New details have emerged about Valve’s new game in development, including that it will officially be called Deadlock. During it’s development at Valve, the game had been known as Neon Prime and Citadel.
According to Gabe Follower on Twitter, there is a lot of new information about the game.
Deadlock will reportedly be a 6 vs 6 third-person hero shooter. The game will feature a large map with four lanes to attack that have tower defense mechanics as well as various items and abilities to utilize. Gabe Follower adds that Deadlock will have a fantasy setting “mixed with steampunk. Magicians, weird creatures and robots.”
Lastly, they say that the game will feature fast travel using floating rails “similar to Bioshock Infinite”.
As of publishing, this information has yet to be confirmed by Valve nor has it been independently verified by Insider Gaming. Because of that, take all information on Deadlock, including the name, with a grain of salt.
Insider Gaming has reached out to Valve for comment. Should a response be received, this story will be updated accordingly.
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