{"id":1128066,"date":"2026-02-02T16:08:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:08:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2xko-merrill-genre-problem-interview"},"modified":"2026-02-02T16:08:40","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T16:08:40","slug":"riot-co-founder-teases-a-mysterious-2xko-solution-to-one-of-the-fighting-game-genres-biggest-problems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/riot-co-founder-teases-a-mysterious-2xko-solution-to-one-of-the-fighting-game-genres-biggest-problems\/","title":{"rendered":"Riot co-founder teases a mysterious 2XKO solution to one of the fighting game genre\u2019s biggest problems"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/riot-co-founder-teases-a-mysterious-2xko-solution-to-one-of-the-fighting-game-genres-biggest-problems.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>Marc Merrill has hinted towards something exciting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/project-l\">2XKO<\/a>, that would appear to tackle one of the biggest problems in the fighting game genre. That problem being, how to onboard eager newbies into fighting games, which have gained somewhat of a reputation for being arduous to get into.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2xko-merrill-genre-problem-interview\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2xko-merrill-genre-problem-interview\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marc Merrill has hinted towards something exciting in 2XKO, that would appear to tackle one of the biggest problems in the fighting game genre. That problem being, how to onboard eager newbies into fighting games, which have gained somewhat of a reputation for being arduous to get into. 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