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Press release:
Lesquin, June 15th 2022.
Available since May 19th on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Epic Games Store), “Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong” enthralled many players and was critically acclaimed.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is the new Narrative RPG from Big Bad Wolf studio, previously known for The Council. Mysterious assassins have attacked the Boston Camarilla – a secret society comprising most of the vampires in the city. Galeb Bazory, Emem Louis, and Leysha are tasked by the Prince of the city’s Kindred with learning the identity of the attackers as well as the motives underlying the large-scale attack. The orders are simple: infiltrate, investigate and get answers, using supernatural powers if necessary.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong offers a new approach to narrative RPG games:

Each character has its own personality, with its own morality and dilemma
A story-based game with multiple story branches where choices have consequences
Each of the three heroes has a character sheet with characteristics, Skills and Disciplines that you can modify depending on your choices
Original gameplay where each dialog confrontation makes you move forward in the story
An oppressive atmosphere and a mysterious universe, faithful to the tabletop role playing game
An original soundtrack made by famous composer, Olivier Derivière

With more than fifteen different endings for the main characters and the fate of Boston’s Camarilla, each Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong player will experience their own adventure in this unique narrative RPG.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong is now available on PlayStation®4, PlayStation®5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC (Epic Games Store). Nintendo SwitchTM version will be available later in 2022

About NACON
NACON is a company of the BIGBEN Group founded in 2019 to optimize its know-how through strong synergies in the video game market. By bringing together its 16 development studios, the publishing of AA video games, the design and distribution of premium gaming devices, NACON focuses 30 years of expertise at the service of players. https://www.nacongaming.com/

About Cyanide Studio and Big Bad Wolf
Cyanide is a French video game development studio created in 2000 and based in Nanterre. It has two subsidiaries located in Montreal and Bordeaux (Big Bad Wolf). The studio is known Games Workshop board game Blood Bowl, but also fantasy ad RPG games. Since 2018, NACON, one of Europe’s leading video game publishers, holds a 100% stake in the company. More information can be found at www.cyanide-studio.com

About World of Darkness
World of Darkness is a transmedia entertainment brand encompassing a number of modern fantasy horror franchises, including Vampire: The Masquerade, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, and more. Through tabletop roleplaying games, video games, board games, literature, comic books, and more, these franchises tell mature stories in a dark supernatural fantasy layered over our modern world. Since 1991, World of Darkness has defined monster-perspective entertainment for a generation of fans. For more information visit www.worldofdarkness.com.