Vampire: The Masquerade 6th Edition announced with transmedia plans

White Wolf revealed that the long‑awaited sixth edition of the tabletop role‑playing game Vampire: The Masquerade is in active development. The announcement was made at Gen Con 2026 by World of Darkness creative director Jess Lanzillo, a former executive at Wizards of the Coast. Building on the 2018 fifth edition, the new version will modernise dice mechanics, character creation and Storyteller tools while retaining the franchise’s core identity.

Lanzillo said the project marks the first in‑house release since White Wolf’s 2025 relaunch and is part of a broader transmedia strategy for the World of Darkness universe. Themes such as evolving technology, perpetual longevity and cultural anxieties about power and survival are guiding the redesign. The company also hinted at future updates for related lines including Vampire: The Dark Ages, Mage: The Ascension and Changeling: The Dreaming.