Do you need to install Riot’s Vanguard anti-cheat to play 2XKO?

Riot Games is joining the fighting game world with 2XKO, a Runeterra-themed brawler designed to bring fan-favorite League of Legends champions to a new genre⁠—and many are wondering if the studio’s controversial anti-cheat program Vanguard is coming too.

Vanguard, which started life packaged alongside VALORANT in 2020 and then successfully shipped in League of Legends and Teamfight Tactics early in Season 14, has its fair share of doubters. Amid the PC-bricking claims and concerns around its kernel-level digging, some gamers simply want to avoid it.

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