Update 3: More comparisons surfaced overnight, revealing that Limbo of the Lost apparently contains background elements of Gray Matter's Return to Castle Wolfenstein, World of Warcraft artwork, and a shocking number of Unreal Tournament 2004 maps. Left, Limbo of the Lost. Right, Return to Castle Wolfenstein.

"This is not an old game that has been dressed up," director Steve Bovis once told QuandaryLand. It is also worth noting that developer Majestic was planning a sequel to Limbo of the Lost and was seeking a new background artist for the project.

Left, Limbo of the Lost. Right, Unreal Tournament 2004.

Given the sheer number of similarities from so many different games, it is extremely unlikely that all of the duplicate assets are a result of a common texture pack, as was the case with S.T.A.L.K.E.R.'s apparent use of Doom 3 and Half-Life 2 elements.

Update 2: Along with Oblivion and Thief: Deadly Shadows, it seems the three-man Majestic team stole assets from People Can Fly's Painkiller (PC)... Read more

Original developer Troika might no longer be around but the community is making sure Vampire: The Masquarade - Bloodlines doesn't remain buggy. A new, un-official 1.6 update for the game is now available. Thanks Blues News.

Activision sends along a patch for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, updating the blood sucking action RPG to v1.2. The patch, which does not affect save games, takes care of several dialog, inventory and quest problems.

GameBanshee has a new Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Q&A, asking Troika's Leonard Boyarsky a few post-release questions about this vampire action game.

Also on FileFront today is this Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Q&A with Leonard Boyarsky of Troika Games. FileFront also has a F! True Company Story article on Troika.

Activision sent out a press release, finally announcing a release date for Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines. The Troika action RPG will be shipping to stores November 16.

An all-new RPG adventure, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines is filled with rich character development, an intriguing storyline set in White Wolf's World of Darkness, and mind-blowing graphics powered by Source(tm) - Valve's next generation engine technology. It will take a vicious array of vampire disciplines and a healthy penchant for blood, for players to survive the dark and gritty undying world of modern day L.A. Selecting from one of seven clans, gamers will interact with other characters, decide with whom to ally themselves, and watch as darkness takes over their soul while a mysterious plot unfolds.

There's also a new video from the game showing the special vampire powers.

GameSpot has a new Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines preview, offering what they say are "Near Final Impressions". Thirteen new screenshots are included as well.

GameZone has a new article format Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Q&A, asking Troika's Leonard Boyarsky about the game's modern day and L.A. setting, the replayability, interacting with NPCs, game length and development challenges.

FileFront has posted a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines interview, asking Leonard Boyarsky of Troika Games about the game. Questions are about the cinematics, the company White Wolf, classic elements from the RPG they kept in the game, working with the Source Engine, and a few other things.

PC.IGN and GameZone have posted their impressions of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, which was recently shown off by Activision.

Both GameSpy and Action Trip have new hands-on previews of the Half-Life 2 engine powered Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, which was shown off at an LA night club by Activision recently.

GamePro has a new Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines preview, also offering impressions of the Chinatown demo recently shown to the press. Thanks HomeLAN Fed.

Another Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines movie is out, introducing the game's seven Vampire clans in a minute of in-engine footage. Thanks 3D Gamers.

GameSpot has a new Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines preview, offering impressions of the game's Chinatown hub.

New on GameSpy today is this preview of Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, going hands-on with Troika's blood sucking action RPG. New screenshots are included.

Planet Bloodlines has a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Q&A posted, asking Troika's Leonard Boyarski about the Source Engine powered action RPG.

A new Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines movie has been released, introducing several game characters. Thanks GameSpot.

GameSpot is reporting that Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines will include a soundtrack featuring songs from bands like Darling Violetta, Die My Darling and Chiasm. There will also be a Bloodlines track by Ministry, composed and recorded exclusively for the Troika action RPG.

There's a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Q&A on Game Banshee. Troika's Leonard Boyarsky answers questions about involvement from White Wolf, the different hubs in the game, equipment and item collecting, battles, and Half-Life 2 engine modifications.

There's a Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines Q&A on Troika Chronicles asking Leonard Boyarsky about research, involvement from White Wolf, combat rule changes, disciplines, character customization and side quests.