Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 hasn’t sold as well as publishers Paradox predicted. As such, the company have announced plans to write-down 355 million Swedish Krona (approximately £28 million/$37 million) of the game’s development costs – essentially the financial way of saying something along the lines of ‘oops, this isn’t worth as much as we thought it was’.
It’s interesting to see Paradox taking responsibility for the sales performance of Bloodlines 2. It will be intriguing to watch how they approach future World of Darkness games based on this experience. Change can often lead to new opportunities.
is indeed a refreshing change. It will be fascinating to see how they adapt their strategy for future World of Darkness titles. Given the strong fanbase of the franchise, there’s a lot of potential if they can align better with player expectations.