Editing Deadlock (section)

== Development ==
''Deadlock'' was originally meant to be a sci-fi third-person MOBA called ''[[Neon Prime]].'' It was also known as ''[[Citadel]],'' ''Project8'' and ''[[Shadowline]]'' at various points in its early development. Valve trademarked ''Neon Prime'' in October 2022,<ref>[https://uspto.report/TM/97625453 ''Neon Prime'' trademark] on USPTO.report</ref> but the game was renamed to ''Deadlock'' later that year''.''

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.
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|+Development Timeline
!Date
!Events
|-
|Early 2018
|Creation of ''Citadel''
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|April 2019
|First ''Citadel'' leaks in ''Dota 2'' files
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|2020-2022
|Development of ''Neon Prime''
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|October 2020
|First ''Neon Prime'' leaks in ''Dota 2'' files
|-
|October 2022
|''Neon Prime'' trademark registered
|-
|Late 2022
|''Neon Prime'' canceled, transition to ''Shadowline/Deadlock''
|-
|Early 2023-July 2023
|Development of Caldera_trooper map (art style transition)
|-
|Late 2023
|Development of Cursed Apple map
|-
|February 2024
|''Deadlock'' tutorial videos recorded
|-
|April 2024
|Beginning of playtest, creation of forums and Discord server
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|May 2024
|First ''Deadlock'' leaks, trademark registered, email invite system
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|June 2024
|Steam friend invite system
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|August 2024
|Steam page created, embargo lifted, forums made public
|}