Multiplayer games making headlines is hardly a rarity in 2026, as the ill-advised wave of COVID-era investment in live-service games continues breaking on the shore. Valve’s Deadlock is different.

If you had asked me a few months ago what I thought Valve would be working on next, I wouldn't say it would be anything like Deadlock. With everyone still hoping for a Half-Life 3 appearance at some ...

Somehow, Valve might have two new games in development right now. Between Half-Life 3 and Deadlock, the Steam maker has stayed radio silent on what could be next, but this hasn't stopped us all from ...

Valve’s worst-kept secret is now even more out in the open than it already was with the Steam owners officially revealing Deadlock this week. A Steam page for the MOBA that people have been talking ...

Valve is finally ready to take the wraps off Deadlock, its not-so-secret multiplayer game that thousands of people have been playing for weeks. Throughout August, Deadlock has slowly been gaining ...

Valve has finally made an official announcement for Deadlock, its new game about which the first details were known months ago thanks to a reputable insider and multiple leaks that made their way ...

Deadlock has been officially announced by Valve, and it is the developer’s brand new mutiplayer game. The thing is, Deadlock has been a bit of an open secret for a little while now, as people were ...

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. Valve’s apparent next project, Deadlock, already has a concurrent ...

Everyone's now heard of Deadlock, the in-development MOBA from Half-Life maker Valve. Maybe you're even playing it, as part of the game's still-invite-only alpha playtest. But are you playing the ...

Eduardo Ariedo is a video game journalist known among friends for leading Bohemians, an Irish football club, to a Champions League title in Football Manager—just mention the game, and his eyes light ...

Valve has released a patch for its-still-in-works hero-shooter Deadlock, which includes a rather brilliant anti-cheat measure. The new patch notes cover a pretty extensive list of tweaks and ...