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2XKO is a 2v2 tag-team fighting game featuring icons from the League of Legends universe. Learn about its announcements and news here.

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2XKO News

2025

December 17

 ⚫︎ Riot Games revealed Caitlyn as the new character to be added to the 2XKO roster during The Game Awards 2025 She will be available to play on January, alongside the game's console release.

December 5

 ⚫︎ 2XKO is scheduled to launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series in January 2026. The game, which emphasizes two-versus-two combat and includes rollback netcode, is currently available in PC Early Access.

October 9

 ⚫︎ 2XKO adds Warwick and more in-game content on their upcoming Early Access release. Riot Games also revealed Season 0's battle pass and bundles that will be available until December.

September 30

 ⚫︎ 2XKO will shut down their closed beta earlier than scheduled on October 3 9 PM PT until the Early Access release, offline mode to still be accessible (Official X Account)
 ⚫︎ Riot Games adds Teemo to their Early Access 2XKO launch roster, which comes on October 7, 2025 (Game8)

September 27

 ⚫︎ 2XKO director says players should know the LoL fighting game "might not be good" at everything at first, but Riot will "address it" – "We're going to make mistakes" (GamesRadar+)

September 23

 ⚫︎ 2XKO Early Access Starts October 7 (Riot Games)
 ⚫︎ A developer update will be coming on September 24 regarding the state of the beta and "what comes next" for the game (Official X Account)

September 19

 ⚫︎ 2XKO director wants to rub shoulders with giants like Street Fighter, but the League of Legends fighting game has "got to earn that spot" (GamesRadar+)
 ⚫︎ Ranked mode is now live and Riot reminds players to report any bugs to the player report site (Official X Account)

September 17

 ⚫︎ Riot listed fixes implemented during maintenance such as gameplay bugs for Yasuo and Vi, desync issues, and several game crashes (Official X Account)

September 16

 ⚫︎ Riot announced that the 2XKO beta test will undergo an up to 4-hour maintenance at 9 AM PST / 12 PM EST to implement fixes (Official X Account)

September 14

 ⚫︎ Free-to-play League of Legends fighting game 2XKO went back into R&D mode after the initial reveal, producer says, which was both "awkwardandthe right call" (GamesRadar+)

September 12

 ⚫︎ An issue in 2XKO's beta test causing login attempts to fail has now been resolved as of September 12 (Official X Account)
 ⚫︎ 2XKO lead concept artist Knight 'Arucelli' Zang shares insight into the process of choosing which champions to put in the fighting game (Official X Account)\

September 9

 ⚫︎ 2XKO: Riot’s fighting game Beta launches worldwide (Sheep Esports)

September 8

 ⚫︎ 2XKO Closed Beta releases full list of features such as new characters, missions, modes, tutorials, quality-of-life enhancements, core gameplay changes, and more (Riot)
 ⚫︎ 2XKO's Closed Beta will have a ranking system similar to League of Legends (Official X Account)

September 2

 ⚫︎ 2XKO adds Blitzcrank (Gematsu)

August 27

 ⚫︎ Riot leaked its next 2XKO fighter in the silliest way possible before throwing its hands up and saying 'oopsy daisy' with an announcement post (PC Gamer)

August 26

⚫︎ 2XKO's next character has been revealed early on the Riot Games support website (Eurogamer)

August 15

 ⚫︎ Riot's 2XKO Fighting Game Reveal Was "Too Early," Had "a Cost" (Game8)

August 8

 ⚫︎ 2XKO Closed Beta Starts September 9 on PC (2XKO Twitter)

July 22

 ⚫︎ 2XKO Closed Beta Announcement (Riot Games)
 ⚫︎ Vi Gameplay Reveal Trailer | 2XKO (2XKO YouTube Channel)

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