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Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room dropped a new dev diary for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, this time exploring the music of the game The team has gathered specific musicians for the daunting task of creating a theme for this alternate version of Seattle, where vampires roam freely A daunting task to be[...]

Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room have released a new blog and a trailer for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 as they ramp up to the game's release First off, the blog addresses the way you can make your character look in the game, as you'll have a plethora of options to choose from[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have released a new dev diary for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, exploring two more groups of vampires The team took the time to explore some of the lower-ranked members of vampire society in Seattle as we got a slightly better idea of how the Unbound and[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room provided a couple of updates this month, with various project leads contributing their thoughts There is nothing about gameplay reveals or new clan additions, but there is still some significant content if you've been waiting on this game forever as we have Dev Diary 13 covered a few[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have revealed new details about how the Banu Haqim work in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 The key focus of this clan is they operate more in the shadows than most of the other clans, as they use a passive ability that makes their actions silent, and[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room released new details this week about the playstyle for the Tremere in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 The team dropped a lengthy blog, going over everything you can expect from the clan and more, covering everything form the way that they play, to the style of clothing[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room dropped two new gameplay videos last week for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, showing off two different aspects of the game The first is a look at the combat system if you're fighting as a Phyre, along with a cutscene from the game The second video is[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room released a new developer diary for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, going over the graphics for the game The blog basically goes over everything they have been doing to make the game feel far more realistic on the next-gen consoles, as they show off a variety of[...]

Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room revealed the latest clan to join Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, as the Banu Haqim have been added to the game If you love playing Rogues in RPG titles, then you'll love this clan as they stalk their prey from the shadows and remain unseen to almost everyone's[...]

Paradox Interactive and The Chinese Room have revealed the next clan found in Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, as the Tremere rear their heads One of the most powerful clans in the entire franchise, they are basically a walking weapon with the ability to draw their own blood out of their bodies and use[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have revealed the first clan for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2, as the Brujah make their presence known One of the most powerful groups in the entire franchise,  the Brujah will specialize in melee combat with signature vampiric abilities they are calling Disciplines If you choose to[...]

Paradox Interactive and developer The Chinese Room have released their third developer diary, going over the art of Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 The team goes over a new style they have made for the game called neo-Noir, which meshes a few different styles into one overall look to give this version of Seattle[...]

Working with their new developer, The Chinese Room, this new blog entry goes over the atmosphere of the game, as they have created their own version of a vampire-ridden Seattle We have a snippet of the blog for you below as they slowly wind their way to releasing this game in the Fall of 2024. Credit:[...]

During PAX West 2023, Paradox Interactive revealed that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 now has a new developer with The Chinese Room After what has been a rocky development and hiatus from the ong-awaited sequel, the company has turned to the Sumo Digital-owned studio for help in taking charge of its development and execution Apparently,[...]

It's been announced that Sumo Digital has bought Dear Esther and Everybody's Gone to the Rapture developer The Chinese Room. While they are often divisive, I have a genuine fondness for a good "Walking Simulator" Not many do them better than the Chinese Room either Their work on Dear Esther, Amnesia 2: A Machine for Pigs[...]

Dear Esther was this beautiful exploration game that came out way back in 2012 for PC and later for consoles in 2016. The artwork in the game was stunning

October is already coming to an end, with us straight in the thick of AAA game season. I'm sure there are a few hurting wallets out there as we are

In a tweet, the company The Chinese Room didn't reveal a date, but did playfully call it the worst kept secret after several leaks. It's been the worst-kept secret, but it's now official… Rapture will be coming to PC! No release date yet, but we'll keep you posted! — The Chinese Room (@ChineseRoom) April 1, 2016 If you[...]

Much like Gone Home, The Vanishing of Ethan Carter or developer of Everybody's Gone To The Rapture, The Chinese Room's memorable Dear Esther, these games place in you a location as you move from spot to spot to learn a little about the story  They have been controversial for a while now, as a lot of[...]

The game is coming from The Chinese Room, the developer behind Dear Esther and Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs Those two titles have proven to be quite controversial, as they feature minimal gameplay, but they have fantastic stories that caught me when I played them. Their new game is about humanity disappearing 31 years prior leaving[...]