There's been much secrecy regarding Vampire: The Masquerade — Bloodlines 2, the sequel to the 2004 cult favorite vampire RPG. First announced in 2019—with the original creatives returning for the sequel—work on that game hit a roadblock, and a creative and developer shakeup was announced in 2021. Two years later, we've finally learned about the current state of Paradox Interactive's Bloodlines 2, now headed up by narrative adventure developer The Chinese Room, the studio behind Dear Esther and Everybody's Gone To The Rapture.

Aside from some returning characters and the setting of a supernatural Seattle, this revival of Bloodlines 2 features an entirely new story and a different approach to a vampire RPG than its earlier incarnation. At PAX West 2023, we had the opportunity to speak with The Chinese Room studio design director Alex Skidmore and VP of the World of Darkness brand Sean Greaney about work on the new Bloodlines 2 and why The Chinese Room was the right developer to bring it to life.

Read the interview over at Game Developer.