Deadlock (Video Game)

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Deadlock Video Game screenshot and tweet.

Category: Subculture Status: Submission Year: 2024 Origin: X / Twitter Region: United States

Type: Video Game,

Tags: deadlock, valve, hero shooter, overwatch, valorant, moba, video game, gaming, neon prime, citadel,

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Anonymous Fri 17 [60/17/1] May 2024 04:31:48 No.676691391 ort View Original Rep Quoted By: >>676692375 ANGER 55KiB, 720x706, uhzftp5a2f0y.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO >>676692632 >>676692652 >>676697251 >>676697520 >>676697860 >>676698634 >>676698982 >>676701171 >>676701803 >>676702189 >>676702720 >>676703510 >>676703525 >>676705497 >>676706340 >>676707287 >fans has been asking for a TF2 update for years >instead of doing that, valve instead makes shitlock, ugly irredeemable garbage nobody ever asked for or wanted >shitlock will play like s---, look like s---, be s--- >valve butchered tf2 for this s--- I am done with Valve. My patience has run out, now I wish that every single dev at Valve was aborted before they were ever born

Get Started LANGS 2MiB, 3827x2129, 1715904615205306.png View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Deadlock Thread [511/76/1] Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 20:47:41 No.676662554 View Original Re port Quoted By: >>676662658 >>676662691 >>676662804 >>676662823 >>676662857 >>676662945 >>676663619 >>676664562 >>676665030 >>676665184 >>676666589 >>676666736 >>676667034 >>676667306 >>676667612 >>676667871 >>676668516 >>676668689 >>676669265 >>676669274 >>676673305 >>676673760 >>676674937 >>676674940 >>676675021 >>676677906 >>676680729 >>676681078 >>676681274 >>676681410 >>676681808 >>676683120 >>676685301 >>676686846 >>676687709 >>676687813 >>676687970 >>676689391 >>676689751 >>676690069 Deadlock is Valve's alleged new foray into the third person shooter space. Apparently, it's in closed alpha, featuring a 6v6 third person hero shooter game mode with MOBA elements like lanes. Pic related is an alleged leak. Discuss.

Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 16:26:03 No.676639158 Report Quoted By: >>676642823 >lanes >items >third person haha no

x.com/gabeowww/u/179110448114188557 Rumor: Deadlock Next Valve game Previously known as Neon Prime Citadel Competitive third person hero-based shooter 6 vs 6 battling on huge map with 4 lanes, Usable abilities and items, Tower defense mechanics, Fantasy setting mixed with steampunk Magicians, weird creatures and robots pcgaming-fast-4- 1105 pos 424 comments 338KiB, 1080x1189, deadlock.png View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 16:23:56 No.676638975 View Original Report [518/88/1] Quoted By: >>676639487 >>676639810 >>676639910 >>676639950 >>676640147 >>676640441 >>676640471 >>676640945 >>676641287 >>676641469 >>676641557 >>676641849 >>676642006 >>676642036 >>676642102 >>676642137 >>676642705 >>676642853 >>676642969 >>676643173 >>676643715 >>676643789 >>676643798 >>676643874 >>676644059 >>676644073 >>676644868 >>676644869 >>676645013 >>676645991 >>676646031 >>676646142 >>676646170 >>676646260 >>676646651 >>676646751 >>676647093 >>676647771 >>676648073 >>676648185 >>676648243 >>676648314 >>676648324 >>676648335 >>676648527 >>676648787 >>676648843 >>676648953 >>676649054 >>676649248 >>676649348 >>676649442 >>676650301 >>676651296 >>676652342 >>676654675 >>676654846 >>676655007 >>676655250 >>676655651 >>676656161 >>676656250 >>676656713 >>676656803 >>676657495 >>676657562 >>676659245 >>676659557 >>676660407 >>676661517 >>676661607 >>676663137 >>676663310 >>676663485 >>676663537 >>676663727 >>676663847 >>676663915 >>676664741 >>676664940 >>676665451 >>676665991 >>676666075 >>676666568 >>676666621 >>676667552 >>676667565 >>676668743 Is Valve about to save videogames AGAIN

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Deadlock, previously known as Neon Prime and Citadel, is a project name for an upcoming hero-based third-person shooter game rumored to be in development at Valve. Leaked online in mid-May 2024, the video game became a subject of viral subject of discussions on social media and gaming forums.

