Blacklight Retribution launch date and Vertigo trailer

Perfect World Entertainment have announced today that its free-to-play first person shooter, Blacklight Retribution, is set to launch on April 3rd, 2012 in North America and Europe.

The adrenaline pumping FPS offers a multiplayer experience with action-packed battles, futuristic maps, and a wide variety of weapons and gear. With endless customization options, players can customize everything about a weapon, from its barrel, to ammo types, stocks, muzzles, optics, colors and even weapon tags. Unique tools like the Hyper Reality Visor (HRV) allow gamers to see enemy locations, team movements, and primary objectives to jump right into the fight.

Blacklight Retribution is currently in open beta testing, a new trailer highlighting the Vertigo map can be watched below.