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.
