2XKO would have needed an MAU base "in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions" to succeed

By Sophie McEvoy · GamesIndustry.biz · Friday, 2 October 2026 at 10:10 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Riot Games' 2XKO would have had to attract a base of monthly active users "in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions" to be sustainable, according to CPO Marc Merrill.

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