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Subscribe from just £3 Takes you closer to the games, movies and TV you love Try a single issue or save on a subscription Issues delivered straight to your door or device From£9.99Subscribe now Gamescom 2025 schedule Battlefield 6 Horror Special New Games for 2025 Recommended reading Fool me 6 times, shame on me, but I think this leaked Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 release date might actually stick After 21 years and various delays, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 finally gets a solid release date during Gamescom Opening Night Live Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2: Everything we know so far Battlefield 6 pre-orders are live and the FPS is $70 after all, but EA won't miss the chance to charge $100 for the Phantom Edition with a pile of skins, stickers, and XP boosts Helldivers 2 boss signed the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at a different company - 10 years later, he's still hoping it "sticks the landing" Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 does have "vampire romance," but it's the weird, bitey kind of romance and it's "probably awful" to look at Borderlands Borderlands 4 isn't $80 after all, publisher confirms, weeks after Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford enraged the community by saying a "real fan" would pay that much Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 Under the shadow of the $80 game controversy, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is technically only $60, it’ll cost you $90 for a Premium Edition with two more playable classes Dustin Bailey 19 August 2025 There's already a bit of backlash to the DLC plan When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Paradox Interactive) Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is really, officially, definitely going to launch on October 21, as announced during Gamescom Opening Night Live 2025. After a wait that stretched into absurdity, you might expect Bloodlines 2 to command an especially premium price, but it's launching at just $60 across all platforms. Yet if you want to spend more money, there are several options for you. Bloodlines 2 pre-orders went live alongside the release date announcement and new trailer today, confirming that – whether you're playing on PC, PS5, or Xbox Series X – you'll be able to buy in for $60. Whether or not the threat of a new $80 standard for game prices ever truly materializes, getting a $60 launch for a highly anticipated new RPG feels like an absolute throwback. Of course, you can pay the standard $70 if you want to spring for the Deluxe Edition, which comes with a handful of cosmetic add-ons that you may or may not care about. For $90, the Premium Edition will get you that cosmetic pack and the Shadows & Silk pack, which has a much more compelling bonus: two additional playable clans with the Lasombra and the Toreador. You may like Fool me 6 times, shame on me, but I think this leaked Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 release date might actually stick After 21 years and various delays, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 finally gets a solid release date during Gamescom Opening Night Live Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2: Everything we know so far Clans are effectively Bloodlines 2's take on classes, which means those are two additional sets of unique abilities and playstyle options locked behind a paywall. The announcement hasn't exactly been going down well among series fans, and given publisher Paradox's long history of extensive DLC releases it seems few players are willing to give the clan DLC the benefit of the doubt. But that's the secret behind the $80 game furor – the average price of games has been above $70 for years now, as analyst Mat Piscatella told us earlier this year, thanks to these expensive upgrade editions. As much as the gaming world grouses about high prices, fans are still buying, and that's unlikely to change for a game people have been waiting for as long as they've been anticipating Bloodlines 2. The Gamescom 2025 schedule rolls on, and we've got a full guide on how to watch the Future Games Show if you're looking for even more announcements. 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Fool me 6 times, shame on me, but I think this leaked Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 release date might actually stick After 21 years and various delays, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 finally gets a solid release date during Gamescom Opening Night Live Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2: Everything we know so far Battlefield 6 pre-orders are live and the FPS is $70 after all, but EA won't miss the chance to charge $100 for the Phantom Edition with a pile of skins, stickers, and XP boosts Helldivers 2 boss signed the long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodlines 2 at a different company - 10 years later, he's still hoping it "sticks the landing" Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 does have "vampire romance," but it's the weird, bitey kind of romance and it's "probably awful" to look at Latest in RPGs With "over one million" customization combos, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's second story DLC will turn the RPG into a city builder that looks like the Sims Medieval remake I'll never get The Outer Worlds 2 shows off its roster of companions and ruins the day of many a RPG fan by immediately saying "no, you can't sleep with them" The new CRPG from the Disco Elysium studio actually looks kind of cool, but after a biblically messy breakup with the original devs it's hard to get invested After 21 years and various delays, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 finally gets a solid release date during Gamescom Opening Night Live I didn't dare to dream, but playing Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has convinced me this gloomy RPG is still worth waiting for Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leaves CD Projekt Red co-CEO "absolutely blown away," even if he has "sadly" not beaten the French JRPG's toughest challenge Latest in News Dune: Awakening devs apologize for a lack of communication and say it's due to "state mandated" vacations, but now we have a new roadmap and 10-months worth of updates to look forward to "If the reception was negative, we'd just blame it on [Todd Howard]": Fallout executive producer jokes Bethesda boss was the perfect meat shield, showrunner says season 2's trip to New Vegas will see "some of our favorite locations from the game" Black Myth: Wukong dev announces new action RPG Black Myth: Zhong Kui, admits it's "little more than an empty folder at this stage" and it has "absolutely no idea" when it's coming out, then teases more Wukong to come The best part of Ghost of Tsushima is back: Sony confirms Ghost of Yotei Legends DLC is coming next year with 4 classes and new co-op missions With "over one million" customization combos, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's second story DLC will turn the RPG into a city builder that looks like the Sims Medieval remake I'll never get Hades meets Wind Waker action-RPG sequel Moonlighter 2 gets October early access release date GAME REVIEWS MOVIE REVIEWS This D&D-style board game "pairs gentle strategic fun with tempting press-your-luck mechanics" for a very good time Sword of the Sea review: "Joyous, fluid hoverboarding connects together everything I loved about Journey and The Pathless" This D&D board game could be the magic item needed to refresh your game nights, but it won't be a critical hit for everyone OFF review: "Undertale fans need to play this RPG that inspired it – I can't believe it took this stellar remake to get me to step up to the plate" Drag x Drive review: "I'm left craving Arms' sauce from Nintendo's twitchy yet shallow basketballer, which feels like a tech demo" Weapons review: "A twisted fairytale that bests Barbarian" The Fantastic Four: First Steps review: "An occasionally thrilling heroic adventure that sits safely within a B-tier MCU range" Superman review: "A triumphant reinvention and a promising start for the DCU" Jurassic World Rebirth Review: "An unscary sequel that needed a little more time in amber" M3GAN 2.0 review: "A bold sequel with a slightly underwhelming conclusion" Peacemaker season 2 review: "Darker and sadder than the first year, but there's still a lot of fun to be had with the 11th Street Kids." 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