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UNCOVERED: 2xko - Caught on Camera

2XKO's shutdown has me feeling glum about Riot's future MMO—because I don't think the genre can survive corporate cut-and-run tactics

2XKO was losing money, but that doesn't mean it wasn't worth it.

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Riot is ending active development on 2XKO less than a year after console launch

Riot Games sunsets its fighting game.

Dot Esports

2XKO prize pools at all three 2026 Evo events raised to $75,000

Frame Perfect bundle sales boosted Evo prize pools.

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2XKO Patch 1.1.5 brings Akali and major system changes

Akali arrives alongside tag, meter, and wakeup changes.

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'Our team is still fully committed and working hard on 2XKO' says Riot as it announces two new characters days after mass layoff announcement

Akali and Senna are next to join the roster.

PC Gamer

Akali and Senna are coming to 2XKO, as the devs outline future plans

A ninja and a sentinel of light walk into a fighting game.

Dot Esports

I don't understand what Riot wants from 2XKO

Did the developer aim too high?

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Riot Games lays off roughly half of its 2XKO development team despite the relative success of the free-to-play fighting game's launch

2XKO's development team has been slashed in half despite launch success: 'overall momentum hasn’t reached the level needed to support a team of this size long term'.

TechRadar

Riot cuts 80 employees 3 weeks after League of Legends spinoff celebrates official launch: "We're reshaping the team to give 2XKO a more sustainable path"

"I want you to know that decision wasn't made lightly," says executive producer Tom Cannon

GamesRadar

Riot lays off 2XKO developers less than three weeks after release: 'Overall momentum hasn't reached the level needed to support a team of this size'

Roughly 80 employees are being let go as Riot's long-awaited fighting game fails to catch fire.

PC Gamer

How many champions are in 2XKO?

12 chosen ones for the Season 1 launch.

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Is 2XKO down? How to check the server status

Easily diagnose your connectivity issues.

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All 2XKO Season 1 Battle Pass rewards

Something for every type of player.

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Punk questions 2XKO’s competitive integrity after pros were invited to a playtest

Are 2XKO pros gaining competitive advantage?

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Riot drops Caitlyn’s 2XKO gameplay, and she’s as annoying as you think

The Sheriff of Piltover is on the case!

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2XKO locks in global release date for Season 1 launch

PC and console players are set.

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Riot Games laid out 2XKO’s 2026 competitive roadmap with a 20-event circuit, TO-focused support, and console release

Official confirmation for the 2026 competitive tour,

GamesRadar

Even after 14 years of League of Legends, fighting game 2XKO can do little but make me think of the games I wish Riot was still making instead

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DATA.BET launches first 2XKO esports betting product

First of its kind in the betting market.

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How to play 2XKO early access

And everything included in its first season.

Destructoid

2XKO Ranked system explained – How to rank up

Let the games begin.

Destructoid

2XKO could be the perfect fighting game if Riot fixed this one glaring issue

A game on the cusp of perfection.

Metal Hammer

Hear Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante sing electro-metal banger Ties That Bind, from the soundtrack of new fighting game 2XKO

The song follows developer Riot Games’ recent collaborations with Polyphia and Linkin Park

PC Gamer

'Something we try might go wrong or it might not be good, but we'll address it': 2XKO director promises the team is committed to the new League of Legends fighting game

Ahead of its early access release, 2XKO's director warns players it might not be perfect.

GamesRadar

After just 2 weeks in beta, League of Legends fighting game 2XKO gets October early access release date

"Things are holding up pretty well, and so we're ready to move on to the next phase of launching the game"

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