Tag: MOBA

How finished is Deadlock?

How finished is Deadlock?

Deadlock has only officially existed for a short while now (although we all knew about it before—Valve just didn't…
Deadlock’s lanes are utterly fascinating when it comes to MOBA design, and it’s because of its shooter elements—not in spite of them

Deadlock’s lanes are utterly…

Deadlock is, as players have quickly observed, more MOBA than shooter. But, as someone who sank about 2,000 hours…
Smite 2 already has fans of the first on lock, but it needs to do a better job of winning new ones to grow its pantheon

Smite 2 already has…

The coolest thing I’ve done in my time with Smite 2 was, I’m confused to say, entirely accidental.  It’s…
Deadlock wins the award for best placeholder UI text I’ve ever read with this one-line character bio calling one of its heroes an a**hole

Deadlock wins the award…

Now that Valve is acknowledging that okay, yes, Deadlock exists, we're free to discuss its excellent vibes. A major…
Deadlock’s occult New York setting already has such excellent vibes that I might become a MOBA guy just to see where Valve takes it

Deadlock’s occult New York…

I knew next to nothing about Deadlock when I got playtest access a couple weeks back. I hadn't looked…
One of Deadlock’s scariest characters is getting a redesign, changing her from an ‘alien weeb’ into a deadly yokai

One of Deadlock’s scariest…

Deadlock has a brilliant cast of characters, but some players are growing increasingly afraid of one of them: Yamato.…
Black Myth: Wukong is currently Steam’s most played game as it continues to break records

Black Myth: Wukong is…

As I write this, Black Myth: Wukong, the action adventure from China’s Game Science studio, is the most played…
How to get into the Deadlock playtest

How to get into…

Valve is adopting an interesting tactic with its new, still-unannounced MOBA shooter Deadlock. Gabe and co. have yet to…
League of Legends’ infamous bait ping is making its return via a cute emote, and there’s absolutely no way it’ll be used for anything else

League of Legends’ infamous…

Some fun news in the world of League of Legends has popped up, as a selection of new emotes…
Fans of MOBAs and extraction shooters should sign up for Seekers of Skyveil’s playtest on Steam and prepare for its closed beta next month

Fans of MOBAs and…

Seekers of Skyveil is like playing a MOBA with a tight time limit. You have to get in and…