[GOTY]Red Dead Redemption

[Kyo]

Yet another title I cant wait for early next year. I loved red dead revolver. Game releases 4/27/10, game is being developed by Rockstar.

http://www.gamestop.com/Catalog/Prod...oduct_ID=74711

Gamestop pre-order incentives, voting begins on Jan 4th for the in game pre order bonus, some sort of costume that will effect how characters in the game perceive you.

http://www.rockstargames.com/reddeadredemption/

Offical Website.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpTQQcgRxMo


PS3 BG Sign up.
https://spreadsheets.google.com/view...ZTlaX0NEQ3c6MQ
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?k...Cw&output=html

[Effluo]

I loved Red Dead Revolver. I've been waiting for this game since playing the first one. Sadly my PS2 died before I could finish it

Can't wait to see what they have in store for this one

[wipers]

I never played Red Dead Revolver but I am looking forward to this game.

[Oxyminus]

After seeing the commercial for this game...THIS is the one that might force me to buy a PS3, just looks too cool.

[The Blackrose]

I too loved Red Dead Revolver, and am looking forward to this.

[Kyo]

See the Wild West Like You've Never Seen it Before

This spring, Rockstar Games, the makers of the hit Grand Theft Auto series, will bring you the biggest and most action-packed open-world environment ever made. Set in a time when the lawless Old West began to give way to the spread of the Industrial Age, Red Dead Redemption follows the story of a former outlaw who is forced to track down and eliminate his old comrades in order to save his own family.

The choices you make in the open world of Red Dead Redemption will affect the outcome, and we'd like to offer you a choice, as well. Beginning January 4, for the first time ever, GameStop customers will have the power to vote at www.gamestop.com for their choice of one of three in-game outfit challenges as their exclusive pre-order bonus. Look for additional information later this month.


Pasted from a gamestop email.

[Kyo]

http://www.gametrailers.com/video/ep...59937?type=flv

last 10 minutes are about red dead, it sounds really fuckin awesome, open world sounds like its going to be great.

[Kurp]

This game looks like it could be great. I like the idea of being chased around by a posse.

[Kyo]

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[ArchDizzle]

Damnit Kyo, I don't need to get interested in anymore games and you're not helping!!


(I never played the first do I need to storywise? I think I will end up loving this as I ended up being one of the few that actually enjoyed Gun, and this seems far better.)

[Doombear]

Not true Arch, not true. ALWAYS need to get more games!

Here, this may not help you at all!

Red Dead Redemption: Gameplay Introduction HD

Finally some very promising looking gameplay. I can't wait.

[ArchDizzle]

Ya, that didn't help. Thanks. =)

[Kyo]

Damnit Kyo, I don't need to get interested in anymore games and you're not helping!!


(I never played the first do I need to storywise? I think I will end up loving this as I ended up being one of the few that actually enjoyed Gun, and this seems far better.)

Thats just how I put it down!

The video Grae added is in that article as well.

[Kyo]

Im glad Im not the only one excited, there is just so much to it and the attention to detail and the first ass hole to come in here and try to shit up an awesome thread with GTA 4(I really liked the game but people bitch about it too much) talk is going to get a thunderous uppercut.

[ArchDizzle]

Whats weird is I am not a big fan of Westerns/Pioneer period movies and what not (Except for Deadwood <3) but in a game I fucking love that setting, that gameplay vid was boss, gonna pre-order omw home.

[Doombear]

Gawds you just sent my brain off on its own little adventure. It was trying to imagine playing a Deadwood game. Oh the joy!

I have just been looking for this kind of game for a while. Call of Juarez was on rails, Gun TRIED its best... I just hope this one delivers.

And you had best get your GTAIV Shovel out now... It is coming.

[Kwijiboe]

Looks pretty amazing. Hope it doesn't end up being repetitive. They have an entire catalogue of westerns to emulate.

[Kyo]

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[Insanecyclone]

Looks like your game is in development trouble Kyo.

http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/so...nt-in-trouble/

When we recently spoke with our trusted sources from Rockstar San Diego, in addition to yesterday's information regarding the Midnight Club franchise, we were also told about the allegedly troubled state of Red Dead Redemption. One source said that the game "was a complete disaster for most of 2009 and previous ... it has since turned around a little bit, but there are huge problems with it still." Unsurprisingly, the issues with the game are repeatedly claimed to be the result of mismanagement -- along the same lines as what was mentioned in the recent "Rockstar spouse" letter.

"Red Dead [Redemption] has been in production for six years (mainly because of horrible management/lack of direction due to fear of disrespecting Rockstar NY) and it will never get the money back in sales it cost to create for those six years," claimed another source.

We asked Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter to estimate how many copies he thinks Red Dead Redemption needs to sell to make back its development costs and, more importantly for Take-Two, to be profitable. "I'd say realistically, if everybody [at Rockstar San Diego] was working on it this whole time -- so let's assume it's four years to be fair [Red Dead Revolver was released in March 2004], that's $40 million (about $10 million a year to run the studio) -- to make that back and just break even you need at least $80 million in sales; 1.75 million units. For profit: $160 million/3.5 million units."

Pachter added that "it's got a shot" and that, from what he's seen of the game, "it looks phenomenal." Our sources are less hopeful, unfortunately: "The functional team that was Midnight Club was shattered. All the people who didn't quit or get fired were thrown onto Red Dead Redemption, many of them being demoted. The completely disfunctional team that is RDR was put to top priority. The people who had floundered on that project or outright screwed it up were promoted and are now in complete control of the studio, and they're running it into the ground." We'll have to see when the game arrives in stores this April -- if it does.

We contacted Rockstar for comment on this story and have yet to hear back as of publishing.

Update: We were contacted regarding this story by one Rockstar source, who told us: "It will take 5 million sales at full price to recoup the development costs of Red Dead. The good news is they [Rockstar] are not expecting to make money with Red Dead Redemption. At this point, that project is just supposed to prove that the San Diego studio can make a great quality AAA title." If you'd like to contact us regarding this or other stories surrounding the "Rockstar spouse" letter, we'd love to hear from you.

[Kaisha]

5 million to break even?

I hope it does well then (in both not sucking, and selling well) as there really is a lack of quality westerns out on the market, but frig, that's a lot of copies needed to sell. On a side note, fuck them for killing off the Midnight Club crew, Los Angelos was excellent, and is in the top-3 of my favourite racing titles for this generation.