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Red Dead Redemption 2 officially announced, trailer on Thursday

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Yesterday, the internet just about exploded with the merest hint of a new Red Dead Redemption game. Rockstar’s legendary western sandbox has aged like a fine wine over the years, having recently been made backwards compatible for Xbox One. But yesterday’s teaser wasn’t done on a random day. October 17 marked the date that the Texas Rangers were first formed, men who protected the wild west of the Texan landscape with complete autonomy as they fought off the likes of hostile Mexican armed forces and bandits roaming an untamed land back in the late 1800s.

With more fuel being added to the fire this morning over the trademark for Red Dead Online, it certainly sounds like Rockstar are getting ready to take the ideas of Grand Theft Auto V and apply it to this Red Dead Redemption sequel with a Magnificent Seven twist.

And in the words of Kurt Angle, it’s true! It’s damn true! Here’s the announcement from Rockstar Games:

Red Dead Redemption 2 will release worldwide in Fall 2017 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One systems.

An epic tale of life in America’s unforgiving heartland, the game’s vast and atmospheric world will also provide the foundation for a brand new online multiplayer experience.

Watch the Red Dead Redemption 2 Trailer at 11AM Eastern on Thursday, October 20th at rockstargames.com, as well at the official Rockstar Games YouTube and Twitch pages.

American Fall 2017 (LOLYEAHRIGHT) and a trailer on Thursday to show it off properly. Looking good!

Last Updated: October 18, 2016

91 Comments

  1. Why….why….why the fuck did I sell my PS4…

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    • miaau

      October 18, 2016 at 15:14

      May not be helpful, but I think you said to help pay for camera equipment and a new laptop.

      WHICH, you can use in your day job to MAKE money that allows to buy a PS4 Scorpio just before the game comes out next year-ish

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      • Jac7

        October 18, 2016 at 15:24

        True. Very true. Thanks for the reminder.

        Reply

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        October 18, 2016 at 15:28

        Not really an option for me, we only have black & white printers.

        Reply

    • BakedBagel

      October 18, 2016 at 15:25

      ?

      60>30 thats why fam

      Reply

    • Skyblue

      October 18, 2016 at 15:42

      I can’t sell a console with Resogun installed on it.

      Reply

  2. K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)

    October 18, 2016 at 15:05

    PC Master Race FTW

    Reply

    • Dungeon of JJ

      October 18, 2016 at 15:07

      It’s Rockstar, I think I’m okay with not buying their stuff.

      Reply

      • Admiral Chief

        October 18, 2016 at 15:08

        Ditto

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      • K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)

        October 18, 2016 at 15:10

        Denial.

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        • Dungeon of JJ

          October 18, 2016 at 16:12

          Nah. I have GTA V (got it as a gift) wasn’t wowed. Rather play Sleeping Dogs again.

          Reply

      • Gavin Mannion

        October 18, 2016 at 15:17

        yeah that stupid company which has that amazing history of releasing top end games that go on to become cult classics…

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        • Alien Emperor Trevor

          October 18, 2016 at 15:19

          Which released the only game to blue screen my PC, twice, in nearly a decade. Rockstar quality.

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        • Lord Chaos

          October 18, 2016 at 15:19

          *And break sales records

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        • Original Heretic

          October 18, 2016 at 15:25

          Strangely enough, the one and only previous Rockstar game that I’ve truly enjoyed was Red Dead Redemption 1.
          Bully was ok.
          GTA, meh, never been a fan.

          So THIS, this is good news for me.

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          • GooseZA

            October 18, 2016 at 15:26

            Rockstar Table Tennis was incredible 🙂

          • Original Heretic

            October 18, 2016 at 15:30

            Never played it. Saw it on the shelves, but since I’m not really a sport game fan, always avoided it.

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:30

            Between LG and us, i wanted a new Table Tennis. Fucking badly.

          • GooseZA

            October 18, 2016 at 15:31

            Incredibly addictive game. Loved it.

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            October 18, 2016 at 15:39

            Trevors Table Tennis? I’d play that

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:42

            Trevor the commenter vs Trevor the GTA character. Would pay hard dolla for that

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            October 18, 2016 at 15:53

            Trever GTA

          • Skyblue

            October 18, 2016 at 15:40

            “Bully was ok.” – BURN THE HERETIC! ;-p

          • Original Heretic

            October 18, 2016 at 15:44

            I’m getting that a lot lately!

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:46

            HERETICS FOR THE HERETIC THRONE

          • Original Heretic

            October 18, 2016 at 15:51

          • Skyblue

            October 18, 2016 at 15:46

            Haha. I have fond memories of Bully on my PS2 and a crap weather holiday in PE. Sucked beers and played games for almost a week straight.

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:47

            Sitting in tree’s shooting Jocks with a pellet gun?

            bruh. That game is 10/10

          • Original Heretic

            October 18, 2016 at 15:53

            Meh, a solid 7. Maybe a 7.5.

