After lying dormant for seven months, Project L is back in the spotlight with a major update. Not only will the game be playable at Evo--the largest fighting game tournament in the world--next week, but it will show off one of its key modes: Duo Play.

　　Duo Play builds on Project L's 2v2 match format with a simple concept: Instead of one player controlling both members of a team, Duo Play will allow two players to team up, with each one assigned to only one member of the team. This means that a two-player fighting game will now open up to four players in a Duo Play match.

　　Executive producer Tom Cannon hosted a new explainer video which goes over the new gameplay mode in detail, which includes a Fuse system for extra synergy. The video also shows raw gameplay with the full user interface--health bars, super meters, and more--for the first time ever. Along with the explainer video, Riot also released a video featuring a full match played by game developers.

　　The demo shown in the video will be playable on the show floor at Evo 2023 August 4-6. Players will be able to choose between four characters--Darius, Ahri, Ekko, and a fourth to be announced later. The only other League of Legends champion confirmed for the roster is Illaoi, who back in December was "30% complete" according to Cannon.

　　Project L is a free-to-play fighting game scheduled to release later this year, though Riot Games has not yet revealed what platforms it will appear on. The game is a 2v2 tag-based fighting game with a roster made up of champions from League of Legends.

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