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Valve has made a hero shooter, and thousands are already playing it

Thousands are playing Valve's unrevealed shooter Deadlock, a blend of Team Fortress 2 and Dota with Bioshocky skyrails

Thousands are playing Valve's unrevealed shooter Deadlock, a blend of Team Fortress 2 and Dota with Bioshocky skyrails

Valve's third-person hero shooter Deadlock hasn't been officially revealed yet, but thousands of you unscrupulous devil…

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Valve has made a hero shooter called Deadlock, and though it hasn't been 'officially' revealed or announced yet, the dev build has 'leaked' and racked over 18,000 concurrent players. Security lapse or cunning stealth-release cum-marketing ploy on Valve's part?

Whatever the explanation, it means we know a lot about how Deadlock plays. Imagine a third-person Overwatch mixed with DOTA: it's 6v6 with ability-toting player characters spread across four lanes, each of which is contested by respawning minions. More details via RPS.

Created at 11:40am, 14th August, 2024. Page last updated at 11:27pm, 7th February, 2025.