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|distributors=[[wikipedia:Steam (service)|Steam]] | |distributors=[[wikipedia:Steam (service)|Steam]] | ||
|writers=[[Steve Jaros]] | |writers=[[Steve Jaros]] | ||
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|website=[https://www.playdeadlock.com/ playdeadlock.com] | |website=[https://www.playdeadlock.com/ playdeadlock.com] | ||
|designers=[[IceFrog]], <br> [[Duncan Naoki Drummond|Hopoo]] | |designers=[[IceFrog]], <br> [[Duncan Naoki Drummond|Hopoo]] | ||
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|links=[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/ Steam page] <br> [https://forums.playdeadlock.com/ Official forums]}} | |links=[https://store.steampowered.com/app/1422450/ Steam page] <br> [https://forums.playdeadlock.com/ Official forums]}} | ||
'''''Deadlock''''' is an upcoming [[wikipedia:Third-person_shooter|third-person shooter]] [[wikipedia:Multiplayer_online_battle_arena|MOBA]] developed by [[Valve Corporation]]. It was first publicly announced on August 23, 2024, though it initially gained public attention after being leaked by playtesters earlier that year.<ref name=":1" /> The game is still in development and is currently being played through a Closed Beta<ref>Listed as ''"Deadlock - Closed Beta Access"'' under Steam user licenses</ref> [[Early Development Build]] | '''''Deadlock''''' is an upcoming [[wikipedia:Third-person_shooter|third-person shooter]] [[wikipedia:Multiplayer_online_battle_arena|MOBA]] developed by [[Valve Corporation]]. It was first publicly announced on August 23, 2024, though it initially gained public attention after being leaked by playtesters earlier that year.<ref name=":1" /> The game is still in development and is currently being played through a Closed Beta<ref>Listed as ''"Deadlock - Closed Beta Access"'' under Steam user licenses</ref> [[Early Development Build]].<ref name=":1">2024-08-26 - Paul Tassi on Forbes - [https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2024/08/26/valves-deadlock-instantly-rockets-to-90000-players-after-official-announcement/ Valve’s Deadlock Instantly Rockets To 90,000 Players After Official Announcement]</ref>, access to which can only be provided by accepting a Steam Playtest [[Deadlock#Invites|invite]] requested by a Steam friend who already has access. | ||
== Gameplay == | == Gameplay == | ||
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== Development == | == Development == | ||
''Deadlock'' was first officially teased by [[Valve]] in the digital book ''[https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/The_Final_Hours_of_Half-Life:_Alyx The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx]'' (2020), which mentioned "a top-secret new project that another small team at Valve has been working on since the first part of 2018".<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=IqimxjIRIlw&t=5032s|title=The Final Hours of Half Life: Alyx (Full Game No Commentary)}}</ref> It was initially known as ''[[Citadel]]'' before evolving into a sci-fi third-person MOBA called ''[[Neon Prime]].'' Valve trademarked ''Neon Prime'' in October 2022,<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/97625453 ''Neon Prime'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> but its playtesters were reportedly critical of the game's art style and poor visibility<ref>{{YouTubeCite|OJ-fXZtrS-4|Valve's Playtesters Hated This Game (and it got canceled...)}}</ref>, causing ''Neon Prime'' to be reworked into ''[[Shadowline]]'' later that year and then ''Deadlock''. | |||
''Deadlock'' was first officially teased by [[Valve]] in the digital book ''[https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/The_Final_Hours_of_Half-Life:_Alyx The Final Hours of Half-Life Alyx]'' (2020), which mentioned "a top-secret new project that another small team at Valve has been working on since the first part of 2018".<ref>{{YouTubeCite|video=IqimxjIRIlw&t=5032s|title=The Final Hours of Half Life: Alyx (Full Game No Commentary)}}</ref> It was initially known as ''[[Citadel]]'' before evolving into a sci-fi third-person MOBA called ''[[Neon Prime]].'' Valve trademarked ''Neon Prime'' in October 2022,<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/97625453 ''Neon Prime'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> but its playtesters were reportedly critical of the game's art style and poor visibility | |||
The currently ongoing ''Deadlock'' closed playtest began on April 2024,<ref>2024-04-16 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Forums - [https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/early-development-build-privacy.2/ Early Development Build Privacy]</ref> when the official forums and Discord server were created, and the name was trademarked by Valve on May 2024.<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/98576353 ''Deadlock'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> The game was leaked on various occasions from 2019 to 2024, and Valve listed the game on Steam in August 2024, after its playtest had already reached tens of thousands of concurrent players.<ref name=":1" /> | The currently ongoing ''Deadlock'' closed playtest began on April 2024,<ref>2024-04-16 - [[Yoshi]]; Deadlock Forums - [https://forums.playdeadlock.com/threads/early-development-build-privacy.2/ Early Development Build Privacy]</ref> when the official forums and Discord server were created, and the name was trademarked by Valve on May 2024.<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/98576353 ''Deadlock'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> The game was leaked on various occasions from 2019 to 2024, and Valve listed the game on Steam in August 2024, after its playtest had already reached tens of thousands of concurrent players.<ref name=":1" /> | ||