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Deadlock's new anti-cheat system gives players the option to turn cheaters into in-game frogs before they subsequently get banned..

Valve has updated its new multiplayer game Deadlock to let players turn cheaters into a frog. Deadlock is a hero shooter that’s like a mash-up of all Valve’s previous games, including Team Fortress 2, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike. It’s in early development, with Valve updating all the time, which leads us to this week’s changes.

But no game I've played thus far has me as excited for the future of the genre as Valve's new love letter to MOBAs, Deadlock. This new third-person, team-based competitive shooter plays with mechanics other MOBAs have been too afraid to touch,

Deadlock has had a few issues with cheaters since it entered its closed beta test, as some players found ways to give them an unfair advantage over their opponents. But now we have a way to fight back—frogs.

As of Thursday, cheaters will be turned into helpless frogs, and whether they turn into frogs or not is decided by the opposing team. According to an update posted to the official Deadlock forums, the game’s new (and still incomplete) anti-cheat detection system,

Deadlock is Valve's upcoming third-person MOBA, and while it's not released to the wider public, it's already winning the hearts of gamers everywhere. Given how well Valve's games tap into the competitive spirit,