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Riot Game Development Permanently Shutting Down in December 2026

Riot Games has confirmed the end of active development for one of its games in December 2026, although it is not all bad news. In short, the company has revealed that the League of Legends fighting game 2XKO has not retained enough players to keep the game profitable, and so it's closing the door on this chapter. As of...

Riot Games has confirmed the end of active development for one of its games in December 2026, although it is not all bad news. In short, the company has revealed that the League of Legends fighting game 2XKO has not retained enough players to keep the game profitable, and so it's closing the door on this chapter. As of this writing, it sits at a 78 Metascore on Metacritic and a 4.8 on the platform, swinging from generally favorable to generally unfavorable.

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