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Red Dead Redemption 2

Developed and published in 2018 by Rockstar Games, Red Dead Redemption 2 is an open-world action-adventure. It follows outlaw Arthur Morgan as he becomes disillusioned with the gang life, yet unable to escape it.
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Killing annoying NPCs in games is not a big deal, never was

Picture of the adoring fan, Sticky and suffragette from various games
YouTube has recently removed any videos depicting beatings and murder of the suffragette from Red Dead Redemption 2, and critics are coming down on Rockstar for allowing it. Yet, none of this was an issue in TES: Oblivion or in Fallout 3.

Red Dead Redemption 2 outsells the original in just eight days

Arthur Morgan riding his horse on a snowy field, heading towards a mountain.
The fact that Red Dead Redemption 2 is making a killing for Rockstar and Take-Two Interactive is no news but the latter's financial report says that by selling 17 million copies, the game outsold its predecessor in just eight days.

Review: Red Dead Redemption 2 - masterpiece you might just hate

Some cowboys are aiming their guns at something in the distance
Eight years on from Red Dead Redemption 1, but 12 years earlier in the story of the blood-thirsty van der Linde gang and its members, Red Dead Redemption 2 has been teasing us for a year since its first announcement. Is it worth the wait?

Red Dead Redemption 2 record-breaking sales continue in week two

No one's taking the throne from Rockstar's giant in the strongest second-week sales in 2018. Red Dead Redemption 2 has retained the lead with the likes of FIFA 19 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 following behind in second and third place.

There's a cursed road in RDR2 and it's setting the horses ablaze

picture showing gun shooting cowboy riding a horse in the forest
If you're looking for some strange and hilarious glitches, the open world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is the place to visit. Just take a look at this one, a cursed road glitch that'll set ablaze everything in its path, including your horse.

Red Dead Redemption 2's opening weekend earned Rockstar $725m

Picture of Morgan walking through dust in Red Dead Redemption 2
You've got to give it to Rockstar because while they may not launch much - they kill it when they do and Red Dead Redemption 2 has raked in $725 million in the opening weekend alone, which makes it the best opening weekend by a game, ever.

PlayStation players are livid with Sony because of their RDR2 ad

PlayStation 4 with a DualShock 4 on top.
After Digital Foundry confirmed that RDR2 plays in native 4K on the Xbox One X and that PS4 Pro is using the upscaled resolution, known as the "checkerboard rendering", some fans are feeling let down and misled by Sony's RDR2 commercial.

Red Dead Redemption 2 dethrones CoD: Black Ops 4 in the UK

Arthur Morgan shooting his gun on a snowy night.
I'm not really sure there's an empirical possibility of anyone being surprised at this outcome, with Red Dead Redemption 2 headlines ranging from the dreaded crunch to the parts of Arthur's horse you don't really want to be focusing on.

More Red Dead Redemption 2 for PC leaks come to surface

Picture of Arthur Morgan and his gang buddies in Red Dead Redemption 2
Red Dead Redemption 2 PC version rumours and leaks keep flourishing, despite Rockstar claiming they are not working on it. The latest one comes from the game's companion app, hinting at features for the PC version of this outlaw adventure.

First impressions: Red Dead Redemption 2 on PlayStation 4

Arthur Morgan riding his horse on top of a hill, overlooking a sunset.
We've been enjoying the beautiful vistas of Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 ever since it came out. However, the game is so vast that we can't put out a full review yet, so for now, here are our first impressions of this gigantic title.