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Wednesday20th Mar 2024
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Gets Surprise Xbox Update, Here Are The Full Patch Notes
The game's first update since Sept 2022!
Well, this isn't something we expected to write about today! Out of nowhere, the team at Rockstar has dropped a brand-new update for Red Dead Redemption 2 - roughly 18 months on from the game's last Xbox patch. Unfortunately, there's no 60FPS update to speak about here - Red Dead Redemption 2 Title Update...
Wednesday6th Dec 2023
News Forget GTA 6, Red Dead Redemption Star Is Already Thinking About Red Dead 3
"I’m certain we will see RDR3 one day"
Grand Theft Auto 6 has officially been unveiled this week after years of waiting, and its 2025 launch window has us wondering if we'll see anything else at all from Rockstar this generation. While we have no answer to that question for now, some heads are already being turned towards the next Red Dead...
Thursday9th Nov 2023
News 2K Reveals New, Astronomical Sales Figures For GTA & Red Dead Franchises
Two incredibly successful series
The grand reveal for GTA 6 is finally upon us, with developer Rockstar officially confirming that an announcement trailer is coming next month for the hotly-anticipated sequel. In the wake of this GTA tease, IP owner Take-Two has revealed some new sales figures for its most popular series. We've known for ages now...
Tuesday19th Sep 2023
News At Some Point, Rockstar Was Seemingly Working On Red Dead Redemption 2 For Xbox Series X|S
It was supposed to launch this year
Red Dead Redemption 2 on current-gen consoles has been a pretty hot topic since Xbox Series X|S launched, and while we've not heard anything official on a port yet, it was seemingly in the works at some stage. Thanks to today's huge FTC document leak, we know that Microsoft was aware of plans for RDR2 to launch...
Friday16th Jun 2023
News Rockstar Co-Founder Forms Dev Studio 'To Create New Universes' Across Multiple Platforms
The former GTA & Red Dead figurehead left Rockstar in 2020
One of the creative forces behind the Grand Theft Auto and Red Dead Redemption series' has announced the formation of a brand-new studio - named 'Absurd Ventures'. This new development house is looking to "create new universes" across multiple mediums and platforms, with Rockstar co-founder...
Friday12th May 2023
Random New Tenacious D Song Confirms Jack Black Digs Fallout 4, Red Dead 2
The crossover we all deserve
Look, we've written some bonkers Pure Xbox headlines over the last year or so, especially with all of the Activision Blizzard stuff going on, but this is not something we ever expected to type into that headline box. Confirmed - Tenacious D's Jack Black loves a bit of Fallout 4 when he has some spare time to game...
Monday20th Mar 2023
Talking Point Red Dead 2's Five-Year Anniversary Is Upon Us, How About A Next-Gen Upgrade?
Rockstar, pls
Far Cry 5's recent 60FPS patch has us yearning for another upgrade to an open world American epic. Yep, Rockstar's wild west romp Red Dead Redemption 2 has been one of our most wanted candidates for a next-gen upgrade for years at this point, so much so that we're trying our best to will it into existence in 2023. You might be...
Monday8th Aug 2022
News John Marston Actor Would 'Love' To Work On More Red Dead Redemption
Whether that be a remaster or something new
It's no secret at this point that Rockstar is all hands on deck with GTA 6. The developer recently began winding down support for Read Dead Online to facilitate development on the next GTA, and reportedly even shot down some remaster efforts
Monday11th Jul 2022
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Xbox Series X|S Port Allegedly Halted Alongside Rockstar Remasters
We're not alright, boy
So, a couple of unwelcome reports have recently developed about Rockstar, even if the reported 360-era cancellations are supposedly serving the greater good (that being GTA 6 actually coming out before the worlds ends). Other reports say that the developer is shelving all planned re-releases before GTA 6, and a new rumour...
Wednesday18th May 2022
News Red Dead Redemption Remake And RDR2 Next-Gen Reportedly In Development
Lassos at the ready
Rockstar has been focusing on GTA a lot lately, with the recently remastered GTA Trilogy and of course, the next-gen port of GTA 5. However, it's looking like the company may now be pivoting back to the Red Dead Redemption series, with another pair of ports. French journalist Chris Klippel, who happens to run the Rockstar Mag...
