Valve trademarks Deadlock, the Overwatch-style hero shooter it won't acknowledge but is making no efforts to hide

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Valve's long-rumored hero shooter D𝄹eadlock is seemingly becoming more and more of an open secret with each passing day. In the closest thing to an official acknowledgement we've gotten yet, Valve has apparently filed a trademark application for the game's name.

"Deadlock trademark registration is intended to cover the categories of entertainment services, namely, providing online video games," according to dug up by Gabe Follower on . The trademark has not yet been granted, but the application is in. The publis😼her had previously attempted to tr🍌ademark Neon Prime, the rumored previous title of the project, but that's now a .

We're reaching the point where rumors about Deadlock don't really feel like rumors anymore. 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Alleged𓂃 leaked images hit the internet earlier in May, quickly followed by apparent in-game footage detailing 19 playable heroes, Bioshock Infinite-esque rails, a💞nd Dota-style lanes. This all seemingly ties to an ongoing playtest that's listed in the Steam backend, which 澳洲幸运5开奖号码💎历史查询:has reached 1,000 concurrent players over the past few d𓂃ays. Apparently, some of those players have elected not to agree to whatever embargo or NDA Valve has in place.

In any case, it seems like the existence of Deadlock is now an open secret. With the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Summer Game Fest schedule for 2024 set to kick off for real next week, it seems likely a proper reveal is imminent, especially given Valveꦺ's long-standing hꦜistory with host Geoff Keighley.

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