It’s been a few months since Project L, the League of Legends fighting game, changed its name to 2XKO, and players are still wondering why that name changed.
“I’ve also heard a lot of people ask, ‘Hey, why isn’t it like Legends of Fighters’ or a League-themed name? Honestly, we just wanted to make it clear that we’re making this for the FGC; it’s a fighting game.” Rivera continued. “It’s a team game; you’ve got to knock both characters out. And also, I think it’d be worse if there was no reaction [to the name]. At least people are thinking about it, and when people see the name, they know exactly what it is.”
Rivera was clear that the game’s name needed to reflect what it was about, and having something generic like Legends of Fighters or a different approach to the game was never on the team’s mind. It was about making a good fighting game first that so happened to use the League IP and its characters.
It was never about following trends or using the League IP. It was about making the name stick out and exist as its own thing.
