Deadlock surpasses Team Fortress 2's all-time concurrent player count peak as it adds a chess wizard

Valve's latest MOBA might still <em>technically </em>be conducting an invite-only test, but it's nevertheless one of the most popular games of its ilk. Yesterday, right as the game added the latest in its current batch of <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlocks-gigantic-new-update-gives-its-city-a-spooky-new-coat-of-paint-and-debuts-6-new-heroes-including-the-one-and-only-rat-king/">six new democratically released heroes</a>, its concurrent player-count hit a new screaming high: 262,145 simultaneous players, according to <a href="https://steamdb.info/app/1422450/charts/" target="_blank">SteamDB</a>... <a href="https://www.pcgamer.com/games/moba/deadlock-surpasses-team-fortress-2s-all-time-concurrent-player-count-peak-as-it-adds-a-chess-wizard/?utm_source=steam&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank">Read more.</a>