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Ashley Bardhan

Riot cuts 80 employees 3 weeks after League of Legends spinoff celebrates official launch: "We're reshaping the team to give 2XKO a more sustainable path"

2XKO trailer still of Vi fighter reveal.

League of Legends spinoff fighting game 2XKO just enjoyed its full, official launch on January 20 and now, just three weeks later, Riot has laid off a number of its developers.

Game Developer reports about 80 employees have been impacted by what executive producer Tom Cannon is describing in an announcement post as "an important update on 2XKO."

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