Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 development update rekindles the undying with fresh screenshots

Paradox Interactive has provided an update on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 after centuries of silence.

According to the developer, the lack of communication regarding the game’s status is due to the team having their “heads down working on the game.”

“We remain as dedicated to delivering a great Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines game as we were when we announced it, and we look forward to showing you more in September of this year,” the firm said.

As development continues, Paradox will update editions of the game and additional content as they want to provide the “best value” to those who have supported the game through digital pre-orders after all this time.

Paradox recognized that many people had pre-ordered the game a long time ago, so it is proactively refunding all pre-orders of any physical edition. The digital versions of the First Blood Edition, Unsanctioned Edition, and Blood Moon Edition remain, but can be refunded, if you wish.

To keep those looking forward to the game at bay until September when more is revealed, Paradox has released a new batch of screenshots which can be seen below.

Bloodlines 2 was announced in 2019, and during its development, it lost its narrative lead and creative director, was delayed twice, and all of its narrative designer Chris Avellone’s content was removed after sexual harassment allegations were leveled against him. [As an aside, various accounts state the accusations were not investigated, and after filing a seven-figure lawsuit against his accusers, the case was settled, and the accusers issued a joint statement retracting their claims, clearing Avellone of wrongdoing, and stating the “original claims were misinterpreted.”]

Regardless, it’s great to see that the game is still in the works and hopefully not too far away.