To say that Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is suffering from a rough development cycle would be an understatement. The game has faced multiple delays since its initial reveal, had one of its writers and their content removed from the game following sexual assault allegations, the creative director left the team, and now, the game has been pushed back yet another year, while also stripping developer Hardsuit Labs from the project. Publisher Paradox Interactive announced that Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 would no longer be releasing in 2021, delaying it indefinitely. Hardsuit Labs has been replaced, though Paradox did not specify who the new developer is.

This also affects the development of Vampire: the Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, where we communicated a delay during the third quarter of 2020. We have now chosen to postpone the release of the game further, and we will not be launching the game in 2021. We have also decided that Hardsuit Labs will no longer be leading the development of Bloodlines 2, and we have started a collaboration with a new studio partner to finish work on the game. This has been a difficult decision, but we are convinced that it is the right way forward to do the game justice.

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[xXxSwagnemitexXx]

To say that Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 is suffering from a rough development cycle would be an understatement.

understatement of the century, in fact. that game has been through alot and it hasn't even been released

 

[pcwizard7]

hopefully, they get a new team that wants to make a video game and not push an agenda. I see it delayed at least 2-3 years

 

[KingVamp]

Disappointing and even more disappointing that they wouldn't even tell us about the new developers. Still, if this game turns out well because of this, it would have been worth it. I just hope the game doesn't turn out bad or just disappear altogether.

I hope we will still get updates this year.

 

[RyRyIV]

Welp. One of the games I was dying to try this year. Here’s hoping they get it right, the World of Darkness is due for a solid game. Hopefully they don’t tag in the team behind Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood

 

[ZeroFX]

Yikes, a game that has potential per se, being in hands of the wrong people, that's sad.

 

[1c4rus]

I have lost all my hope when Mitsoda got fired, so I really don't care anymore.

 

[linuxares]

wtf... just can the game already if its so much problems at the mment.

 

[eyeliner]

Come on, a few more years of drama to topple Duke Nukem Forever as the dumpster fire of gaming.

 

[CloudStrife190100]

I'm glad i didn't jump on the bandwagon and pre-ordered it

 

[KingVamp]

Well, the developers they dropped seem to have only did one other game.

 

[yoofo]

well, this gives me time to play the first one. Sort of sucks though...

 

[Valwinz]

wokebloodlines 2 delayed

 

[stanleyopar2000]

Yeah.. This is going to be vaporware or overhyped shit

 

[MarkDarkness]

Better cancelled than wrongly made. Hopefully it ressurects in the future.

 

[Purple_Shyguy]

It looked like woke trash. Some one had enough brains to tell them enough is enough and stepped in.