Riot Games has finally announced the name of its new 2v2 tag-based fighting game formerly known as Project L. From here on out, it will be officially known as "2XKO" and well, admittedly it's not gone down so well with the community.
It's coming to all major platforms including Xbox Series X|S in 2025. Right now though across social media, and sites like YouTube and Reddit, many fans are voicing their frustration over the title, with concerns about how it's pronounced and how it may translate across regions. Here's just a handful of reactions:
darklypure52 via Reddit: "This by far the worst name for a game I have seen. Especially for a fighting game where you want people to be able to say it."
@patrickbuhl1519 via YouTube: "Project L team, I have been insanely excited for this game to come out and want nothing but success from it. Ya'll gotta change the name. It's not too late. 2XKO is terrible and it's going to be a marketing nightmare."
@ThePoshPanda via YouTube: "Not gonna lie, the placeholder name is better. If you can't even know how to pronounce a name at a glance, idk, someone thought this up and someone approved it, and both were paid to do so."
Name concerns aside, Riot aims to have playtests underway before the end of this year, with anyone interested able to sign up to participate in these events via the official game website. The development team also plans to have "playable demos" available across the world this year, including at Evo Japan in April.
More details will be shared about what to expect soon and you can learn more in the latest update in the video below:
What are your initial impressions of this one? What do you think of the name? Vote in our poll and comment below.
Do you like the new name 2XKO? (72 votes)
- Yes!
- No.
Comments 11
Hahaha. Have you guys played Body Blows Galactic? A fighting game for Amiga and PC back in the day. Or… dare I say it… GTFO? I mean the game. It’s a game, I swear! I mean, I’m not swearing! Ugh. Just delete it mods lol
They best not look at the names of some Japanese games or switch games they would have a meltdown.
Or is it just stupid Friday today?
Another day, another unnecessary thing for people to get mad at.
They have not seen the names for some of the adult games on Steam? They’re far and beyond worse lol. Anyways, What’s the confusion about? It’s not that hard to say or to understand how to pronounce.
People are actually mad about this? What a time to be alive. Haha.
What? They just explaining the game in the title. You gotta knock them out 2 times to win!...
I still think XDefiant is a dumber name though.
It's a terrible name no doubt but there is a fighting game series called Under Night In-Birth(no shade, great game, just another terrible name) so at least it isn't alone.😄
I mean, the name is terrible, but "Reddit users mad" or "Twitter people say things" are the worst things to write about. The lowest hanging fruit.
Maybe talk about the game itself more than once in a year instead? Really, anything else.
(Goes to play "Guilty Gear: Xrd," or "Y's," or "Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days.")
They could have called it anything else and still got the point across.
Legends Tag Battle
Runeterra 2VS
League x Tag
Like anything else that encompasses LoL and 2v2 fighter.
@Wakkawipeout they should have a stage in the game called Rust, then we can all say "2v2 me on Rust".
The problem isn't pronunciation, it's that the name doesn't tell you what it is. There's a reason Song of Nunu and Ruined King have 'A League of Legends Story' attached, so people know they're related to the thing they're based on. Unless they plan on turning this into a long standing series, the name fails at it's one purpose.
Tap here to load 11 comments
Leave A Comment
Hold on there, you need to login to post a comment...