argument Over Controversial Valorant Ban

Summary by IBTimes UK
The head developer at Riot Games is facing intense scrutiny after accidentally leaking streamer TrainwrecksTV's IP address during a public argument over a controversial Valorant ban. Phillip Koskinas, the company's director of anti-cheat and widely referred to as the head developer overseeing Valorant's systems, shared a now-deleted screenshot containing the sensitive data in an exchange on X. The incident happened hours after the Kick streamer …

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The streamer Trainwreck has been surprisingly banned for 31 days by Riot Games for an alleged manipulation of his rank at Valorant. The claim claims that Trainwreck was promoted by playing a series of games with people of much higher rank, all during a live event with Sinatraa, ProdCM, Dapr and Hamyontwitch. Speaking about this baneo, Trainwreck expressed immense discontent, noting that he is being punished by Riot for "being bad at the game and…

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IBTimes UK broke the news in United Kingdom on Monday, May 11, 2026.
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