{"id":881739,"date":"2025-12-21T07:13:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:13:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2xko-gets-its-first-round-of-alpha-playtests-this-august"},"modified":"2025-12-21T07:13:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T07:13:12","slug":"2xko-gets-its-first-round-of-alpha-playtests-this-august","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/2xko-gets-its-first-round-of-alpha-playtests-this-august\/","title":{"rendered":"2XKO gets its first round of alpha playtests this August"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/2xko-gets-its-first-round-of-alpha-playtests-this-august.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s finally time. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/games\/project-l\">2XKO<\/a> alpha playtests are coming this August, <a href=\"https:\/\/alpha.2xko.riotgames.com\/en-us\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=2xko\">and you can sign up right now on this link<\/a>. The playtest will be available on Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5, and PC.\n<\/p>\n<p>This announcement came via an announcement video posted on social media, which you can watch in its entirety below. This alpha test, the &#8220;first of many&#8221; tests, will offer those who gain access to the alpha a single invite code to share with one friend. It will have both local play and online play available.\n<\/p>\n<p>This alpha test will have some changes compared tot he previous public demos, including an altered kit on Ahri, a new fuse, and other smaller changes. As such, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/illaoi-finally-gets-gameplay-showcase-ahead-of-2xko-evo-japan-demo\">those up to date on all the 2XKO info<\/a> will find some surprises in store.\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2xko-gets-its-first-round-of-alpha-playtests-this-august\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vg247.com\/2xko-gets-its-first-round-of-alpha-playtests-this-august\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s finally time. 2XKO alpha playtests are coming this August, and you can sign up right now on this link. The playtest will be available on Xbox Series X\/S, PlayStation 5, and PC. This announcement came via an announcement video posted on social media, which you can watch in its entirety below. This alpha test, the &#8220;first of many&#8221; tests, will offer those who gain access to the alpha a single invite code to share with one friend. It will have both local play and online play available. This alpha test will have some changes compared tot he previous public demos, including an altered kit on Ahri, a new fuse, and other smaller changes. 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