2XKO is the official name of Project L - the League of Legends fighting game
And fans are a little baffled
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Riot’s upcoming free-to-play fighting game has finally had its official title revealed; it’ll be known as2XKO.
Formerly known simply asProject L,theupcoming gamehad its proper name revealed in a brief, minute-long trailer posted to itsofficial YouTube channel. The trailer also gave us a first in-game look at champion Illaoi, who was previously revealed through screenshots and concept art.
In afollow-up video,2XKOexecutive producer Tom Cannon catches fans up on the state of the project and confirms the team is aiming for a 2025 release window. Furthermore, he stresses that there will be much more news on the project throughout this year, which may include “at-home playtesting.” You can evenregister your interest for said play testsover at the game’s official website.
Cannon further confirms that a2XKOdemo will be playable at EVO Japan happening in April, and hints that there will likely be more to follow. While it was still known as Project L, it was also playable at last year’s EVO event in Las Vegas, so there’s every chance it’ll appear at this year’s tournament, too.
Fan response to the reveal has been rather mixed, though. While most agree that2XKOlooks incredibly fun and stylish, many are caught up in the somewhat awkward naming convention.
“Final name is a bit awkward though. Feels more like a subtitle?“says one useron Twitter / X.Others are statingthey feel it’s a worse name thanProject L.We have to wonder if Riot will reconsider the name if there’s enough feedback pushing against it. As it stands, though,2XKOseems like it’s pretty set in stone.
2XKOwill launch sometime in 2025 and will be free-to-play onPlayStation 5,Xbox Series X,Xbox Series S, and PC.
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