Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 has been delayed but once more, pushing the troubled RPG into the primary half of 2025. Publishers Paradox Interactive and builders The Chinese language Room say the delay will enable them to proceed to shine the sport, reply to suggestions, and broaden on its story.
Paradox introduced the information with a video that includes Alex Skidmore, inventive director at The Chinese language Room, and Mattias Lilja, deputy CEO at Paradox.
“Earlier this 12 months, Paradox reaffirmed our dedication to delivering high-quality video games to our gamers, and the launch replace is a proactive choice derived from this dedication,” stated a statement accompanying the delay. “Although the sport is in a adequate place that we may have maintained our deliberate launch window, Paradox and The Chinese language Room collaboratively determined to prioritize polish.”
The announcement appears designed to reassure the ready public that the sport is on the house stretch, with solely “polish” to be performed, however on this case polish is not restricted to bug fixes but additionally appears to incorporate further content material, extra story, extra endings, diversified clan fight, and extra.
Paradox have had a tough 12 months, stretching from the $22 million flop of Lamplighters League, the buggy launch and rushed DLC of Cities Skylines 2, the last-minute cancellation of Life By You, and the indefinite delay of Jail Architect 2.
These stumbles led to Paradox CEO Fredrik Wester to confess the corporate had made the “unsuitable calls” in a number of main tasks, whereas reporting falling earnings.
Bloodlines 2’s historical past is not any happier. Initially aiming for launch in 2020, its inventive lead was fired, it was taken off its builders, and it resurfaced solely final 12 months at The Chinese language Room after a supposed interval of secret growth. It continues to look barebones in each trailer in such a means that any delay appears inevitable.
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