History

On October 26th, 2022, gaming industry insider Tyler McVicker reported on a rumor that game publisher and developer Valve was working on Neon Prime, a new video game at that time thought to be adjacent to DoTA.^[1]^[2]

On May 16th, 2024, industry insider @gabefollower reported that the next Valve game, previously known as Neon Prime and Citadel, is a competitive third-person hero-based shooter Deadlock. According to the report, the game features usable abilities and items, tower defense mechanics, and is set in a steampunk fantasy setting. The post (shown below) garnered over 1,000 reposts and 11,000 likes on X^[3] in one day.

Gabe Follower @gabefollower Deadlock. Next Valve game. Previously known as Neon Prime, Citadel. Competitive third person hero-based shooter. 6 vs 6 battling on huge map with 4 lanes. Usable abilities and items. Tower defense mechanics. Fantasy setting mixed with steampunk. Magicians, weird creatures and robots. Fast travel using floating rails, similar to Bioshock Infinite. • 10:16 AM May 16, 2024 1.5M Views

On the same day, several threads about the game were made on 4chan's /v/^[4]^[5] board (example shown below, left). In one thread, several screenshots, allegedly from the ongoing alpha test of the game, were shared (example shown below, right).

DEADLOCK! BY VALVE 65KiB, 1280x720, maxresdefault.jpg View Same Google ImgOps SauceNAO Valve's Deadlock Information Anonymous Thu 16 May 2024 15:47:15 No.676635393 View Original Report [571/98/1] Quoted By: >>676635637 >>676635829 >>676635874 >>676636009 >>676636153 >>676636205 >>676636602 >>676636607 >>676637759 >>676638046 >>676638227 >>676638578 >>676638610 >>676640062 >>676640981 >>676641798 >>676642030 >>676642647 >>676643254 >>676643629 >>676644890 >>676644904 >>676648443 >>676649860 >>676651637 >>676651876 >>676652029 >>676652329 >>676653021 >>676653080 >>676654224 >>676655025 >>676655749 >>676656981 >>676657550 >>676659278 >>676660419 >>676661081 >>676662565 >>676663457 >Currently in Closed Alpha with hundreds of people playing. This initially included friends and family members of Valve employees, but invites have been spread more widely. >Competitive YouTubers have also been invited to play but they are under NDA >More of the game should be leaked soon >Announcement is likely imminent >It's a PC Exclusive. Most of the colours used in the game visual style is pink.

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Also on May 16th, insider Tyler McVicker uploaded a YouTube^[6] video about the leak that garnered over 65,000 views in one day (shown below).

On May 16th, 2024, @gabefollower shared more previously leaked screenshots from the game in a post that received over 920 reposts and 6,300 likes on X^[7] in one day (shown below).

Gabe Follower @gabefollower Since testers started sharing Deadlock screenshots all over the place, here's ones I can verify, featuring one of the heroes called Grey Talon. 51 625 Testing Tools Lane Challenge Last Hits: Obs Secured Os Dersed: 0 GREY TALON® Delivers long range skill-shots cunning predator, Grey Talon uses a combination of deadly accuracy, traps, and clever positioning to bring down the toughest of opponents. Hero Sandbox Get Started Overview Basic Controls Gaining Power Special Moves Introduction Lanes Walkers Base MORE YORK ST • • 11:33 PM May 16, 2024 868.6K Views Lanes There are four lanes, each with a transit line that players can ride to move quickly.

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On May 22nd, 2024, a gameplay clip of Deadlock, leaked by a friend of Team Fortress 2 YouTuber Uncle Dane,^[8] was widely circulated online (shown below).^[9]

LEAK:
Gameplay of Valve’s upcoming 6v6 4-Lane 3rd-Person Shooter MOBA--

“Deadlock,” formerly “Neon Prime.”

19+ heroes are currently playable in the Closed BETA. pic.twitter.com/GKG8FCUZVU

— PlayerIGN (@PlayerIGN) May 22, 2024