Paradox Interactive reveals new release date, developer, and trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2

What simply occurred? Few video games have had a improvement section as turbulent as Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2. It was beginning to look as if the sport was by no means going to reach, however in a shock announcement, writer Paradox Interactive has confirmed a release date and a new developer: The Chinese Room, creator of the superb Dear Esther and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.

It was manner again at GDC 2019 when Paradox Interactive excited RPG followers in all places by saying the sequel to 2004’s Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. The authentic recreation is beloved by many, regardless of its few points; this author considers it their third favourite recreation ever behind Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.

But indicators that every one was not effectively got here later within the authentic announcement yr when the launch month of March 2020 was modified to an unspecified date in 2020 as a result of the studio valued “quality over making the Q1 launch window.”

A second delay was confirmed in the summertime of 2020, pushing the sport to 2021. The announcement additionally talked about “organizational changes.”

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But issues obtained even worse in 2021. Paradox mentioned the sport would undoubtedly not be launched that yr, pre-orders have been suspended, and the lead improvement group, Hardsuit Labs, was eliminated. The recreation was delayed indefinitely.

By this level, it regarded as if Bloodlines 2 could be caught in improvement hell for eternity, however Paradox assured followers in June that it was nonetheless engaged on the sport and that it will have extra to share in September.

The writer has lived as much as its promise by confirming what is going to hopefully be the final release date for Bloodlines 2: late 2024.

The different large reveal is that the sport’s new developer is indie studio The Chinese Room, which is introducing “a new code base with different gameplay mechanics and RPG systems,” in accordance with PC Gamer. There’s additionally a unique story from what Hardsuit Labs had deliberate. A new trailer has been unveiled, too, with a gameplay reveal set for January subsequent yr.