Another day, another wave of gaming layoffs. Today it’s Riot Games with the announcement that it’s cutting jobs at its duo-based fighting game 2XKO. For context, a representative from Riot confirmed this game Dev That’s about 80 people being laid off, or about half of 2XKO’s global development team.
“As we expanded from PC to console, we saw a consistent trend in the way players engaged with 2XKO,” according to a blog post from executive producer Tom Cannon. “The game has appealed to a passionate core audience, but the overall momentum has not reached the level needed to support a team of this size over the long term.”
for console launch 2XKO Happened last month. Cannon said there are no changes to the company’s plans for the 2026 competitive season with the layoffs. He said that wherever possible it would try to place people affected by the riots in new positions within the company.
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