Red Dead Redemption 2 set for Oct. 3 2017

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***Update: A leak from a Polish retailer put Red Dead Redemption 2's release date at October 3, 2017 before replacing it with a placeholder date. Take it with a grain of salt, but that fits in with the current official projection of Fall 2017.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer shows Rockstar’s most visually stunning open-world ever No-one does lonely Wild West spectacle quite like Rockstar. Just rewatch the Red Dead 2 trailer. Golden prairies that stretch as far as the eye can see. Cavernous valleys where eagles dominate the skies. Simmering deserts that immediately recall the iconic sights of Monument Valley. Rockstar sandboxes always contain exquisite lighting and insane incidental detailing, and its latest world looks like it’ll top everything that’s come before.

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Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer shows Rockstar’s most visually stunning open-world ever No-one does lonely Wild West spectacle quite like Rockstar. Just rewatch the Red Dead 2 trailer. Golden prairies that stretch as far as the eye can see. Cavernous valleys where eagles dominate the skies. Simmering deserts that immediately recall the iconic sights of Monument Valley. Rockstar sandboxes always contain exquisite lighting and insane incidental detailing, and its latest world looks like it’ll top everything that’s come before.

Red Dead 2 has strong foundations to build on, too. If you’re lucky enough to have the hardware, play GTA 5 on PC at 4K and tell us it’s not one of the most consistently gorgeous games ever made. Now consider that engine has benefitted from a few subsequent years of development, ageing like a particularly sumptuous (super shooty) wine, and there's every chance Red Dead Redemption 2 will be the prettiest open-world game ever made when it launches towards the end of 2017. At the very least, the trailer hints at a beautifully varied sandbox, filled with epic canyons, dense forests, and spectacular Old West vistas.

Red Dead Redemption 2 story revolves around a gang of outlaws Look at the Red Dead 2 artwork. Rockstar isn't promoting the game with a single, Marston-style figure. Instead, it’s seemingly prepping us for the very real possibility that Redemption 2 centres on an entire posse of outlaws. Rockstar North absolutely nailed GTA 5’s criss-crossing trio of leads, so why can't Red Dead 2 successfully integrate the seven characters hinted at in the trailer and promo art? Everything we’ve seen so far - from the trailer’s parting shot to that previously mentioned sketch - suggest a number of outlaws will figure heavily in Red Dead 2. This wouldn't be uncharted territory for the franchise, either. After all, Red Dead Revolver put you in the spurs of a good half dozen playable characters back in 2004.

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