The next League of Legends fighting game’s developers disclose the game’s new name, a quick glimpse at how it plays, and possible release dates.
HIGHLIGHTS
- Fans of League of Legends can rejoice since 2XKO, the fighting game, is scheduled to release in 2025, following playtests in 2024.
- In this 2v2 tag-team combat game, you may take on the roles of your favorite champions, such as Darius and Yasuo, and mimic their skills and actions.
- To play the game before it’s official release, register for at-home playtesting on the official 2XKO website.
With a brand-new title, 2XKO, the League of Legends fighting game has been re-unveiled. The makers have given supporters hope for a probable release timeframe for next year. Along with Legends of Runeterra and the animated Arcane series, this League of Legends-branded fighting game was initially unveiled as Project L in 2019 as a means of extending the IP into new genres and media. Among Riot Games’ ongoing projects, Project L’s development has encountered various production issues.
Project L was a League of Legends 2v2 tag-team fighting game. It was comparable to previous tag fighters like BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, Dragon Ball FighterZ, and Marvel vs. Capcom. A squad consisting of their preferred champions, such as Darius, Yasuo, Jinx, and others, might be assembled by players. Riot Games unveiled a new film showcasing some of its playable roster and what to anticipate for the game’s future, capping off years of anticipation and irregular updates.
Yasuo slashes away the previous title of the game, Project L, to reveal 2XKO in this new teaser. A quick gameplay demonstration of 2XKO’s roster—which includes well-known League of Legends champions including Ahri, Darius, Yasuo, and the previously mentioned Ekko—comes next. The moves and skills of the champions are imitated in 2XKO and applied to a fighting game environment. To deter assaults, Ekko, for instance, may create temporal clones of himself, while Ahri possesses her patented energy ball missiles.
The release date of League of Legends Fighting Game 2XKO is unknown.
The executive producer of Riot Games, Tom Cannon, shares more information about the impending fighting game in a follow-up video. He discloses that in order to improve and get more input in 2024, 2XKO will undergo several different playtests. Fans will be able to participate in hands-on playtests, which will begin in April at EVO Japan 2024 and be offered at smaller FGC events as well. Along with a predicted launch window of 2025, Cannon promises play-at-home testing to begin before the end of 2024, with a focus on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
Participants can register on the official 2XKO website to take part in the online at-home play testing. Even if they have previously registered their email, fans will need to sign up explicitly for play testing in order to be eligible for them, according to Cannon. Many League of Legends fans thought the new name, 2XKO, was a bit confusing and uninspired, and many questioned if the title truly represented the League of Legends brand. Some even made jokes that the moniker seemed more appropriate for a K-pop group than a real game. Even Nevertheless, after such a lengthy wait, some fans can’t wait to learn more and experience the hands-on demonstrations where they may play as their favorite heroes.