Deadlock News
2025
August 25
Valve has unveiled The Doorman, Deadlock's latest hero, who brings a unique kit of abilities centered around doors, luggage carts, and bells. His signature move, Doorway, operates similarly to the portal gun, allowing players and most projectiles to instantly travel between two linked doorways. His ultimate ability forcibly teleports adversaries into a void hotel, where they must complete a platforming challenge to return to the battlefield.
Read more: Deadlock's latest hero essentially wields a portal gun; his ultimate sends enemies to a void hotel where they face a platforming trial to escape (PC Gamer)
March 19
Despite nearly complete radio silence from Valve's official channels, with only the game's official community Discord server providing updates, Deadlock has remained a fixture at the top of Steam's Most Wishlisted games since its initial soft reveal.
Read more: Valve's Deadlock Is Currently The Most Wished-For Game On Steam (9meters)
February 27
Deadlock has integrated NVIDIA Reflex, a technology designed to reduce system latency in competitive gaming. For players using GeForce RTX GPUs, this can result in latency reductions of up to 45%.
Deadlock Adds NVIDIA Reflex, Cutting PC Latency By Up To 45% On GeForce RTX GPUs (Nvidia)
February 26
The game's first major update in over a month brought the most significant meta shift the community has witnessed. The previously distinctive 4-lane map was redesigned into a traditional 3-lane layout, bringing it in line with other popular MOBAs like League of Legends and Valve's own Dota 2.
Read more: Deadlock Shifts from Four Lanes to Three in a Major New Update (Game8)
January 17
Deadlock's first major update of the new year introduced four new heroes, available through a separate experimental playlist. These heroes were temporarily accessible for players to test.
Read more: Deadlock expands its roster to 26 as Valve drops four new heroes simultaneously (PCGamesN)
January 8
As the new year began, the development team's community correspondent, known as Yoshi on the official Discord, announced that the frequency of major updates would be reduced. The team plans to focus on delivering larger, more substantial patches with longer intervals between releases to improve the development workflow.
Read more: Deadlock updates will be spaced out to improve development; expect bigger major patches when they arrive (GamesRadar)
2024
October 3
A Deadlock developer shared on Twitter (X) how they utilized OpenAI's ChatGPT to assist in the game's development process. The developer discovered an algorithm through the AI that the team later implemented for the game's matchmaking system.
Read more: Deadlock Developer Uses ChatGPT to Assist With Matchmaking Algorithm (Game8)
August 27
Following months of rampant speculation and rumors, Valve officially acknowledged Deadlock by launching a public store page on Steam. At the time, however, the company made no formal announcements about the game.
Read more: Deadlock, Valve's Upcoming MOBA Shooter, Gets an Official Steam Store Page (Game8)