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 16:34

            B U R N H E R E T I C

          • Original Heretic

            October 19, 2016 at 08:07

          • Lord Chaos

            October 18, 2016 at 15:53

            *trees

          • Original Heretic

            October 18, 2016 at 15:57

            I think I was in the wrong frame of mind when I played it. I was out of games that I really WANTED to play, so I borrowed it from a friend until something else came along.

            So for me, it was a filler game.

            And I distinctly recall not finishing it because I felt it became a bit too repetitive.

            But hey man, to each their own. We all have different tastes.

        • BakedBagel

          October 18, 2016 at 15:26

          Repeat GTAV marketing = Big dosh.

          The same will happen with this. No ways in Hell R* will miss releasing another RDR on PC

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          • Lu

            October 18, 2016 at 15:54

            I agree. What company in their right mind would say: “You know what, we don’t want free money for nearly no effort”.

        • Matthew Holliday

          October 18, 2016 at 15:28

          To be fair, who really bought GTA for PC anyway?

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          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:30

            To be fair. lmfao.

          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 18, 2016 at 15:31

            About 5.5 mil people, and it’s still in the top 10 charts for purchases & players.

          • Dungeon of JJ

            October 18, 2016 at 16:10

            I got it as a gift, otherwise I wouldn’t have bought it. R800 for a game that’s over 3 years old. I think not.

        • Dungeon of JJ

          October 18, 2016 at 16:08

          And dodgy af sales tactics. No, I choose to support companies that care about their customers.

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  3. Admiral Chief

    October 18, 2016 at 15:08

    • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

      October 18, 2016 at 15:34

      teehee

      Reply

  4. VampyreSquirrel

    October 18, 2016 at 15:11

    Oh great… seems I will need a PS4 sometime between next year and 2020.

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    • Lord Chaos

      October 18, 2016 at 15:18

      Same here. Some or other slim/cheap console just for those few and far between games not on PC that I actually want.

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      • VampyreSquirrel

        October 18, 2016 at 15:22

        That’s the exact reason why I want a PS4. Just so I can play certain games that aren’t on PC. Just can’t afford one xD

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        • HairyEwok

          October 18, 2016 at 15:50

          Games like God of War 3, Final Fantasy XV, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Days Gone, Crash Bandicoot RM and Hellblade: Seuna’s sacrifice. (This is basically my list of games that would make me buy a PS4.)

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          • VampyreSquirrel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:57

            I agree with this list, except for Final Fantasy 😛

            There’s probably a few more, like The Last of Us, etc, but I’m not thinking all that clearly at this time of day xD

          • Original Heretic

            October 18, 2016 at 15:58

            Bloodborne is also rather epic.

          • VampyreSquirrel

            October 18, 2016 at 16:02

            So I’ve heard, but it’s not my kind of game.

  5. Alien Emperor Trevor

    October 18, 2016 at 15:18

    Congratulations console brothers, your wish is granted! And it’s coming soon(ish) too.

    Reply

  6. Original Heretic

    October 18, 2016 at 15:21

    Yes, this is great news. Yes, I am thrilled to currently be a console owner.

    But damn, Rockstar shouldn’t have done the full reveal so quickly! A tantalising tease is so awesome properly done.

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  7. Mistake Not...

    October 18, 2016 at 15:22

    Considering game prices, time to start saving up.

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  8. Aries

    October 18, 2016 at 15:23

    No PC wow really, but hey I got a PS4, so oh well

    Reply

    • Dungeon of JJ

      October 18, 2016 at 15:26

      With GTA V Rockstar made it clear they don’t care about the pc as a platform nor its users.

      Reply

      • BakedBagel

        October 18, 2016 at 15:28

        JJ you kidding right?

        The PC had more things to offer than the console versions on release? How dont they care about their pc users?

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        • Aries

          October 18, 2016 at 15:33

          They took so long to release the game on PC firstly and then still charged full price for a game that came out how long ago

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          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:35

            Agreed. I was sitting on the GTAIV forums for months. waiting for anything to be said about GTAV for PC.

            After a while, i realised that it was just a marketing ploy, mixed with an excuse for more time.

            If they repackaged the game added 0 things. Then yes i would say they dont care.

            But they released it, with added features. FPS. More wildlife etc etc.

            I dont agree with their marketing. R* care about money, and where does money come from. Us.

          • Aries

            October 18, 2016 at 15:39

            Never got to play red dead though, so dont have that same hype for it but felt burned with GTAV, though I have the game on PC and it was better than anything Ive played bar Witcher3

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 15:43

            If i remember correctly, the only reason they never re-released RDR on the PC was because the Devs left the original code in such a mess. It would have been a loss if they had to re-code an entire project.

