Admittedly, I was supposed to post a backstory post, but I just want to provide you an update on something related to 2XKO. Based on things I stated on the post regarding 2XKO in 2026 and what people have been expecting. And it's something to do with Evo Japan. This post may sting a little, but this is something to get off my chest.
Now, I originally said that we're gonna see the Season 2 trailer dropped before or after 2XKO Top 8 at Evo Japan 2026, but apparently, the trailer didn't drop. Bandai Namco is dropping the Kunimitsu trailer after Tekken 8 Top 8, Mr. Karate is revealed for Fatal Fury, Zohar is revealed as the fourth DLC character for Under Night In-Birth II: Sys:Celes, Kula Diamond from KOF and Mai Shiranui from Fatal Fury are announced to be returning DLC for Dead or Alive 6: Last Round and finally, Sony is announcing something for Marvel Tokon.
Evo is known for throwing out announcements for fighting games, courtesy of a number of developers. 2XKO is one of the games in three Evos this year. However, since we didn't get a Season 2 trailer at Evo Japan like I predicted, I don't think that Riot is gonna announce something at any other Evo events before or after Top 8. I did a post talking about the roadmap of everything coming to 2XKO in 2026. I'll provide a link to it at the end of the post.
If you're wondering why Riot can't announce something for 2XKO in a major fighting game event after or before Top 8 like other developers, well, since 2XKO is a free-to-play fighting game, I think the team has the flexibility to make announcements anytime. Here's the thing; they announced Caitlyn at the Game Awards last year. In the previous Weekly Warmup, Akali and Senna were announced. Because of it, since the Season 2 trailer didn't drop at Evo Japan, it will drop one day before launch.
But then, I have realized something. Remember the God release schedule in SMITE 1 that involves releasing new Gods in February, April, June, August, October and December in Years 6-9? If the new Champion releases are mostly separate from new season releases since Akali came out in April, this apparently brought me to believe that Senna is possibly coming out in June. That's explains why the Season 2 trailer didn't drop at Evo Japan. In fact, the Season 2 trailer might not drop at all since new character releases are mostly separate from new season releases and I don't think the Senna trailer is gonna roll at the Summer Game Fest.
And here's another thing. Each season lasts up to 16 weeks, right? Season 1 launched in January with the launch of Caitlyn, and Akali launched in April, so evidence of shifting from having five seasons to three seasons and separating new season launches from new character launches strongly suggest that May and September will see new season launches while June, August, October and December will see new character launches, akin to the God release schdule in SMITE 1 during Years 6-9. Instead of me telling you, let's take a look at the rest of the release schedule.
May, 12, 2026 - Season 2 launch
June 9, 2026 - Senna's launch
July 2026 - Mid-Season 2 Patch
August 2026 - Character 4's launch
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September 2026 - Season 3 launch
October 2026 - Character 5's launch
November 2026 - Mid-Season 3 Patch
December 2026 - Character 6's launch
Looking at the schedule, new seasons are launching in May and September while new characters are launching in June, August, October and December. As for July and November, I think they're gonna see mid-season patches. Honestly, if Caitlyn actually came out in February instead of January, that could've provided more flexibility at the start.
While my previous expectations have changed since I realized that Senna, Character 4, Character 5 and Character 6 are highly likely to come out in June, August, October and December and the Season 2 trailer may not drop at all because of the fact that character releases are mostly separate from season releases, my predictions of revealing the fourth character of the year and updating the roadmap to reveal the rest of the things during the Friday Showcase at Evo Vegas 2026 are still in play. If you're interested in reading the article about everything coming to 2XKO in 2026 and the things I went over, you can click the link to the post below.
https://rpggameroom.blogspot.com/2026/04/huge-news-for-2xko-in-2026.html
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