Even though Rockstar's HR department allowed and encouraged its employees to freely discuss working conditions on social media, we're hearing conflicting information when it comes to Red Dead Redemption 2's crunch, even with official stats.

In an attempt to put a stop to allegations of health-threatening work environment in Rockstar, the company's human resources department lifted their no-work-talk policy on social media and let their employees speak openly on the issue.

Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption 2 is one of the most anticipated titles on the market and it's somewhat understandable that they keep it under wraps, since everyone is anxious to see where the company's creative choices take the franchise.

It appears that Rockstar's PR machine has started hitting the gas pedal early as Red Dead Redemption 2 posters already started appearing in New York. As usual, the gaming rumour mill churned out the possibility of a new trailer coming.

With yesterday's news of Microsoft benevolently bestowing Xbox One compatibility on some of its older Xbox offerings, comes news of Xbox One X enhancements for five games as well as addition of backwards compatibility for Sonic Generations.

Rockstar Games has finally committed to a release date for Red Dead Redemption 2 - October 26th, 2018. After several delays, the firm today announced that it will continue to polish the western adventure until later this year.

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