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‘Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2’ Delayed to Late 2020
While surprising in some ways, but when you look at the fact that we’ve not had much in terms of gameplay footage, Paraodox Interactive’s decision to delay Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 shouldn’t come as a shock.
The developer announced the decision via Twitter earlier today, while also posting more information on their blog.
“For the last three and a half years, we’ve worked hard to bring you a worthy successor to Bloodlines 1. To us, that meant not only making good on the ambitions of this remarkable game, but also a duty to ensure we would not repeat its mistakes. Today, we have to tell you that we need some more time to get you the game you’ve been waiting for. Although Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will still launch in 2020, we have decided to value quality over making the Q1 launch window.”
This should come as a relief for fans of the original game, as that title, while fun, had questionable gameplay decisions and lacked polish. Even Hardsuit Labs acknowledged that the original Bloodlines was “famously launched too early.”
Nevertheless, despite the delay, Paradox, along with developer Hardsuit Labs, will be at PDXCON in Berlin to show off where they are in terms of development. They’ll also be part of the PDXCON Announcement stream on Saturday the 21st.
Bloodlines 2 will be available on PC, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines 2 will launch later in 2020 than we planned. Simply put, we believe quality is more important than releasing in Q1.
— Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 (@VtM_Bloodlines) October 16, 2019
Though there’s still no specific release date yet, Saber Interactive has given Turok fans an update of sorts on the development of Turok: Origins with a new short-but-sweet gameplay trailer.
In Turok: Origins, players will take on the mantle of the ancient Order of the Turok, heroic guardians of unimaginable power locked in a battle for survival against ferocious creatures and a terrifying alien threat that seeks to destroy all human life in the galaxy. Battle in both first-person and third-person action, harnessing fallen foes’ DNA to upgrade your arsenal.
Fight as a team in co-op or solo against a variety of creatures, dinosaurs, and bosses that take to the ground, sky, swamps, and caves to push your skills to the limit. You’ll be able to unlock and upgrade advanced weaponry to even the odds against your enemies in battle. Wield an arsenal of plasma rifles, ray guns, snipers, bows, shotguns, and more.
As mentioned, you can extract DNA from fallen foes and the environment to upgrade your arsenal, evolve your mantle, and unlock even more abilities called EchoSyncs to gain a greater edge in combat.
Turok: Origins is slated to release this fall on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.