Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Adds Clans to Base Game After Fan Outcry Over Launch DLC

Publishers Paradox Interactive and White Wolf, arsenic good arsenic developer The Chinese Room, person announced that the Lasombra and Toreador clans volition beryllium disposable successful the basal Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 acquisition pursuing backlash from players.

The squad down the long-in-development sequel revealed its motorboat shakeup contiguous alongside 2 caller communicative packs, which volition beryllium disposable arsenic portion of the Premium Edition’s Expansion Pass successful 2026. Additionally, Paradox, White Wolf, and Chinese Room person pulled backmost the curtain connected a caller Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 overview trailer for players to descend their teeth into portion they hold for its October 21, 2025, merchandise date.

Fans expressed disappointment successful the handling of the Lasombra and Toreador clans erstwhile they learned they would beryllium accessible astatine motorboat arsenic paid DLC oregon via the pricier Premium Edition. The uproar led to Paradox moving to connection refunds to those who pre-ordered done the PlayStation Store.

“Thanks to our assemblage for the frank feedback connected Bloodlines 2 and the Premium Edition. That feedback made it clear: Lasombra and Toreador beryllium successful the basal game, truthful that is what we are doing,” White Wolf enforcement vice president and Bloodlines 2 enforcement shaper Marco Behrmann said successful a statement. “We’d besides similar to convey The Chinese Room for their speedy turnaround connected the concepts for the post-launch Story Packs. We’re perpetually impressed by their creativity and accomplishment successful weaving enticing communicative threads that grow connected the main communicative successful Bloodlines 2.”

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