PLAYSTATION 5 LAUNCH TITLE GODFALL CELEBRATES FIRST ANNIVERSARY

COUNTERPLAY GAMES CEO SHARES THOUGHTS ON THE PAST AND FUTURE OF GODFALL

FRISCO, Texas (November 12, 2021) – Gearbox Publishing and Counterplay Games are celebrating the one year anniversary of action role-playing game and PlayStation 5 launch title, Godfall. Counterplay Games CEO Keith Lee released the following statement thanking the community for its continued support and enthusiasm for Godfall:

 

In addition to Godfall’s core content, which saw players adventuring across three sprawling realms and helping exalted knight Orin defeat his corrupted brother, Macros, the game received a large variety of new content and quality-of-life enhancements throughout its first year.

 

Following its release on November 12, 2020, Godfall’s first major free update, the Primal Update, was released on February 11, 2021 with a focus on expanding endgame challenges and loot:

● Ascension Levels – Power up beyond the level cap and gain new Ascension Powers and Bonuses

● Extensive rework to Tower of Trials and Dreamstones endgame activities

● All-new Primal items

● New Shopkeeper

 

Godfall’s next free update, Lightbringer, released on August 10th, introduced more of everything:

● Lightbringer Endgame Mode

● Matchmaking Beta

● 40+ new Loot Items, including powerful Cursed Items

● 50+ new Valorplate skins

● Overhaul to the Ailments system

 

Launched alongside Lightbringer, Godfall’s first expansion, Fire & Darkness, opened up an entirely new realm for players to venture into:

● The Fire Realm

○ 4 new Story Missions

○ 5 new Hunt Missions

○ 1 new Explore the Realm Mission

○ 12 new Enemies

○ 5 new Bosses

● New Fire Realm Dreamstones

● Fire Realm enemies and bosses in the Ascended Tower of Trials

● 30 new in-game earnable cosmetics

 

August 10 also saw the launch of the PlayStation 4 version of Godfall, which ushered in the larger PlayStation community and allowed for cross-gen multiplayer with the PlayStation 5.