Games news in motionThe Daily Play · Issue 006
2XKO Ends Active Development
Riot will end active development on 2XKO in December 2026 but keep servers online, refund purchases and finish the roster with Lux and Samira.
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Kingdom Hearts IV has a late-2027 window; Riot's calendar ends sooner. Riot will conclude active development on 2XKO at the end of 2026 because retention, engagement and revenue could not support the game at its scale. Riot plans for servers to remain online, the game to stay downloadable and offline play to remain unaffected. The Season One trailer takes us back to the tag battles.
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The Season One footage returns to colourful tag battles. Riot will refund money spent by August 20 and unlock all champions in September. Lux arrives September 8. Samira follows in October as the final champion and centre of the final major content patch. December may bring a bug-fix pass.
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