Activision today confirmed that Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines has been shipped to retail outlets throughout the US and Europe.

Based upon the popular pencil and paper role-playing game, Troika Games title is the first title outside of Valve to be developed upon the powerful Source engine that powers Half Life 2 and Counter Strike: Source.

“Powered by Source™ - Valve’s next-generation engine technology, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines delivers the most authentic White Wolf World of Darkness® experience yet,” states Kathy Vrabeck, President, Activision Publishing. “Bloodlines has everything fans expect from a true RPG – deep storyline, character development and interaction, exploration, multiple solutions to quests – combined with all the benefits of a next-gen first-person action game, including beautiful graphics, fast-action and first-person immersion.”

We’ll have a review of the title soon.