            But thats from R* so i dont know how true it is 😛

        • Dungeon of JJ

          October 18, 2016 at 16:07

          They gave no insights into release dates and details. They kept pushing up dates (three times to be exact), not communicating it to anyone why. What about the shady sales tactics and dodgy marketing they pulled on the Steam store? By the time pc got the game (over a year and a half after console release) it was already an old and tired game.

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          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 16:39

            “They gave no insights into release dates and details.”
            Marketing
            “They kept pushing up dates (three times to be exact)”
            What company in the last 5 years hasn’t done this
            “not communicating it to anyone why”
            Marketing

            What about the shady sales tactics and dodgy marketing they pulled on the Steam store?

            ^ That was the some dodgy ass shit. 50% discount, lets mark it up by 35% LUL
            But again, they arnt the only ones. They offered extra content for another purchase. In the end, iii do agree releasing a game twice is laughable. But it worked. And i stand by my statement

            “If they repackaged the game added 0 things. Then yes i would say they dont care.”
            There were reasons, hating the PC community is not one of them

          • Dungeon of JJ

            October 18, 2016 at 16:53

            Yea, I do see your point. And they aren’t alone in it. I won’t be completely unreasonable about this. I just haven’t had great personal experience, compared to what I’ve received. Maybe their type of games just aren’t for me.

          • BakedBagel

            October 18, 2016 at 16:55

            Aweh bruh.. Full on.. Not trying to sway your mind at all, everyone has their reasons.

            R* or more appropriately Cock* have a shit marketing scheme, but it brings in numbers 🙁

  9. GooseZA

    October 18, 2016 at 15:25

    YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!! GET IN!

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  10. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    October 18, 2016 at 15:34

    Can we preorder now?

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    • GooseZA

      October 18, 2016 at 15:34

      This

      Reply

    • BakedBagel

      October 18, 2016 at 15:35

      gtfo

      Reply

      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        October 18, 2016 at 15:36

        Get the fun on? Believe me I will 😛

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        • BakedBagel

          October 18, 2016 at 15:41

          Stop that right now 😛

          Reply

          • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

            October 18, 2016 at 15:53

            XD

  11. Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

    October 18, 2016 at 15:35

    • Lord Chaos

      October 18, 2016 at 15:37

      Or…just…You know. Meh.
      😛

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      • Skyblue

        October 18, 2016 at 15:38

        Ah, the uninitiated.

        Reply

        • Lord Chaos

          October 18, 2016 at 15:39

          Have a PS3 and xbox 360, haven’t played anything on them in over 2 years.

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          • Skyblue

            October 18, 2016 at 15:44

            I would imagine that it’s because nothing of significance has been released on those consoles in a while. My comment was directed more at Red Dead as I assumed you hadn’t played it.

          • Lord Chaos

            October 18, 2016 at 15:47

            Luckily I did. Even still have 3 games still not even opened for consoles, Just haven’t been feeling like giving them attention

          • Skyblue

            October 18, 2016 at 15:51

            I don’t play much on console anymore either. Have kids in the house so somethings always on though. I still haven’t sold my X360 or PS3 even though I have the current gen ones. I think I may be a hoarder *looks at PSONE and PS2 in cupboard*

      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        October 18, 2016 at 15:38

        XD

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    • BakedBagel

      October 18, 2016 at 15:40

      • Alien Emperor Trevor

        October 18, 2016 at 15:43

        Technically it’ll play at this FPS on PC…
        http://www.color-hex.com/palettes/7449.png

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        • BakedBagel

          October 18, 2016 at 15:44

          FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU

          hahahahahahahahahahaha wp Trev wp!

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          • Alien Emperor Trevor

            October 18, 2016 at 15:44

            😀

        • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

          October 18, 2016 at 15:52

          LOL!

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      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        October 18, 2016 at 15:52

        I think my PS4 is the bottom one

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    • Geoffrey Tim

      October 18, 2016 at 15:51

      • Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0

        October 18, 2016 at 15:52

        BWAHAHAHA Winner!

        Reply

  12. GooseZA

    October 18, 2016 at 15:36

    Crossing the border into Mexico at night and hearing that Jose Gonzales song come on is one of my favourite gaming moments of all time. Set the mood perfectly. Goosebumps!

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  13. HairyEwok

    October 18, 2016 at 15:44

    This is how you do it. You keep quiet about a game and work on it at your own time. When you feel the game is at a point where it can be revealed you do so.

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  14. RinceThis

    October 18, 2016 at 16:23

    Hurah!

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    • Dungeon of JJ

      October 18, 2016 at 16:26

      Who?

      Reply

  15. pinkfluidlive

    October 18, 2016 at 18:01

    About bloody time, I’ve just gone through RDR again when it became backwards compatible on the Xbox, its a masterpiece, glad to see they are going to pump more time into the multiplayer side if things, roll on Thursday, now if Valve could just announce Half Life 3, then this would be a perfect day

    Reply

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