Saturday9th Jan 2021
Rumour GTA V Next-Gen Might Use The Red Dead Redemption 2 Engine
According to newly discovered files
We've heard basically nothing about the upcoming Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S versions of GTA V since they were announced back in June, but a new GTA Online update might have shed some light on what to expect. According to noted Rockstar insider Tez2 on the GTA Forums, new files include
Wednesday2nd Dec 2020
Reminder Red Dead Online Is Now Available Standalone For $4.99
Heavily discounted for a limited time
Red Dead Online is now available to purchase separately for a heavily discounted price, without the need to buy Red Dead Redemption 2. Major Nelson is here to remind us all that the previously announced version has been released this w
Tuesday24th Nov 2020
News You Can Pick Up Red Dead Online For Just $4.99 This December
The game is going standalone next week
Rockstar Games has announced that it's making the Red Dead Online portion of Red Dead Redemption 2 entirely standalone beginning this December 1st, and it will initially be available for just $4.99. This offer will last on the Microsoft Store until February 15, 2021, after which it will revert to $19.99 - so...
Monday7th Sep 2020
Reminder Red Dead Redemption 2 Leaves Xbox Game Pass Today
The Rockstar classic is being removed
It's another one of those days! Rockstar's highly-rated Red Dead Redemption 2 is officially leaving Xbox Game Pass over the next 24 hours, so this is your last chance to play it with your membership. Fortunately, there's a silver lining in that the game is currently available at 20% off on the Microsoft Store...
Thursday13th Aug 2020
News Red Dead Online's Bug-Filled Update Has Been Rolled Back
It was branded unplayable by some fans
Rockstar Games has today rolled back its latest update to Red Dead Online, which had previously caused all sorts of trouble for the game, introducing a number of glitches and issues. In a statement, Rockstar revealed that it will continue eliminating any remaining issues in the future, but for now has simply...
Monday18th May 2020
News Red Dead Redemption Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary Today
An Xbox 360 classic
It feels like we've celebrated a lot of major Xbox anniversaries recently, and here's another one - Red Dead Redemption was first released for Xbox 360 ten years ago today on May 18, 2010. As we all know, the Rockstar Games epic went on to achieve an incredible reception from both critics and fans alike, winning multiple Game of...
Thursday7th May 2020
News Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Now Available On Xbox Game Pass
Download now!
Today's the day! The highly-anticipated release of Red Dead Redemption 2 on Xbox Game Pass has finally arrived, with the game now available to download on Xbox One. You can grab it from the Microsoft Store website below. Red Dead Redemption 2 Keep in mind that the game has a whopping 101.39GB file size, so it might take some time to...
Wednesday6th May 2020
News Microsoft Reveals More Games Coming To Xbox Game Pass In May
Update: More games announced
Update: Microsoft has also revealed a few more games coming to Xbox Game Pass for PC in May. These are Endless Legend, Final Fantasy IX and the previously announced Halo 2: Anniversary. We've updated the list in the original post. Original Story: Microsoft has announced another batch of Xbox Game Pass (for console)...
Monday4th May 2020
UK Charts Forza Horizon 4 Moves Back Into The Top Ten
Welcome home
There weren't too many changes in the UK top ten all formats chart last week, although FIFA 20 impressively regained the top spot from Animal Crossing: New Horizons. And after previously missing out for the first time in a long time, Forza Horizon 4 just made it back into the top ten. Elsewhere, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare continued...
Monday27th Apr 2020
UK Charts GTA V Climbs Back Into The Top Five Yet Again
Still incredibly popular
It hasn't been the most exciting of weeks for the UK all formats chart roundup, with most games switching just a few places compared to the week before. That said, Animal Crossing: New Horizons re-took the coveted #1 spot after losing out last week, and Grand Theft Auto V entered the top five once again. In fact, it was a...
Thursday23rd Apr 2020
News Surprise! Red Dead Redemption 2 Is Coming To Xbox Game Pass
But GTA V is leaving
This is huge news! Microsoft just casually dropped the massive announcement that Rockstar Games epic Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming to Xbox Game Pass for console. It'll be available on May 7th, but the downside is that the highly-popular Grand Theft Auto V will be leaving at the same time. The full version of Red Dead...
Wednesday1st Apr 2020
News Rockstar Games Donating 5% Of In-Game Revenue To COVID-19 Relief Efforts
"We want to help where we can"
Rockstar Games is one of the latest games companies to reveal it's supporting COVID-19 relief efforts, announcing that 5% of all in-game revenue in GTA Online and Red Dead Online will be donated through April and May. The company released a statement via its website indicating the following: "Starting April 1st and...
