Much has been leaked and rumored about Valve’s newest game Deadlock<\/em> yet an official reveal or announcement from the developer-publisher has still yet to be made. However, we can likely expect something soon following the company’s filing of a trademark for Deadlock<\/em> on May 30.<\/p>
Reported Tyler McVicker revealed on X (formerly Twitter)<\/a> the Seattle-based company filed a trademark<\/a> for Deadlock<\/em> this past week. Given it was officially submitted on May 30, both are awaiting examination as expected\u2014but for those who still didn’t believe the game was real, their doubts have been quashed.<\/p>
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Deadlock<\/em> is supposedly Valve’s entry into the Overwatch 2<\/em>-like hero shooter genre with a MOBA-like twist<\/a>, meaning a deeper dive into strategy and teamplay. Rumors suggest Deadlock<\/em> was originally to be called Neon Prime<\/em> (which was also filed for trademark<\/a> back in 2022), and apart from Valve’s official word on the game, was all but confirmed to be real following numerous leaks from a test session that included gameplay footage<\/a> and even a full character list<\/a> in May.<\/p>
There would be no better time for a Deadlock<\/em> reveal than next week’s Summer Game Fest kicking off on June 7. Valve has not shied away from game reveals during events like SGF or The Game Awards: Half-Life: Alyx<\/em> was officially unveiled at the awards show way back in 2019, and since then we know Valve has been hard at work developing new titles<\/a> to go along with Counter-Strike 2<\/em> and Dota 2<\/em>.<\/p>
