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  "path": "/valves-deadlock-nearly-as-popular-as-overwatch",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-23T17:38:33.000Z",
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  "tags": [
    "Deadlock",
    "First person",
    "Virtual Reality",
    "Overwatch (2026)",
    "Valve",
    "PS4",
    "Shooter",
    "Nintendo Switch",
    "Multiplayer Competitive",
    "Multiplayer Cooperative",
    "Blizzard Entertainment",
    "PC",
    "Single Player",
    "MOBA",
    "Xbox One",
    "Activision Blizzard",
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    "people playing the resurgent Overwatch",
    "according to stat-tracking company Circana",
    "Read more"
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  "textContent": "There are nearly as many people playing Valve's unreleased and invite-only game Deadlock on Steam as there are people playing the resurgent Overwatch. Deadlock was actually the sixth most played game on Steam in January in the US, according to stat-tracking company Circana. It's an indication, if such an indication was needed, that Valve's next multiplayer game is shaping up to be something big.\n\nRead more",
  "title": "Valve's new Deadlock shooter nearly as popular on Steam as Overwatch, despite being invite-only and far from finished"
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