It seems like this summer everyone has been talking about Valve's in-development MOBA shooter, Deadlock, except Valve itself. Thousands of people some of which have . But Valve has remained silent on the subject. Now, the company has finally confirmed the game's existence with an official statement. which indicates that Deadlock “It's in an early stage of development” and in the hands of testers. Unfortunately, that's about all there is in terms of details.
Deadlock It's still invite-only. There's no release date or launch window listed on the page, and the 22-second trailer it includes isn't particularly enlightening. But now that Valve is finally acknowledging this publicly, we might be seeing more of it soon. Back in May, YouTuber who has long reported on Valve, described Deadlock as what “is supposed to be Valve’s next big competitive game. The next Counter-Strike. The next Dota.”