Godfall developer Keith Lee (not to be mistaken with ) has revealed how his studio got to a place where it's producing an AAA title set to launch along with 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Sony's PS5.
The title was the first confirmed release for the PS5 and will be available as soon as the console drops this November 12 - it 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:went gold back in September. The action RPG, described as a looter-slasher as it is based on the looter-shooter concept but more focused on melee action, is developed by Lee's Counterplay Games and published by 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Borderlands creators Gearbox Software. The devs recently released a video , showing how players can tweak their character builds based on the loot they snag. Prospective buyers should also note 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:the game can't run offline.
Lee was employed by the likes of Insomniac Games and Blizzard Entertainment in the past so he's quite experienced when it comes to being involved in game creation, having worked on titles such as Diablo 3, Resistance: Fall of Man, and the original version of 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Ratchet & Clank. He started up a mobile development studio in 2008, which he left three years later and, in 2014 co-founded Cou🦄nterplay Games. The Studio's first game was a free-to-play collectible card game called Duelist.
Speaking to in a recent intervie🍌w, Lee explained how he met folks from Sony at last year's E3 and sold them on the game's value.
"Wꦚhen we were working on it last summer, that was when I started to showcase Godfall," he said. "I had it on my laptop at GDC last year, and also E3 last summer. That was when we met with Sony. I was able to show Godfall to John Drake, before he left, and a bunch of other folks. It hit a lot of the bullet points, some of the aspects of what they would want for next-gen."
Lee also told the publication his company was also fortunate to meet with👍 💧Gearbox, whose relationship with Sony was also helpful.
"From a timing perspective, we also had the good fortune to meet with Gearbox. Of course, they had tons of experience building out action-RPGs with Borderlands," he added. "They also knew the Sony guys. The three of us converged and locked down an agreement where Sony could support us and ensuꦜre that we’d be a PS5 launch title. A lot ofಌ it was timing, and being able to fill a potential gap that all parties wanted to hit for next-gen."
As mentioned above, Godfall will releasꦅe on PS5 launch day, November 12. It'sܫ also set to launch for Windows.
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