Pete_LeGrant September 25, 2008 Downloadable, Features 31 views Comments Print This Post  Email This Post

Want to be on the cutting edge of game development and release? Check this out:

Outspark, a leading virtual playground filled with online
community-based games for all ages, today announced the closed beta
test for its newest title, the free-to-play militaristic first-person
shooter Blackshot. Aspiring guns for hire can register for a free
Outspark account and apply for the Closed Beta Test now at www.playblackshot.com . The Test lasts from September 30 to October 5, 2008.

Blackshot
hurls participants into a virtual war zone filled with fierce
head-to-head action. As powerful nations compete for money and
resources, players must take on the role of a mercenary and battle one
another for status and rewards in the game’s dangerous environments.
Featuring powerful weapons, lifelike characters and gritty urban
backdrops, Blackshot’s intense multiplayer action is designed for
gamers of all skill levels.

“We’re bringing an exciting new type
of multiplayer game to our active community with Blackshot,” said Susan
Choe, founder and CEO of Outspark. “This immersive and challenging
first-person shooter will provide our members with a new way to compete
against one another and have fun. Innovative features like the game’s
player-versus-environment mode invite gamers to come and enjoy a quick
battle or an afternoon of fun with their friends.”

Features of the Blackshot Closed Beta include:

• 4 battle-ready mercenaries to choose from
• 17 powerful weapons including assault rifles, machine guns and grenades
• 7 varied maps and 3 challenging game modes
• More than 30 pieces of armor to customize your character

To support the CBT launch of Blackshot, Outspark has partnered with IGN’s FilePlanet (www.fileplanet.com )
on a promotion to give away beta keys. “We’re excited to be working
with FilePlanet for the Blackshot Closed Beta Test,” said Wilson
Kriegel, Outspark Vice President of Marketing and Business Development.
“As a premier online destination for high quality downloadable games,
FilePlanet is the perfect partner for us to bring our latest game to
market.”

Following the conclusion of the Closed Beta, Blackshot
will be available to worldwide audiences with an Open Beta launch later
this year.

Give it a go.

-PLG