Looter slasher Godfall is probably not anybody’s favorite recreation by any means, however the extensively criticized motion RPG’s developer appears to have met an unlucky destiny. As per a report printed by PlayStation Way of life, California-based studio Counterplay Video games has shut down.
The report cites a LinkedIn publish by a developer working at NetEase-owned studio Jackalyptic Video games, which was allegedly engaged on an unknown challenge in collaboration with Counterplay Video games. As per the publish in query, the latter had been engaged on the challenge over the past six months however was lately “disbanded”.
“Over the previous six months or so, our challenge at Jackalyptic has been supercharged by the world-class devs at Counterplay Video games,” the publish reads. “It’s not possible to overstate their influence. From the very first day, they put their shoulders to the wheel prefer it was their child. Sadly, we have been unable to proceed our partnership into the brand new yr, and CPG was disbanded.”
Godfall launched in 2020 for PS5 and PC earlier than coming to PS4, Xbox Sequence X/S, and Xbox One over the next years. As per the studio’s web site, it had a group of over 140 staff. Counterplay Video games itself has but to offer any official communication on its closure. Job listings in 2022 instructed the developer had began engaged on its subsequent challenge, a AAA co-op “motion fantasy shooter,” although there have been no updates.
