• Mon. Oct 6th, 2025

If Deadlock wants to survive, it needs one thing

If Deadlock wants to survive, it needs one thing

One of the first things people spot when they meet me is my Overwatch tattoo – given it’s a neon version of Sombra’s candy skull-inspired hack symbol on a black background, it’s pretty hard to miss. I fell in love with Overwatch back in the day because of how each character’s interwoven narratives masterfully came together to create a branching, overarching story. In Overwatch, the characters have souls; souls that I don’t think any other hero shooter has managed to replicate. While Overwatch 2 grapples with its identity and direction, Valve’s Deadlock is primed to snatch its spot as the magnum opus of hero shooters – but to do so it needs, you guessed it, soul.

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