Developer The Chinese Room and publisher Paradox Interactive have announced that the Loose Cannon DLC for Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 will be coming out on April 27th. Celebrating this announcement, the studio has released a new trailer for Loose Cannon, which you can check out below.
The trailer comes in at a minute and a half in length, and involves a shady conversation between a shady sounding character and Benny. We then quickly cut to some actual gameplay, with Benny going on a rampage against several enemies, and even finding himself in some ancient underground structures. The trailer ends with Benny impotently using his weapons against a golden statue while not being able to hit it at all.
The standalone DLC will put characters in the shoes of Benny Muldoon. The studio has explained that, “When we got the opportunity to create additional DLCs, Benny was the first character that came to mind for getting his own questline.” Loose Cannon will feature four new quests that largely revolve around the events that took place right after base game protagonist Phyre meets Benny in the quest “In Chains of Lead and Gold”, up until the events of “A Star of Cold Aspect”.
With a new character comes a new set of abilities. Benny will be replacing Phyre’s Glide, Telekinesis and Heightened Senses abilities with his own. The DLC also brings in a major change to gameplay. When using a gun, instead of shooting it through Telekinesis like Phyre, Benny can instead actually use his prized side-arm—a heavily modified custom made 9mm pistol. Benny can also make use of melee weapons, with each type of weapon offering its own moveset. Knives, for example, allow for quick stabs.
Benny can also make use of his Soaring Leap ability as his core traversal mechanic. Through this, the character can jump to great heights, and even Air Dash to cover larger distances while still in the air. His ability tree will feature many of the ones we already see him use in the base game, and will offer players new ways to take on challenges.
The Loose Cannon DLC will include a new set of Achievements and Trophies for players to collect, as well as two new cosmetic items that can be used by Phyre: Benny’s suit and sunglasses.
Loose Cannon is only the first DLC coming to Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 this year. Back in January, The Chinese Room had revealed its content roadmap for 2026. February saw the first major update, bringing in a host of new cosmetics, facial hair options, enemy loot, and bug fixes. With Loose Cannon coming out later this month, the next DLC—The Flower and the Flame—is slated for release in Q2 2026. It will be accompanied by another major update, bringing in improvements to ranged combat, a photo mode, and a noir mode.
Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2 is available on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. The title saw a muted reception when it first came out, leading to Paradox Interactive taking a $37 million write-down due to underwhelming sales. For more details, take a look at our review.
