Riot's fighting game Project L finally gets a name, but not a good one

How do you say “2XKO” anyway?

Project L, Riot’s long-gestating fighting game which is focused on 2v2 tag team fights, finally has a real name. It’s “2XKO”, which is both awkward to type and to say.

In a separatevideo previewing the year ahead, executive producer Tom Cannon says the name outloud, confirming at least that it is pronounced Two-Ex-Kay-Oh, and not, say, Two Times Kay-Oh or Double Knock Out or, I guess, Toox-Koh. Meanwhile, I’ve written 2KXO about three times so far in creating this post.

2XKO will have a number of playtests this year, both at physical events such as the upcoming Evo Japan, and eventually via “at-home” playtesting. If you’re interested in participating whenever that arrives, you cansign up via the 2XKO site.

I am no fighting game expert. I know what footsies is, but I can’t execute a frame trap. When I play a fighting game, I’m probably going to learn a few combos, fight in singleplayer matches, and enjoy the cool character animations. 2XKO looks like it might offer something for me in this regard; I do like its character art a lot.