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Valve’s Exclusive Hero Shooter Is Bigger Than Ever Thanks To A ‘Portal’-Inspired Update

Robin Bea

created: Aug. 25, 2025, 5:43 p.m. | updated: Aug. 28, 2025, 7:37 a.m.

Valve recently announced its new slate of heroes with a novel way for playtesters to guide their release. Deadlock’s new characters, the Doorman in particular, have sparked a surge of new interest in the shooter. ValveThe three new characters are already changing up Deadlock in a major way, especially after the introduction of Doorman. After the introduction of its newest characters, Deadlock has seen a surge in online players. Deadlock’s third new character is coming at 5 p.m. Eastern on August 25, with the final two coming over the next week.

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