{"id":2301,"date":"2026-02-10T01:14:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:14:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/riot-is-already-cutting-staff-on-its-new-fighting-game\/"},"modified":"2026-02-10T01:14:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:14:25","slug":"riot-is-already-cutting-staff-on-its-new-fighting-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/riot-is-already-cutting-staff-on-its-new-fighting-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot is already cutting staff on its new fighting game"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/02\/2e279dcd86b9fa0e6f612e02b97dd202200d8cbf-1920x1080.jpg.avif?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\t\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Riot Games is already \u00ab\u00a0reducing the size\u00a0\u00bb of the team working on its recently-released free-to-play fighting game <em>2XKO<\/em>, according to a post from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.riotgames.com\/en\/news\/an-update-on-2xko\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">executive producer Tom Cannon<\/a>. The game, set in the <em>League of Legends<\/em> universe, launched in early access on PC <a href=\"https:\/\/2xko.riotgames.com\/en-us\/news\/announcements\/2xko-early-access-starts-october-7\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in October<\/a> and hit consoles <a href=\"https:\/\/2xko.riotgames.com\/en-us\/news\/announcements\/2xko-is-coming-to-console-january-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">just a few weeks ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>2XKO<\/em> has been in development for years, with Riot first announcing the project under the codename <em>Project L<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/10\/15\/20915506\/riot-games-league-of-legends-10th-anniversary-marc-merrill-interview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in 2019<\/a> as part of broader plans to expand the company&rsquo;s lineup beyond <em>League of Legends<\/em>. While some of Riot&rsquo;s expansion ideas have worked out, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/24291592\/arcane-season-2-review-netflix\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Netflix&rsquo;s animated series <em>Arcane<\/em><\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2019\/10\/15\/20915322\/riot-project-a-tactical-shooter-league-of-legends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tactical shooter<\/a> that would eventually <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2020\/5\/21\/21265402\/valorant-riot-shooter-launch-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> \u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/games\/876038\/riot-games-2xko-layoffs-job-cuts-league-of-legends\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Riot Games is already \u00ab\u00a0reducing the size\u00a0\u00bb of the team working on its recently-released free-to-play fighting game 2XKO, according to 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