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== Development == | == Development == | ||
[[File:Neon Prime HUD.png|left|thumb|''Neon Prime''. [[Infernus|Inferno]] is attacking the enemy [[Guardian]]]] | |||
''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,<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''. | ||