For much of 2024, Deadlock was Valve’s worst-kept secret. The hero shooter/MOBA hybrid had been running playtests with thousands of players well before its actual announcement, but after one of those playtests resulted in massive leaks, including a report from The Verge, the game was finally revealed. Since then, it’s been making slow progress as an invite-only playtest, and now, with Valve in the middle of adding six new characters over the course of two weeks, Deadlock seems to be in its best state ever.
Valve recently announced its new slate of heroes with a novel way for playtesters to guide their release. The first new character, Mina the vampire, was added on August 18, but after that, players have the ability to vote on who’s coming next. Billy, a goat-man wielding a bat was added on August 20, followed by the bellhop Doorman two days later.
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