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Riot Games is winding down 2XKO active development in December

Riot says it hasn't seen 'enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability.'

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Riot Games to end LoL fighting game 2XK0's development and issue refunds, less than a year since launch

Active development on 2XKO - the free-to-play fighting game from Riot Games - will end in December. This comes not even a year after the game's full release in January, as the company doesn't see "a path toward sustainability".

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Riot Games sunsets active development on 2XKO as it costs "substantially more to operate than it brings in"

Riot Games will end active development of its free-to-play fighting game 2XKO in December.

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Riot Games To End Development on 2XKO, Less Than a Year After Release

2XKO was released in January 2026 after approximately 10 years in development. Riot laid off 80 developers weeks after its launch. The post Riot Games To End Development on 2XKO, Less Than a Year After Release appeared first on This Week in Videogames - TWIV.

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Riot fighting game 2XKO is officially ending development

2XKO will end development at the end of this year; refunds issued for purchases

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Active development on League of Legends fighting game spinoff 2XKO will be coming to an end at the end of the year

Riot Games' fighting game take on the world of League of Legends, 2XKO, is winding down development. The developer shared word today that active development on the game is ending December this year, citing a lack of a strong enough adoption and retention rate for the fighting game.

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PS5 Fighting Game 2XKO Throws in the Towel, Just Can't Get Enough Players

Less than a year after PS5 launch. The live service space is brutal — and I imagine that cracking it is even harder when you're a fighting game. Fairly high expectations were placed upon 2XKO when it was first announced and eventually released into early access on PC. A free-to-play fighting game felt like a bold step forward for the genre — and being based on League of Legends, it had serious weight behind it in terms of brand recognition. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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Riot to End Active Development for 2XKO in December 2026, Online Play to Remain Unaffected

In one of the more heartbreaking developments in the games industry this year, Riot’s League of Legends fighting game, 2XKO, will officially end active development in December.

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Riot is ending development on its League of Legends fighting game

Riot Games is already winding down work on 2XKO, the free-to-play League of Legends fighting game, less than a year after its initial launch. Riot says "active development" will conclude at the end of 2026 because the company hasn't "seen enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability." Servers will stay online "beyond 2026," and Riot is unlocking all playable characters and refunding money spent on the game. 2XKO launched in an early access beta on PC in October 2025

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2XKO to end active development in December

Riot Games will end active development on free-to-play fighting game 2XKO in December, the company …

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2XKO adds Lux, Samira in 2026

League of Legends-based free-to-play tag fighting game 2XKO will add Lux and Samira as playable … Source

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2XKO adds Thresh on June 9

League of Legends-based free-to-play tag fighting game 2XKO will add Thresh as a playable character … Source

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2XKO adds Senna on June 9

League of Legends-based free-to-play tag fighting game 2XKO will add Senna as a playable character … Source

Gematsu / Sal Romano

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2XKO Will Add Six Characters This Year, Despite Dev Scaling Down

One more than originally planned. No fighter is ever going to keep pace with Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves’ outrageous DLC schedule, but 2XKO is at least going to give it a go. A new roadmap for the League of Legends-inspired fighter reveals that six characters will be added to the title this year, which is pretty impressive considering the game’s dev team was reduced following its console launch in January. Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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