Rockstar Games announced the first update for the Red Dead Online Beta today. This update is the first set of adjustments to the game based on player feedback. Yes, this means a more balanced game economy is part of this update.
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As if there were any lingering doubt about how much of a sales success Red Dead Redemption 2 is, this latest blurb in the Q2 2019 financial report from Take-Two will put some things into perspective.

Take-Two says that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold more units in eight days than Red Dead Redemption sold in eight years. That is a staggering difference there.

The report goes on to say that Red Dead Redemption 2 has already sold over 17 million units worldwide. Red Dead Redemption 2 has only been on sale for less than two weeks now. As far as...

Red Dead Redemption 2 has apparently achieved the biggest opening weekend of all time across all forms of entertainment. This at least what Rockstar is telling me and why would they lie about their own game release? Do you really think someone would do that? How distrusting you are. So what does "biggest opening weekend of all time" really mean? Well, it means that Red Dead Redemption 2 had the biggest opening weekend in retail sell-through across all media types. It also had the second biggest launch (over three days) across all entertainment releases. I'm not sur...

The PlayStation 4 version of Red Dead Redemption 2 has some time limited content. The good news in all of this is the fact that it's only limited for 30 days and then it will hit the Xbox One.

This content includes an outfit, a specific type of horse, a saddle, and a weapon. So it's not too much content, but it's still more than "zero" and that never really sits well with me no matter what platform it's for. Anyway, let's get some additional details on this content, yeah? The following was revealed via the PlayStation Blog.
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The first details about Red Dead Redemption 2 have started to come out today after select members of the media were given the opportunity to play a couple hours of the game.

These are some of the details pulled about the game from outlets like IGN, Gamespot, Game Informer, Kotaku, PC Gamer, VG247, and more. The list was compiled by ResetERA members for a fairly comprehensive list of what has been revealed.
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Rockstar Games updated their Red Dead Redemption 2 site today with some new information on the frontier, cities, and towns you will get to explore and discover on October 26.

We're talking about the West Elizabeth forests, the mountains of Ambarino, the prostitutes of Valentine, and more. So much more.
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With the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 still being a few months out, right now seems as good a time as any to start getting those pre-orders in for the various editions Rockstar is offering up for sale.

These include the basic digital release at $59.99 (USD), a Special Edition, an Ultimate Edition, and even a Collector's Box edition. Oooh, that's fancy.
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With the release of Red Dead Redemption 2 still being a few months out, right now seems as good a time as any to start getting those pre-orders...