Project L Is Officially Called 2XKO, Aiming For 2025 Release
Project L's final name has been revealed as 2XKO and Riot says that it's aiming to release at some point in 2025, with playtests expected to start this year.
2024 has already proven itself an exciting year for fighting games thanks to Tekken 8, but there's another huge contender on the horizon - Riot Games' League of Legends fighter. We've known it as Project L since it was first announced in 2019, but that test name has finally been removed and the final name has been revealed as 2XKO.
Yesterday, it was revealed that Project L's name was going to be revealed, leaving fans guessing as to what it was going to be. Although there were many guesses, the answer is quite far from anything I've seen floating around, as I'm pretty sure no one thought it'd end up being called 2XKO.
The name was revealed in a short new trailer that mostly showed Champions that we've already seen before. There's not all that much new to be found in the trailer beyond the name, but at least we know it's not going to be called Project L whenever it does end up releasing. As reported by IGN, 2XKO is now aiming to launch in 2025, with playtests and demo opportunities expected to start at some point this year. The earliest chance players will get to give 2XKO a try is at EVO Japan in April.
2XKO might sound like a bit of a weird name, but it's likely referencing the fact that the game is a two-versus-two fighter, featuring battles that will, of course, lead to knockouts. I guess since you're having to take on two-person teams, you're technically looking at two knockouts, which does kind of explain the name. I'm not big on League of Legends, so I have no idea if it's actually a reference to something from the lore that I'm missing, but it seems like that's the most logical explanation.
Riot has actually already started updating older videos on its YouTube channel with the new title , so it looks like it's really time to say goodbye to Project L as a name.
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