‘League Of Legends’ spin-off ‘2XKO’ to shut down due to low player numbers

Epic Games has announced it is stopping active development on its live-service fighting game 2XKO due to low player numbers. READ MORE: How ‘Diablo’ continues to provide the definitive dark-fantasy game soundtrack Featuring characters from Arcane and League Of Legends, 2XKO is a 2v2 free-to-play fighting game where players can control both characters or team up with a mate. It launched in early access last October before getting a full release in January 2026. However in a new update, developers Epic Games have confirmed that they’re stopping work on the title. “2XKO’s active development will conclude at the end of 2026. Over the last few months, we’ve been monitoring 2XKO’s trajectory closely, and what we’ve seen is painting a clear, consistent picture: while a lot of you jumped in to try the game and there’s an incredible community that plays every day, we haven’t seen enough players stick with the game to get to a path toward sustainability,” they wrote in a blog post. With a heavy heart, the @Play2XKO team shares an update about the future.– Active development will end in December.– The final content patch goes live in October.– Servers stay online.– In-game purchases made befo...