US EditionAfter Cutting Half of 2XKO's Team Less than 30 Days From Launch, I Have to Ask: How Can Any of Us Get Behind a New Riot Game Ever Again?
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Why the 2XKO Dev Team Is Downsizing So Soon After Launch
Summary: Riot Games laid off around 80 developers from the 2XKO team on February 9, 2026 just weeks after its full release. Executive producer Tom Cannon said overall player momentum did not reach levels needed to sustain a large team. Some developers reportedly received very short notice, though Riot stated it is providing at least six months of notice pay and severance support. Just three weeks after 2XKO officially launched across console an…
Less than a month after its release, the 2XKO combat game is facing a major crisis. Riot Games announced the dismissal of almost half of its development team, about 80 people. This radical decision, justified by a commitment of players deemed insufficient, raises serious questions about the sustainability of the project inspired by the League of Legends universe.
After cutting half of 2XKO's team less than 30 days from launch, I have to ask: how can any of us get behind a new Riot game ever again?
Riot Games is "downsizing" a substantial number of developers from the team that has been working on 2XKO, the fighting game that only launched less than a month ago. Roughly 80 staff will be either transferred to other teams at Riot, or laid off with six months' severance pay.
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