2XKO Development Is Ending at Riot Less Than One Year After Release
Riot will keep 2XKO servers online and add limited updates through year-end after saying player retention fell short of sustainability.
- Riot, the game developer, plans to end active development on the fighting game at the end of the year. The project officially launched earlier this year, but it failed to sustain enough interest.
- Insufficient player retention prompted the decision. "Earning the trust of lots of core fighting game players" was the goal, Riot said, but the developer laid off 80 people after the release.
- Through the rest of the year, Riot will introduce new champions, Lux and Samira, to the game. The developer will also deliver a final bug fix patch at the end of the year.
- Players will receive refunds for all money spent on or before the current day. Additionally, Avatar and player profile items will be unlockable for Credits as the developer bundles most cosmetic items.
- Servers will remain on to support online play. After that, the fighting game will be playable on all platforms for players who wish to continue engaging with the project.
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