Riot Games Is Laying Off Around 80 2XKO Employees Three Weeks After The Game's Launch

Riot Games is laying off employees on its 2XKO team, just a few weeks after the game's 1.0 launch on PC and consoles on January 20. The company announced this in a blog post, and though it doesn't share how many employees are being laid off, a Riot spokesperson told Game Developer that approximately 80 employees were let go, which is around half of the game's development team.As for why, Riot says that while 2XKO has resonated with a passionate core audience, "overall momentum h...