Riot Games announced Blitzcrank, the Great Steam Golem, will be a playable character in the upcoming free-to-play tag-based fighting game 2XKO. Blitzcrank will be playable during the 2XKO closed beta test, which will be held starting September 9 globally on PC
Previously, the 2XKO developers outlined their plans for 2XKO and the closed beta test. The developers plan to keep 2XKO online after the closed beta test begins. The team will be deploying backend systems at a larger scale for the first time, so there might be some technical issues, but improvements will be made. The closed beta test will only be available for Windows PC. However, there will be cross-platform progression, which means players who start on PC can keep their progress when switching to console.
Sign-ups for the 2XKO closed beta test are available at 2xko.riotgames.com/beta. Riot Games will invite new players at the start of the closed beta and while the beta is ongoing. Players who played Alpha Lab 1 and/or 2 on PC will gain instant access, and those who played it on consoles automatically get access through the Riot client on PC.
Vi, the Piltover Enforcer, joins the roster of 2XKO in the closed beta test as well. Previously, she was playable in the 2XKO demo at EVO 2025, which took place from August 1 to 3 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Lastly, 2XKO will be fully released in 2025 for the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
