
After years in development hell, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 is finally set to launch on October 21. While that announcement at Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025 should've been cause for relief among fans, the simultaneous reveal of pricey add-ons for day one DLC with new playable clans has been cause for substantial backlash.
"It's not uncommon for games to come out with additional content," a PR rep for publisher Paradox tells PCGamesN in response to the controversy, "and given the nature of the game as it stands, where it's been through a lot, this is a way to get additional players in that have been asking for that content, and asking for those clans, on day one."