It's no secret that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has struggled since launch. With middling reviews (I scored it a 5/10 in my own Bloodlines 2 review) and an unimpressive 56% lifetime rating on Steam, The Chinese Room's take on the World of Darkness simply doesn't have enough bite. While Paradox has previously told us that it wouldn't personally develop Bloodlines 3 because it lies outside of its strategy game remit, it's now doubled down on that statement after confirming a SEK 355 (~$37 million) write-down on the game'sdevelopment costs.Read the full story on PCGamesN: Bloodlines 2's disastrous $37 million write-down "lies fully" with Paradox, says its CEO, as the controversial VTM game flops