E3 2013: Blacklight: Retribution Reloads with PS4 Trailer

Scream and shout

by Sammy Barker Thu 6th Jun 2013

If this Blacklight: Retribution trailer taught us anything, it’s that you have to scream while firing a machine gun to look tough. The Zombie Studios developed free-to-play first-person shooter is due out later this year on the PlayStation 4, and is the first next generation title to be backed by Sony’s popular Pub Fund programme. The title will ship with ten maps, nine modes, and – presumably – a lot of microtransactions.

[source youtube.com]

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AceSpadeS
Thu 6th Jun 2013

ALSO played this one on PC, and it's not really that great, very pay to win. That being said, the fact that Sony is getting all these F2P PC games onto the PS4 makes me hopeful to see retail PC games make their way over with just as much ease.

Torchlight 2 anyone?

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StillGaming29
Thu 6th Jun 2013

Looks cool. Looking forward to seeing more at E3.

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irken004
Thu 6th Jun 2013

Nearly everything except the maps are purchased through microtransactions on the PC version, but it's still an addictive multiplayer game. Even if they only give you one gun to use unless you buy others

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Ginkgo
Fri 7th Jun 2013

I have no issue with Sony supporting multiple pricing models or micro transactions in a free to play game. I just get upset when companies like EA charge you full price for a console game and then want to put micro transactions on top or release large chucks of the main story as DLC. Yes, ME3 I'm look at you. That ruffles my feathers. Having games like this on the PS4 is great.