Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is now slated to launch in October 2025

Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed once more. Writer Paradox Interactive introduced right now that it’s now focusing on launch in October 2025 as an alternative of the primary half of this yr. "Paradox Interactive and The Chinese language Room are dedicated to delivering this recreation, and we consider that guaranteeing nice technical high quality is extra vital than sticking to a particular date," the corporate mentioned.

Creating the sequel has been a trial of endurance that might take a look at even an immortal undead's endurance. Paradox parted methods with the sport's unique developer, Hardsuit Labs, in 2021. The Chinese language Room, which made notable indie video games Expensive Esther and Everyone's Gone to the Rapture, joined the mission as developer in 2023. Right now's replace from supplied some encouragement that the mission is now in "a late improvement stage," nevertheless it has determined to discontinue dev diaries that supplied behind-the-scenes peeks at progress.

The unique Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines recreation got here out in 2004 after its personal difficult improvement. Made by the now-shuttered Troika Studios, it was an story-driven recreation impressed by a tabletop RPG about a number of vampire clans in a modern-day Los Angeles. It was a industrial flop, however acquired a loyal viewers through the years and even cultivated a group for mods and fan video games.

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