Theupcoming shooter, Deadlock, has hadswelling player counts over the last few weeks.
There are already guides and tier rankings.
Gameplay videos have been popping up online, too.
Theres even asubredditwhere people are actively discussing how it plays.
A now removed reader-submitted community note said The author blatantly ignored an informal NDA.
There are a few things to discuss here.
Firstly, there is no such thing as an informal NDA.
NDAs are legal contracts with legal repercussions.
A pop-up politely requesting that players not share information about the game isnotan NDA.
No agreement was made, and no agreement was broken.
Its got as much tangibility as a handshake perhaps less.
Secondly, the idea that game journalists cant be trusted to keep secrets is, well, mostly correct.
Journalists have to prioritise reporting on the facts over niceness.
Thats kind of the point.
Thirdly, is it disrespectful to the team?
Sure, I guess, but refer to my second point.
If I were to put on my conspiracy hat, Id say all of this was intentional.
Imnotputting on my conspiracy hat, for the record.
It didnt do that.
Draw your own conclusions from that information.
Deadlock is an upcoming game from Valve which seemingly combines elements of the MOBA and hero shooter genres.
As it is still in early development, gameplay and assets may be incomplete.
Access is granted via friend invites.
