"Many a brave knight are going to die" - Riot Games head Marc Merrill speaks on in-development MMO after 2XKO's untimely demise
Marc Merrill - one of the co-founders of Riot Games and its current CPO - has spoken about the in-development MMO, describing it as "the grail" following the sudden end-of-development announcement for its fighting game 2XKO.
Marc Merrill - one of the co-founders of Riot Games and its current CPO - has spoken about the in-development MMO, describing it as "the grail" following the sudden end-of-development announcement for its fighting game 2XKO.
The short version
- Speaking at Pax West 2026 with Greg Miller, Merrill spoke for around an hour about Riot Games' history and future projects.
- This included a brief exchange around its in-development MMO at the studio, as well as the soon-to-be shuttered free-to-play fighting game Riot released earlier this year.
- "We know what players' hopes and dreams are," Merrill said.
What happened
"It's just on us as a team and as people to succeed in the execution. We jokingly call it the grail internally because we're like 'fck it, many a brave knight are going to die'." "But fck it, it's the grail so lets go.
Why it matters
That's the mindset that we really try to cultivate, but it's really hard to do at scale.
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