Red Dead Redemption 2 release date UK, trailer and map: PC version 'coming soon' says GameStop

Red Dead Redemption is a hugely popular game boasting over 13 million players, all of whom are still hoping for a Red Dead 2 - and after years of waiting, a sequel (or is that prequel?) is coming to PS4 and Xbox One. Here's everything we know about Red Dead 2 including the Red Dead Redemption 2 UK release date, trailer, map and possible PC version. Red next: Most anticipated games of 2016
Rockstar has shared the first Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer, giving us a brief look at what to expect from the game. It introduces some of the main characters, as well as showcasing amazing graphics and possibly the introduction of the steam train. You can watch it above.

Red Dead Redemption 2 mini wiki

•    Release date: Autumn 2017
•    Publisher: Rockstar Games
•    Genre: Action-adventure
•    Developers: Rockstar Games, Rockstar San Diego
•    Platforms: PlayStation 4, Xbox One, (PC 'coming soon')
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Red Dead Redemption 2 release date UK: When is Red Dead Redemption 2 coming out?

Red Dead Redemption 2 release date: Autumn 2017

On 18 October 2016 Rockstar Games took to social media to confirm that Red Dead Redemption 2 would be released in Fall 2017. It has also said a trailer would be released on Thursday (20 October) at 11am EST.

RED DEAD REDEMPTION 2
Coming Fall 2017#RDR2https://t.co/ZacUJ48wvE pic.twitter.com/lffZvn42pR

— Rockstar Games (@RockstarGames) October 18, 2016

The news comes after a great deal of speculation over the course of years as to whether or not Red Dead 2 was even a thing and you can pre-order it now via retailers such as GameStop, Amazon and GAME. Prices range from £45.99 to £59.97.
At the Cowen and Company Analyst conference way back in May 2014, CEO of Red Dead Redemption Developer Take-Two, Strauss Zelnick, suggested that the Red Dead franchise is likely to get a new game in the future. 
"It seems quite obvious that Red Dead is a permanent franchise," he said, adding "the risk of just [releasing more games] is that you end up just bulking up your release schedule and that isn't really what consumers want. Consumers want better, not more."
Red Dead Redemption, an open-world western action-adventure game, was released in 2010, and we've been eagerly awaiting a new instalment in the franchise since then. Prior to that, the original game in the Red Dead series, called Red Dead Revolver, was released in 2004. With a six-year gap between Red Dead Revolver and Red Dead Redemption, we imagine (see: hope) that means we should be seeing a Red Dead Redemption 2 announcement during 2016.
The biggest evidence to suggest that Red Dead Redemption 2 is coming at some point in the future comes from Rockstar Games, which said back in 2012 that it had plans to release a new game in the series. 

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"We don't always rush to make sequels but that doesn't mean that we won't get back to them eventually," the games company said. "Stay tuned for further announcements about the future of the Red Dead series."
On 6 June 2016 an image has appeared in the Red Dead Redemption subreddit that suggests Red Dead Redemption 2 is indeed in development. Why? A piece of concept art from the game was pulled from an ex-Rockstar employee's webpage used to showcase previous work, and is dated August 17, 2015. Of course, there's always a chance that the below image along with another (listed as R2D2) are both fakes created by fans, but reddit user KDotMatrix has a more interesting theory.