When Red Dead Redemption 2 was officially announced last fall, the game’s release was planned for one year later in the fall of 2017. Fans who had been waiting for the sequel since the release of Red Dead Redemption in 2010 were elated, but well aware that initial release windows often change.

Developer and Publisher Rockstar Games has now announced that the release of the game has been pushed back a bit to one year from now in the spring of 2018. As is usually the case with these delays, it’s simply to ensure a better final product, which I for one am all for.

To help make up for the delay, Rockstar has also released a handful of new screenshots from the game, which you can see above and below.

Earlier this week, after a couple of teases, came news that excited gamers everywhere had been waiting to hear for six years now: Red Dead Redemption 2 is officially on the way. Rockstar Games made the announcement, which came with confirmation that the game would be arriving sometime in the fall of next year.

Rockstar also announced that the first trailer for the game would be arriving on Thursday morning at 11AM. As you’re probably aware, that time has arrived, and so has the promised first trailer.

Head below now to get your first look at Red Dead Redemption 2.

After releasing the biggest entertainment title of all time in Grand Theft Auto V back in 2013, Rockstar Games got to work on whatever was next for them. Heading into E3 2016 earlier this year whispers abounded that their next release would be a sequel to their hit western Red Dead Redemption, and many eagerly awaited the big reveal during the convention. But sadly it never came. Whether that was because Rockstar saw all of those whispers and wanted to wait for more of a surprise reveal or they were working on something else entirely, nobody knew.

Beginning earlier this week they released a couple of teases that had fans losing their minds hoping it was hints of an incoming sequel confirmation. Many others, however, thought it was more likely something related to the first Redemption or even its predecessor Red Dead Revolver becoming available on PS4. But now, passing up the usual big reveal during one of the video game events, Rockstar has released a simple post confirming that Red Dead Redemption 2 is real, when a first trailer will be released, and when you can expect to play it. You can find all of that below.

If you’re among the many that have been watching HBO’s latest hit Westworld you might be surprised to learn that a few big names from the realms of video games were actually an inspiration in creating the series.

In a recent interview with creators and showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy, Nolan revealed that games like The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Red Dead Redemption, BioShock, and the games of BioWare (best known for the Mass Effect series) were among the things that inspired them while developing Westworld.

You can read Nolan’s full quote below.

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