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2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Millions, to Thrive
Riot Games’ ambitious fighting‑game project, 2XKO, faced a harsh reality check when its chief product officer, Marc Merrill, revealed that the title would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) count—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to become financially viable. This insight emerged during a conversation on The Lemonade Stand podcast, which was later highlighted by …
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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Riot's 2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Even Millions, to Thrive
According to Riot Games’ chief product officer, Marc Merrill, the fighting‑game project known as 2XKO would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) base—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to become financially viable and support its intended live‑service model. In a recent appearance on The Lemonade Stand podcast, which was highlighted by IGN, Merrill explained that al…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Millions, to Thrive
Riot Games' ambitious fighting‑game project, 2XKO, faced a harsh reality check when its chief product officer, Marc Merrill, explained that the title would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) count—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to be financially viable. This insight came during an appearance on The Lemonade Stand podcast, a conversation later highlighted by IG…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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Riot's 2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Millions, to Thrive
Riot Games’ ambitious fighting‑game project, 2XKO, faced a harsh reality check when its chief product officer, Marc Merrill, disclosed that the title would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) count—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to become financially viable. In a candid conversation on The Lemonade Stand podcast, which was later highlighted by IGN, Merrill expl…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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Riot's 2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Millions, to Thrive
According to Riot Games’ chief product officer Marc Merrill, the fighting‑game project known as 2XKO would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) count—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to be financially viable. In a recent appearance on The Lemonade Stand podcast, which was highlighted by IGN, Merrill explained that although the title found a niche of enthusiastic f…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Millions, to Thrive
Riot Games’ ambitious fighting‑game project, 2XKO, faced a steep hurdle when it came to the size of its player community. According to Marc Merrill, the company’s chief product officer, the title would have needed to maintain a monthly active user (MAU) count that reached "the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions" in order to be financially viable and support the ongoing live‑service infra…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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Riot's 2XKO Needed a Massive Monthly Active User Base—Potentially Hundreds of Thousands or Even Millions—to Thrive
Riot Games' ambitious fighting‑game project, 2XKO, faced a stark reality check when its chief product officer, Marc Merrill, explained that the title would have required a truly massive monthly active user (MAU) count—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to become financially viable. This insight emerged during a candid appearance on The Lemonade Stand podcast, an interview that w…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Millions, to Thrive
According to Riot Games’ chief product officer Marc Merrill, the fighting‑game project known as 2XKO would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) count—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to be financially viable. In a recent interview on The Lemonade Stand podcast, which was highlighted by IGN, Merrill explained that although the title managed to strike a chord with a…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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2XKO Needed a Monthly Active User Base in the High Hundreds of Thousands, Possibly Even Millions, to Thrive
According to Marc Merrill, the chief product officer of Riot Games, the fighting‑game project known as 2XKO would have required a massive monthly active user (MAU) base—"in the high hundreds of thousands, if not millions"—to be financially viable. In an interview on The Lemonade Stand podcast, which was highlighted by IGN, Merrill explained that although the title managed to strike a chord with a…
Oct. 2, 2026, 10:10 a.m.
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Krafton Discontinues PUBG Spin‑Off Black Budget Nine Months After Closed Alpha
Krafton has officially announced the termination of development for Black Budget, a PUBG‑derived spin‑off that entered its closed alpha phase on Steam just nine months ago. The decision marks the end of a project that sought to blend the high‑stakes tension of extraction shooters with a novel time‑loop mechanic, aiming to shift the focus from the traditional last‑person‑standing format to a coope…
Oct. 2, 2026, 8:03 a.m.