'Red Dead Redemption' 2 Confirmed: Rockstar Announces Trailer For Sequel, Premieres Thursday

Red Dead Redemption 2, or whatever the new Red Dead game will be called, has been confirmed real from sources close to TechRadar
Red Dead Redemption 2, or whatever the new Red Dead game will be called, has been confirmed real from sources close to TechRadar Rockstar

Red Dead Redemption 2 is confirmed! RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 IS CONFIRMED! Here's the tweet heard round the gaming worlds this morning.

The Red Dead Redemption 2 confirmation tweet also gives us insight into the game's story. From the image, it appears we're getting a prequel story about John Marston and his gang. We'll also be getting a trailer at 11 a.m. EST on Oct. 20 that will, hopefully, provide some details on a release window.

As we mentioned yesterday, we're anticipating a short time for release based on the success of Fallout 4's marketing strategy. Bethesda waited a long time to release details about the game and released it a few months after confirming it at E3. For Rockstar to be making such a bold announcement in the midst of the holiday release schedule is gutsy. There's already rumors of an NX reveal this week, on top of a new Pokemon demo and the launch of both Battlefield 1 and Civ 6 on Friday. And that's just this week.

Hopefully Red Dead Redemption 2 includes a PC version this time, and it wouldn't shock me if Red Dead Redemption 2 was scheduled for release next year but a remastered version of the original would come this holiday. The game recently went backwards compatible on Xbox One and saw a huge surge in sales, which may have been enough to convince Rockstar's publisher, Take Two, to re-release the original to get fans extra hyped for Red Dead Redemption 2.

Finally, we also got word Tuesday that a domain for Red Dead Online has been established by Take Two, which seems to confirm an online component for the game as well, a la GTA Online. Let's hope it's not successful so we actually get some damn single player DLC.

ARE YOU EXCITED FOR RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2 OF COURSE YOU ARE THAT'S WHY WE'RE YELLING SO YELL IN THE COMMENTS WITH US WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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