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Deadlock Devs Finally Comment on Open Beta Plans

Valve's competitive game projects are notorious for their longevity and popularity. After Counter-Strike 2 and DOTA 2, the studio announced an upcoming hero MOBA, Deadlock, last year. The title ...
Forbes

Valve Teases ‘Deadlock’ At The ‘Dota 2’ International

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mike Stubbs covers esports, competitive games and the creator economy. During the match between Xtreme Gaming and Tundra Esports ...
PCGamesN

Deadlock isn't a death sentence for Dota 2 - it's "a gateway," according to caster and ESL product manager 'Avo+'

The Dota 2 ESL One Birmingham 2026 tournament reaches its grand conclusion today, and it's been an impressive showcase full of memorable stories and dramatic comebacks. The big news is the chaos ...
TweakTown

Valve's Deadlock passes 170,000 peak players through word of mouth and no fanfare

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. After Concord's highly publicized failure, and that's the last time we'll reference it in this article, one 'hero shooter' multiplayer game is on track to ...
Comicbook.com

Valve Leak Says New Deadlock Game Is a Mix of Overwatch, Dota 2, and More

According to Gabe Follower, Valve’s Deadlock is a “Competitive third person hero-based shooter. 6 vs 6 battling on huge map with 4 lanes. Usable abilities and items. Tower defense mechanics. Fantasy ...
Polygon

Early look at Valve’s new hero shooter Deadlock leaks

A new multiplayer hero shooter reportedly in development at Valve leaked Thursday in the form of gameplay details and early screenshots of the project, known as Deadlock. The new game is described as ...
TechSpot

Valve's next game is a hero shooter called Deadlock – mixes Overwatch, Valorant, DOTA, and others

Rumor mill: Valve rarely releases new video games, but rumors of a new competitive title from the makers of Half-Life and DOTA 2 have been circulating for some time. Leaked images and a brief ...
IGN

Valve's MOBA Shooter Deadlock Cuts a Lane, Spurring Reactions From Its Playerbase

Deadlock, the MOBA-meets-hero shooter mash-up from Valve, has been in a perpetual state of quiet build-up over the last year. But that hasn't stopped Valve from making massive, tectonic changes, like ...
TechSpot

Deadlock: Valve finally admits it's making a new game after thousands have played and streamed it

Something to look forward to: Valve's upcoming multiplayer shooter has been an open secret for months. The developer remained weirdly secretive about the project as players leaked mountains of ...
Gameranx

Rumor: New Deadlock Details Leak, Including Characters And Gameplay Design

Valve apparently married DOTA to Team Fortress 2. Following our initial report on rumors about Deadlock, a new set of rumors have arrived. We are aware a lot of videos are, in fact, leaking now, ...
TweakTown

Valve officially announces Deadlock, 'a multiplayer game in early development'

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. Valve has finally announced the existence of one of the worst-kept secrets in the PC gaming world: its new multiplayer game, Deadlock. Tens of thousands of ...
Polygon

You need to be playing Deadlock right now

Deadlock is a free-to-play multiplayer shooter from Valve, the makers of Steam and its associated bits of hardware, Half-Life, Counter-Strike, Team Fortress, and so on. Risk of Rain 2 creator Duncan ...