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Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops
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As Paradox writes down $37 million in development costs for Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, its CEO explains what went wrong.
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It's no secret that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has struggled since launch. With middling reviews (I scored it a 5/10 in my own Bloodlines 2 review) and an unimpressive 56% lifetime rating on Steam, The Chinese Room's take on the World of Darkness simply doesn't have enough bite. While Paradox has previously told us that it wouldn't personally develop Bloodlines 3 because it lies outside of its strategy game remit, it's now doubled down on that statement after confirming a SEK 355 (~$37 million) write-down on the game's development costs.
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops
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It's no secret that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has struggled since launch. With middling reviews (I scored it a 5/10 in my own Bloodlines 2 review) and an unimpressive 56% lifetime rating on Steam, The Chinese Room's take on the World of Darkness simply doesn't have enough bite. While Paradox has previously told us that it wouldn't personally develop Bloodlines 3 because it lies outside of its strategy game remit, it's now doubled down on that statement after confirming a SEK 355 (~$37 million) write-down on the game's development costs. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops
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27 November 2025, 12:40 pm
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Lauren Bergin
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title: Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops
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As Paradox writes down $37 million in development costs for Vampire The Masquerade Bloodlines 2, its CEO explains what went wrong.
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It's no secret that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has struggled since launch. With middling reviews (I scored it a 5/10 in my own Bloodlines 2 review) and an unimpressive 56% lifetime rating on Steam, The Chinese Room's take on the World of Darkness simply doesn't have enough bite. While Paradox has previously told us that it wouldn't personally develop Bloodlines 3 because it lies outside of its strategy game remit, it's now doubled down on that statement after confirming a SEK 355 (~$37 million) write-down on the game's development costs.
Read the full story on PCGamesN: Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops
content_text: It's no secret that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has struggled since launch. With middling reviews (I scored it a 5/10 in my own Bloodlines 2 review) and an unimpressive 56% lifetime rating on Steam, The Chinese Room's take on the World of Darkness simply doesn't have enough bite. While Paradox has previously told us that it wouldn't personally develop Bloodlines 3 because it lies outside of its strategy game remit, it's now doubled down on that statement after confirming a SEK 355 (~$37 million) write-down on the game's development costs. Read the full story on PCGamesN: Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops
pub_date: 27 November 2025, 12:40 pm
guid: https://www.pcgamesn.com/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2/development-cost-write-down
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