Valve, which partly started the hero shooter genre with the popular Team Fortress 2, is rumored to be developing a new game in the genre, called Deadlock. The game has been in development since 2018 and has gone through several name and genre changes.
Leakers have stated that Deadlock will be a third-person shooter with MOBA and tower defense elements in a fantasy/steampunk setting. Maps will be larger and heroes will have unique abilities along the lines of Overwatch. There are currently several hundred pre-alpha players testing the game.
Multiplayer squad-based third-person shooters are part of a very popular genre. Overwatch, Apex Legends, and Valorant are all hugely successful games, and it makes sense that Valve, with that TF2 pedigree, would want to reclaim its place in the pantheon. Even Marvel is getting in on the action marvel rival,
leaked screenshots Show larger environments and a hero named Gray Talon, who appears to be a sniper-style character with long-range accurate shots, likely to be weak in close combat.
Since testers have started sharing Deadlock screenshots everywhere, here’s what I can verify, including one of the heroes named Gray Talon. pic.twitter.com/KdZSRxObSz
— Gabe Follower (@gabefollower) 17 May 2024
What will be the result of the impasse?
Leaker, a Valve-based content creator, also shared, “ Deadlock. Next Valve game. Earlier it was known as Neon Prime, Citadel. Competitive third-person hero-based shooter. 6 vs 6 battles on a huge map with 4 lanes. Usable abilities and items. Tower defense mechanics. Fantasy setting mixed with steampunk. Wizards, strange creatures and robots. Fast travel using floating rails, similar to BioShock Infinite.
He continued, “Basically, fast-paced interesting ADHD gameplay. Combination of Dota 2, Team Fortress 2, Overwatch, Valorant, Smite, Orcs Must Die.
“The hero design is heavily inspired by the Dota universe. The main map references a modern steampunk European city (a bit like Half-Life). Initially the game featured sci-fi elements inspired by Half-Life and Portal, but after poor response the dev team decided to focus on fantasy.
While some may consider the heyday of hero shooters in the rearview mirror, information recently released by EA about Apex Legends suggests otherwise – the free-to-play game has earned the company $500,000 on cosmetics alone. Earned more than Rs 3.4 billion.
If Valve can capture the joy and frenzy that Deadlock brought to the table with Team Fortress 2, they might just be on to a winner. Tyler McVicker (formally Valve News Network) It is estimated that it may end within a few months We’ll have to find out ourselves.
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