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Layoffs hit former Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 developer Hardsuit Labs

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Multiple employees at Vampire: The Masque – Bloodlines 2 developer Hardsuit Labs have rumored being laid off in the week next the studio apartment's removal from the troubled project.

In concluding hebdomad's net income theme, Paradox announced that Bloodlines 2 had been delayed indefinitely, and that Hardsuit would be replaced as the game's lead developer. Members of the game's narrative team have since proclaimed connected Twitter that the four-person department has been laid off, with redundancies affecting employees across the keep company.

I'm heartbroken to annunciate that I've been laid off from my position as a narrative designer at Hardsuit Labs - alongside the rest of the narrative department (and many others). Wholly four of us are seeking new opportunities.March 1, 2021

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These layoffs follow a particularly jolty few geezerhood for the Bloodlines 2 developer. The game has suffered aggregate delays, and last class, lead writer Brian Mitsoda was short fired from the studio alongside creative director Ka'ai Cluney. Precedential communicative designed Cara Ellison absent shortly thereafter.

Paradox has so far to impart which studio will be succession development. But with the game now delayed indefinitely, the Epic Games Store has stopped taking pre-orders for Bloodlines 2.

The sum up numbers of affected Hardsuit employees is currently indistinct. PC Gamer has reached intent on Paradox for comment.

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