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Blacklight: Retribution patch adds new game mode, multiplayer maps
Developer Zombie Studios has issued a patch for the PlayStation 4 incarnation of Blacklight: Retribution that, along with the standard bug fixes and balance tweaks, delivers the new Onslaught game type as well as two decrepit multiplayer maps. Onslaught pits four Blacklight players against endless waves of the infected. Over time these waves of enemies grow progressively more difficult and complicated, forcing players to adapt or be overrun. According to Zombie Studios producer Kael Hammond, "[t]hose who find a way to succeed will be rewarded for their efforts," though it's not mentioned what exactly that reward might be. Today's patch also introduces two new multiplayer maps, "Metro" and "Decay." The former drops players into an abandoned subway station full of tight corridors and narrow passageways, while the latter takes place in a "slum fortress" featuring multiple floors and just as many angles of attack. Best of all, this content is being added to Blacklight: Retribution at no cost to players. More details on the gameplay tweaks introduced by this patch can be found at the PlayStation.blog. [Image: Zombie Studios]
Blacklight: Retribution arrives on European PS4s following brief delay
As launch delays go, it's no Driveclub - free-to-play shooter Blacklight Retribution is out today on PlayStation 4 in Europe, after missing the console's arrival on the continent last week. The Zombie Studios game is already out for PS4 in North America, and was released on Steam earlier this year. Blacklight: Retribution was one of two super-last-minute delays for the PS4's European launch, the other being aquatic eco-sim flOw. According to EU PlayStation Blog Manager Fred Dutton, the thatgamecompany game should surface sometime this week.
PS4 launch day shuffle: Blacklight: Retribution, Trine 2 in; Pinball Arcade, Tiny Brains out
The PS4 launch list for North America has been updated over on the PlayStation Blog. Both PS4 Pub Fund pioneer Blacklight: Retribution and Trine 2: The Complete Story have been confirmed for launch in North America on November 15. Two games have also been omitted from PS4 launch day: Pinball Arcade and Tiny Brains. The former is pretty self-explanatory, while the latter is an action puzzler and the first game from Montreal-based indie outfit, Spearhead Games. The updated official PS4 launch day list can be seen in full past the break.
Blacklight and Primal Carnage, PS4's newest games, in motion
Last night, Sony showed off two indie games coming to PS4. Blacklight Retribution and Primal Carnage: Genesis are different, united only by the circumstances of their announcements – and by having trailers you can see here.
Blacklight: Retribution arrives on Steam, free-to-play items 50% off
Blacklight Retribution is a free-to-play shooter that arrived on the PC earlier this year, and it's now easier than ever to download and play it. The game's been added to Steam, so jump over to the game's page, click Play Game (as long as you have Steam installed first), and you're good to go.To celebrate, Steam is providing a starter pack for the game for half off. Usually, the items in the pack would cost you $20, but for a limited time you can get two guns, two gun mods, two armor pieces, two equipment gear, a seven-day XP boost, and 3000 GP to spend for $9.99. We'd suggest playing first, of course, before you start spending money on a free-to-play game all willy-nilly.
Blacklight: Retribution coming to Steam soon
Zombie Studios recently announced that Blacklight: Retribution is heading to Valve's Steam platform. The free-to-play shooter, a sequel to Blacklight: Tango Down, has been available for months via Zombie Studios' site.The game will support Steam achievements and stats, and some in-game items will be created specifically for Steam users. No (re)release date has been announced, but we have an idea of what the price will be.
Rating: Blacklight dev making Frogger Hyper Arcade Edition
Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is in development for multiple platforms, a rating from the Australian classification board reveals, but that's not the news here. Frogger: Hyper Arcade Edition is being developed by Zombie Studios, the team behind the heavily homicidal, shoot-em-up, bullet-frenzied Blacklight franchise. Original creator Konami is set to publish the new title, and it received the lowest rating of "General" from the Australian ratings board.Unfortunately the rating immediately dismisses all of our dreams of a first-person, shotgun-wielding Frogger who doesn't try to avoid the cars in the road -- he just exterminates them. Whatever comes of this strange union, it's sure to display a side we haven't seen from someone.
Blacklight: Retribution moves to open beta on February 27
Zombie Studios' free-to-play sequel to Blacklight, called Blacklight: Retribution, has gotten itself an open beta date, which means that the game will essentially be ready to party. Feburary 27 is the date in question -- that's the point when the closed beta (which started up last year) will end, player information will be wiped, and the game will start anew for good.Additionally, the open beta will bring new content with three new maps and custom Heroes to play with, and the Data Node system (which allows users to upgrade and specialize certain pieces of gear) will go live. If you weren't able to get in on any of our many beta keys for the game, then mark your calendar for February 27.
Blacklight sequel going free-to-play
The sequel to Blacklight: Tango Down is going to lower the price in addition to the, uh, tango. Zombie Studios CEO Mark Long told Big Download that the sequel to the downloadable FPS, called just "Blacklight" for now, will be released under a free-to-play model, instead of the traditional one-time purchase fee attached to the original. "The full game will be free along with premium content that can be purchased in-game," Long said. "Blacklight will feature a large number of improvements based on the player feedback we've gotten. And we hope going free-to-play will close that loop so we can respond even faster to player preferences." And hopefully give Zombie more resources (read: money) with which to implement those responses, no doubt. The new game will use Unreal Engine 3, but won't use any assets from its predecessor. New weapons, new levels, and new "mech" vehicles will be featured -- the latter of which can be seen in the single released screenshot, above. Since it looks totally awesome, we're guessing that's going to be a microtransaction-based item.
Blacklight: Tango Down 2 in development, Zombie Studios confirms
Zombie Studios' Blacklight: Tango Down has been released for PC today (via Games For Windows - Live currently and soon to be on Steam and Impulse). It debuted on Xbox Live Arcade just last week and has yet to reach PSN -- though it's expected "in the coming weeks." Zombie is already working on the sequel, though. Confirmed by our sister site Big Download, Zombie CEO Mark Long said his studio is aiming for a summer 2011 release for Blacklight: Tango Down 2 (working title). The sequel will feature larger maps than those included in the first game and implement mech-like vehicles into the gameplay. Long also confirmed that there are currently no plans to offer DLC for the first Blacklight: Tango Down beyond patches to fix any persistent bugs.
