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Holy hell—Deadlock's new map looks absolutely beautiful

Deadlock players are eating just about better than anyone else right now, as Valve has finally dropped the huge update we'd been promised and oh boy, it's a doozy.

City Never Sleeps has brought six new characters who are waiting to be unlocked by community vote, a bunch of UI reworks, more voicelines, and a sweeping visual update to the map. The bases of the Hidden King and Arch Mother are unchanged (00:13) but they're still very cool nevertheless. The real fun, however, lies outside, within the three reworked lanes and four new districts.

First up we have York. This may seem pretty familiar as it's kept the industrial vibes of the last map iteration, but it's been polished with vast open spaces, while keeping the griminess so core to Deadlock. It even has the New York Stock Exchange towards the Archmother's base, so if you're feeling particularly evil, head on over there.

Then we have Broadway, the central lane …

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