September 26, 2023: the day I thought Vampire The Masquerade Bloodhunt was going to die. While initial communications stated that the game’s microtransactions were officially getting the boot, Bloodhunt community developer Tobias Solem has confirmed to PCGamesN that “the Bloodhunt servers will continue to be live, and we will continue with our timed content releases.” He does, however, confirm that “we weren’t able to reach the critical mass needed to sustain development, which led us to the decision to stop further development” – a stake that pierces my hopeful heart.

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