Riot Games to end development on League of Legends fighter 2XKO by late 2026

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Riot Games has announced it will halt active development on 2XKO, its free-to-play League of Legends fighting game, by the end of 2026. The studio cited insufficient player retention as the reason, saying the game had not reached a sustainable audience. 2XKO launched in early access on PC in October 2025 and expanded to PS5 and Xbox Series X/S in January 2026. Riot will keep the servers running beyond 2026 while unlocking all playable characters and issuing refunds to players who spent money in-game. The shutdown follows earlier staff cuts that Riot made to the team responsible for the title.

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