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Riot is ending development on its League of Legends fighting game
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Riot Games will cease active development of its League of Legends fighting game, 2XKO, by late 2026. The decision follows insufficient player retention levels required to achieve long-term financial sustainability for the title.
- 01Development concludes less than one year after the initial free-to-play launch
- 02Failure to maintain a viable player base necessitated the project cancellation
- 03Active development is scheduled to officially terminate at the end of 2026
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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 […]