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Wednesday9th Oct 2024
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Seemingly Afflicted By World of Darkness Curse
Paradox officially sick of the RPG game
In strict accordance with the traditions of The Masquerade, the ancient mandate that decrees all vampire kindred must live in a way that does not reveal their existence to humans, we haven't heard much about Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 lately. The sequel to one of the most groundbreaking CRPGs ever...
Monday4th Sep 2023
News Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 Has a New Developer, Out in 2024
The Chinese Room now making the RPG
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture team The Chinese Room has been confirmed as the new studio behind the troubled Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, with an updated release window set for late 2024. It's unclear how much of the work original developer Hardsuit Labs put into the project will carry over into the...
Thursday8th Jun 2023
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Publisher Is Refunding All Physical PS5, PS4 Pre-Orders
An eternity of waiting
The publisher behind Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2, coming to PS5 and PS4, will be automatically refunding all physical preorders, with refunds for digital preorders available on request. This comes as Paradox Interactive posted a development update for the game on its website. While refunding preorders is usually a...
Wednesday17th Nov 2021
News Unknown Dev Making Good Progress on Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2
"Quite some time" before release date revealed
Development of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is said to be going well according to Paradox Interactive, but who it is actually doing the work we still don't know. Hardware Labs was taken off the project at the beginning of this year and replaced by another team. The game's troubled production...
Tuesday23rd Feb 2021
Oh dear
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is not having the best time of it. Announced in March of 2019, the sequel to the beloved RPG has seen delay after delay, and now it seems the game is in a more precarious position than ever. The last we heard was that the title would be unlikely to release in the first half of this year; now, it's not...
Monday7th Dec 2020
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Unlikely to Release in First Half of 2021
The waiting game
What on earth happened to Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2? Originally scheduled to launch at the beginning of this year, developer Hardsuit Labs has pushed back its release time and time again, which in combination with high-profile departures over the past few months, has fans worried. Now Paradox Interactive CEO Ebba...
Tuesday11th Aug 2020
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Has Been Delayed to 2021
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To the surprise of absolutely nobody, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is no longer scheduled to launch in 2020. Harduit Labs has delayed the vampiric RPG to 2021, with both a PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 version in the works. The team states it needs more time so that it can meet the bar of quality and ambitions it...
Wednesday16th Oct 2019
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2's Thirst for Blood Will Have To Wait Following Delay
Still coming in 2020
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is a title that was somewhat sinking under the radar with a supposed Q1 2020 launch on PlayStation 4. Fighting for exposure amongst the likes of fellow RPGs Cyberpunk 2077 and Final Fantasy VII Remake, it may not have gotten the attention it deserves. Developer Hardsuit Labs need not worry...
Monday10th Jun 2019
E3 2019 Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Hunts for Blood in Extended Gameplay Trailer
Blood and bandages
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is one meaty game title – and not one we can say we’re fond of typing. This extended gameplay trailer for E3 2019, showcasing the long-awaited sequel’s “reactive storytelling, fast-paced combat, and compelling characters”, deserves to be shared all the same, though. “Created in...
Friday22nd Mar 2019
The more the better
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 was only just announced overnight, but the team over at Paradox Interactive is already going deep in interviews on what sort of themes we should expect to crop up in its storytelling. During the time that press got hands on with a demo and during interviews, it appears that the title is set...
News Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 Announced for PS4, Coming Q1 2020
A direct sequel to the 2004 original
After the circling of numerous rumours, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has finally been officially announced at a GDC keynote. It's coming to PS4 in the early months of 2020, and you can get a taste of the action on offer in the announcement trailer above. Confirmed to be a direct sequel to the 2004...
