The Chinese Room to take over development of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2

Studio reveal trailer for the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2clSTM3UvTo

The Chinese Room (formerly Thechineseroom) is a British video game developer based in Brighton that is best known for exploration games,[1] such as Dear Esther. The company originated as a mod team for Half-Life 2, based at the University of Portsmouth in 2007, and is named after John Searle's Chinese room thought experiment. In August 2018, it became a subsidiary of Sumo Digital.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Chinese_Room

Current timeline of the game:

• First teaser of Bloodlines 2 in February 2019 by publisher Paradox Interactive with a set release date in March 2020.
• Hardsuit Labs was the original development team responsible for the game.
• Covid-19 begins in 2020 causing delays and slower development process as developers adjust to working at home.
• Hardsuit Labs forced to release their responsibility of Bloodlines 2 in February 2021, then the game goes into hiatus while Paradox looks for another team.
• In June 2023, Paradox officially started offering refunds to customers who pre-ordered the game. Although, requesting a refund through personal means (Steam, third-party key sites, physical stores, etc.) was possible before that specific date according to online comments.
• September 2023, The Chinese Room of Sumo Digital takes over development of the game