The Chinese Room Secures Publishing Deal for New Unannounced Game

The Chinese Room, now independent, has signed a publishing deal with Lyrical Games for a new unannounced game. Learn what this means for their next project.

#TheChineseRoom, #LyricalGames, #NewGame, #IndieGame, #GameDevelopment

https://newsletter.tf/the-chinese-room-signs-publishing-deal-with-lyrical-games-for-new-game/

The Chinese Room, known for award-winning games, has signed a new publishing deal with Lyrical Games. This is their first deal since becoming independent in 2025.

#TheChineseRoom, #LyricalGames, #NewGame, #IndieGame, #GameDevelopment

https://newsletter.tf/the-chinese-room-signs-publishing-deal-with-lyrical-games-for-new-game/

The Chinese Room signs publishing deal with Lyrical Games for new game in 2026

The Chinese Room, now independent, has signed a publishing deal with Lyrical Games for a new unannounced game. Learn what this means for their next project.

Hardsuit's canned Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 refuses to fade away, as leaked gameplay videos show what might have been

Now you can directly compare a WIP version of Hardsuit's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 to the finished Chinese Room release.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Bloodlines 2 2026 roadmap moves up expansion release windows slightly, and yes, Bloodlines 2 has a roadmap for 2026

https://piefed.world/post/822845

Bloodlines 2 2026 roadmap moves up expansion release windows slightly, and yes, Bloodlines 2 has a roadmap for 2026

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#JesseCox does #TheAmazingDigitalCircus, episode 7.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_YBHB8sklA

It's spoilerific, so watch the episode first.
Unfortunately, I totally missed what #TheChineseRoom was about when I watched it. Didn't realize it was a thought experiment like #TheTouringTest. Anyway, Jesse jump-started a few thoughts of my own. What were Jax's visions? Is he even alive in the outside world? Do his sudden mood (and pupil size) changes occur when Caine messes with his brain? Does abstraction occur when Caine messes up changing someone's brain?

#TooOldForThis #TADC #HarlanEllison

THEY WERE SO CLOSE! | Too Old For The Amazing Digital Circus Ep 7

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"The responsibility lies fully with us as the publisher" - Paradox takes the blame for poor Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 sales

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/paradox-takes-blame-for-poor-vampire-masquerade-bloodlines-2-sales

Paradox take the blame for Bloodines 2 not selling as planned, will "evaluate" how to do World of Darkness games going forwards

Paradox CEO Frederik Wester has admitted the publisher's sales expectations for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 were out of whack.

Rock Paper Shotgun

"We can't make Bloodlines 2; there's not enough time, there's not enough money" - The Chinese Room reflects on inheriting a troubled Vampire: The Masquerade project

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.eurogamer.net/we-cant-make-bloodlines-2-theres-not-enough-time-theres-not-enough-money-the-chinese-room-reflects-on-inheriting-a-troubled-vampire-the-masquerade-project

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 should have been called something else, agrees former creative director

The former creative director of The Chinese Room's Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has finally said the quiet part loud.

Rock Paper Shotgun

Bloodlines 2 "passabile", ma The Chinese Room al lavoro. Patch 1.0.4 risolve bug salvataggi. 1.0.5 con FOV e motion blur. Mod. personalizzata in arrivo, piΓΉ DLC nel 2026! #VampireTheMasqueradeBloodlines2 #videogiochi #TheChineseRoom #notizievideogiochi

πŸ‘‰ https://www.absolutegamer.it/vampire-the-masquerade-bloodlines-2-patch-roadmap/