Yesterday a single image tweeted out by Rockstar set the internet ablaze. 22 hours later, and the single image of 7 silhouetted cowboy-looking folk against a very red sunset backdrop has received nearly 120 thousand retweets and over 200 thousand likes.
While it could be some sort of Western-themed DLC for GTA Online coming, it more than likely signals the imminent reveal of the third Red Dead game
Since then, people on the internet who like to data-mine and dig for information have been hard at work trying to figure out just what Rockstar’s up to. It’s been a bit of an open secret in the industry that Rockstar’s working on a Red Dead sequel, so my money’s very much on that – but what sort of game could it be?
Is it just set to be bigger and better? Or will it, like GTA V, be a game of two parts. It’ll more than likely contain an online portion – much like GTA V did. And for good reason; that addendum has earned Take Two monumental piles of money. It makes sense then, that Take Two would register Red Dead Online. And they have.
RedDeadOnline was registered by the company yesterday, in what could just be a pre-emptive strike on domain squatters, or a portent of what we can expect in the next game. Hopefully, it won’t just be an online game, because then I’d have to kick puppies or something. It links through to the same image the company tweeted.
@ZhugeEX @RobotBrush Look at this one! https://t.co/PhlnQW4VY5 Take-Two Interactive is registrar https://t.co/SYDi8owuMl pic.twitter.com/DBeNjEhTBJ
— Bill Wright (@billwright) October 18, 2016
In related news, the tweet seen around the world has already resulted in Take Two’s shares going up by 5%.
In even more related news, spurious rumours suggest we’ll find out more this week, on Thursday to be precise.
Last Updated: October 18, 2016
Dutch Matrix
October 18, 2016 at 13:34
Red Dead Read Red Riding Hood
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
October 18, 2016 at 13:44
Red Dead StopMakingLameJokes-edemption.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 18, 2016 at 13:44
But it’s Red Dad-joke-demption!
K1FF J1MB0B (sizzle edition)
October 18, 2016 at 13:45
LOL.. honestly these jokes are becoming beyond silly… stop it all of you!
Geoffrey Tim
October 18, 2016 at 13:51
No.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 18, 2016 at 13:52
Yoh, talk about Red Geoff Rejection.
GooseZA
October 18, 2016 at 13:53
You tell him!
Original Heretic
October 18, 2016 at 13:50
Redrum Redemption.
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 18, 2016 at 14:01
That makes me think I could do with a nice glass of Red Heart Rumdemption.
Original Heretic
October 18, 2016 at 14:02
What? You want Red Dead Retri-booze-tion?
Alien Emperor Trevor
October 18, 2016 at 14:22
Followed by some Red Dead Reveling.
Original Heretic
October 18, 2016 at 14:26
Sounds Red Dead Righteousness. Or, considering the header, Right-Said-Fred-tiousness.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 18, 2016 at 14:03
Redrum? O_o
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Original Heretic
October 18, 2016 at 14:05
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Lord Chaos
October 18, 2016 at 13:58
I hope it’s not gonna be an online focus and lackluster single player game.
*I hope I didn’t just jinx it.
Hammersteyn_hates_Raid0
October 18, 2016 at 14:02
Sleeping Dog Red Rocket Edition?
aj_nator
October 18, 2016 at 14:07
Red Dead Revenue
VampyreSquirrel
October 18, 2016 at 14:24
New Red Dead SP Campaign and a “separate” Online game… like GTAV is <—- this is me calling it early.
Sageville
October 18, 2016 at 14:30
Come on guys, can’t we make “Red Undead Redemption” happen…
I mean Cowboy Zombies, we could be printing money….
Lord Chaos
October 18, 2016 at 14:34
There’s already a cowboy zombie movie coming out, so you’re too late
Dane
October 18, 2016 at 14:46
It’s not like there have been any movies featuring 7 western characters lately. 😛
Dane
October 18, 2016 at 14:47
Red Dead Liberty City
Admiral Chief
October 18, 2016 at 14:51
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