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New Video Introduces ‘Bloodlines 2’ Players to the Personalities of the Camarilla Court [Watch]
In spite of the August announcement of another delay for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, Paradox and The Chinese Room continue to keep the buzz going for the long-awaited follow-up to the 2004 original. The latest is a new video showcasing the personalities behind the Camarilla Court, giving viewers a glimpse of how Seattle’s Kindred interact with players.
The trailer introduces the foul-mouthed Benny, the quirky Tolly, the flighty Safia, and the imposing Lou. Players must learn how to interact with them to get precisely what they need. In fact, players can learn more about how they can interact with these characters in an August dev diary, where The Chinese Room’s Senior Narrative Designer and Writer, Sarah Longthorne, shared more about the dynamic dialogue systems for Bloodlines 2.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is currently in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series. Back in August, Paradox Interactive deputy CEO Matias Lilia stated that the decision to extend development from its previous Fall 2024 release date was in order to allow The Chinese Room to further polish Bloodlines 2. Lilia went on to say that the game is “in a good place right now”, with the teams deciding to prioritize polish over release date.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.