As screenshots from closed playtest leak ahead of apparent reveal soon
If youve been wondering what Valves been working on as their next game afterCounter-Strike 2, the answer may be at hand.
Details and screenshots forDeadlock, a third-person heroshooterwith MOBA elements, have seemingly leaked out of a recent closed playtest, revealing a blend ofOverwatch,Dota 2and Valves ownTeam Fortress 2.
Those maps will host matches between two teams of six players, who will control unique hero characters able to pop off different abilities and items.
The maps themselves are said to be huge, with the inclusion of floating rails - a bit likeBioShock Infinite- to help players zip around.
Since testers started sharing Deadlock screenshots all over the place, here’s ones I can verify, featuring one of the heroes called Grey Talon.pic.twitter.com/KdZSRxObSz
Screenshots supposedly verified by the leaker reveal at least one character, a bow-wielding ranger called Grey Talon with the ability to use traps alongside long-range precision.
The character design does indeed look very Overwatch-y or Dota-y to my eye, with the teases of the map showing graffitied city streets and alleys.
YouTuberTyler McVickeradded to the swirling rumours by claiming that the now-leaky closed playtest already has hundreds of people giving Deadlock a go, with a proper announcement and reveal of Valves next major game due sometime soon - perhaps sooner than even the developers expected, given the information already finding its way out into the public eye.
