disturbed development of its continuation Vampire: Masquerade I just became much more troubled, and the editors of Paradox announced tonight that not only will the game not be released in 2021 as originally planned, but that developers Hardsuit Labs were also removed from the project.
In a statement achieved as part of Paradox’s latest gains, the editor says:
We have now chosen to postpone the launch [Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2] further and we will not release the game in 2021. We have also decided that Hardsuit Labs will no longer lead the development of Bloodlines 2 and we have started a collaboration with a new studio partner to finish working on the game. This was a difficult decision, but we are convinced that it is the best way to do justice to the game.
Oh boy. The sequel to the Masquerade has been plagued by problems for years, since creative writers and directors being fired from the project to repeated (and significant) delays. However, these are video games, in which major accelerations and delays are not exactly unusual. (search anywhere in Cyberpunk to Halo Infinite to Hymn e.g).
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To remove a the whole studio from the game they made (well, it started) is something else, though, and iIt will be interesting to see how much this works. “new studio partner ”did until the launch of this game. If he ever releases.
A second statement on the game’s website add a little more detail, saying “As we are unable to communicate a new release date at this time, we have also decided not to accept pre-orders at this time. ”
The site also thanks Hardsuit for his work so far in the game, adding “We would like to take this opportunity to honor Hardsuit Labs for their efforts and thank them for their work on this project. The studio has done a great job of laying the groundwork for the game and we hope that you, the community, will appreciate their contribution to Bloodlines 2. ”