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Deadlock, Valve’s new multiplayer shooter, now has a barebones Steam pagePlaytesters can now talk about it
Playtesters can now talk about it
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Image credit:Valve
“Deadlock is still in early development stages with lots of temporary art and experimental gameplay,” says the page. “Access to Deadlock is currently limited to friend invites via our playtesters.” The page a lso contains a single 22 second teaser trailer and no screenshots.
It sounds as if Deadlock is a mixture of Dota and SuperMonday Night Combat; a third-person, 6v6 multiplayer shooter with lanes, respawning creeps, and a skyrail transit system.
I’ve seen it argued that it’s bizarre for Valve not to announce a game so many people are clearly playing, but frankly I can understand the decision. Valve are known for cancelling projects during development, and as a genre, a lot of multiplayer shooters seem to stumble during their beta phase. How many games have Ubisoft announced in the last five years, for example, only to cancel the moment players touched themn? My only disappointment is that Valve didn’t find a more interesting name than “Deadlock” before making it official.
