2020 looter slasher Godfall is probably not anybody’s favorite sport 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 Life-style, California-based studio Counterplay Video games has shut down.
The report cites a LinkedIn submit 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 submit in query, Counterplay Video games had been engaged on the challenge during the last 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 submit reads. “It’s not possible to overstate their impression. From the very first day they put their shoulders to the wheel prefer it was their child. Sadly we had been unable to proceed our partnership into the brand new yr and CPG was disbanded.”
Godfall was Counterplay Video games’ debut (and solely) title, releasing in 2020 for PS5 and PC, earlier than additionally releasing for PS4, Xbox Sequence X/S, and Xbox One over the next years. As per the studio’s web site, it had a staff of over 140 workers. Counterplay Video games itself has but to supply any official communication on its closure. Job listings in 2022 recommended the developer had began engaged on its subsequent challenge, a AAA co-op “motion fantasy shooter”.