Paradox says Bloodlines 2 ‘is in good hands’ but won’t be shown at PDXCON 2022

Paradox Interactive has offered a brief update on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, which remains in development according to CEO Fredrik Wester.

In response to requests for news about the game, Wester said on Tuesday that Bloodlines 2 “is in good hands”.

However, he also told fans that the title isn’t due to be shown at the publisher’s PDXCON 2022 event in September.

“The game is in good hands and we look forward to showing you more when the team and the game is ready,” he tweeted.

Bloodlines 2 was initially being developed by Hardsuit Labs and was scheduled for release in 2020.

However, in August 2020 the action RPG sequel was delayed to 2021 and both its creative director and lead narrative designer were fired.

In February 2021 Paradox delayed Bloodlines 2 again and announced it had pulled development from Hardsuit Labs.

It said it had chosen to delay the game’s release due to disruptions on development caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

“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,” Paradox said.

“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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"We had a long review in case we should end the game or run it further," says CEO Fredrik Wester

Wester later revealed that Paradox came close to scrapping Bloodlines 2 completely after cutting ties with Hardsuit.

“When we lifted the game from the original developer, we had a long review in case we should end the game or run it further,” he said. “Then we were actually prepared to close the production completely. But we got a ‘pitch’ that we thought was convincing enough to run. played on and we have very good hopes that it will be a good game that meets the players’ expectations.”

Paradox has yet to confirm which studio is now handling Bloodlines 2 development. However, Wester said that it is “a very reputable and talented developer”.