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\nIt’s been a long and eventful road for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, but despite its troubled development, which has included the removal of its original developer Hardsuit Labs, Paradox Interactive has popped up to assure fans that work continues on the project, although it won’t be shown at the publisher’s upcoming PDXCon.\n<\/p>\n

\nVampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, a sequel to developer Troika Games’ much-loved 2004 cult-classic RPG, was initially announced for PC and consoles back in 2019, when it was expected to release the following year. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for the project to run into trouble and, later in 2019, Hardsuit Labs announced the first of several delays<\/a>.\n<\/p>\n

\nBy the end of 2020, lead narrative designer Brian Mitsoda and creative director Ka’ai Cluney had been fired from their roles, senior narrative designer Cara Ellison had quit the project, and Paradox had revised Bloodlines 2’s release date once more, pushing it into 2021<\/a>. Then, things went from bad to worse; as 2021 got underway Paradox announced it had removed Hardsuit from the project<\/a>, delayed the game indefinitely, and cancelled new pre-orders. <\/p>\n

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It’s been a long and eventful road for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, but despite its troubled development, which has included the removal of its original developer Hardsuit Labs, Paradox Interactive has popped up to assure fans that work continues on the project, although it won’t be shown at the publisher’s upcoming PDXCon. Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, a sequel to developer Troika Games’ much-loved 2004 cult-classic RPG, was initially announced for PC and consoles back in 2019, when it was expected to release the following year. Unfortunately, it didn’t take long for the project to run into trouble and, later in 2019, Hardsuit Labs announced the first of several delays. By the end of 2020, lead narrative designer Brian Mitsoda and creative…<\/p>\n

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