To those who wanted to experience 2XKO, but couldn’t make rounds to Evo 2024 Las Vegas or Japan, fear not. Riot Games has released the Alpha Lab to a select bunch of lucky players today. A survey was filled out to determine who would be selected prior to today. The demo is officially open as of now for all systems that are supporting it. Invites have started to be sent out for Alpha Lab.
we finally have 2xko at home. read about what to expect in our alpha lab playtest: https://t.co/o8jv4UEMbb
— 2XKO (@Play2XKO) August 7, 2024
Riot Games had this to say about experiencing the League of Legends fighting game.
Alpha Lab is 2XKO’s first at-home playtest. We’re inviting players in participating regions to give feedback that will help improve the game for launch in 2025.
Like we said in our Alpha Lab Dev Q&A, this is the first time players will experience the online gameplay loop for 2XKO, and it’s a super early build. Many screens and UI elements are still in progress, so don’t expect things to be polished—in fact, you’ll probably encounter a decent amount of jank. Some features might not work correctly, and you could experience crashes or other errors.
Two super important things to keep in mind (and tell your friends):
- Make sure to log in to Alpha Lab with the correct Riot Account. Double-check your account’s username in your access email. Creating a new account or signing into the wrong Riot Account will lock you out of Alpha Lab.
- Do not stream the process of linking your Riot Account and console account. Anyone can scan the QR code used for linking, including your viewers.
We’re still making the game, but we’re here so you can tell us what you think so far. Testing at this stage will give us time to incorporate feedback before launch. Basically, this is your chance to actually shape 2XKO with your notes. You’ll receive a feedback survey via email after Alpha Lab ends on August 19. Fill it out to make sure we hear you.
Casual and Private Matches are available with 6 of the current character roster as well as a couple of skins for characters. The lobby so far seems to follow suit with the likes of Tekken 8 and other games with the chibi characters at the ready. The 2XKO Alpha Lab is available starting today and ongoing until August 19th.
2XKO is targeting a 2025 release date for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
