Red Dead Redemption 2
2018 video game
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| March 2025 | Total sales exceeded 74 million copies, with yearly sales of 6-9 million. |
| August 2024 | Tore Olsson published 'Red Dead's History' book, with audiobook narrated by Roger Clark (Arthur's voice actor) |
| July 29 2023 | Tombstone Redemption fan event held in Tombstone, Arizona, with an estimated 10,000 attendees and fourteen cast members |
| 2022 | Sales reached 50 million copies worldwide. |
| July 2022 | Rockstar announced that Red Dead Online would not receive more major updates, focusing instead on smaller missions and existing modes. |
| April 2022 | Joe Meizies won Virtual Photographer of the Year at the London Games Festival for virtual photography in the game |
| 2021 | University of Tennessee professor Tore Olsson began teaching 'Red Dead America' class inspired by the game's historical context |
| July 2021 | University of Exeter study published finding players had increased understanding of ecology and animal behavior |
| December 1 2020 | A standalone client for Red Dead Online was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One. |
| December 2019 | Steam release of Windows version doubled sales to over 1 million copies. |
| November 2019 | Windows version launched, selling 406,000 copies initially. |
| November 2019 | Game released for Windows and Stadia platforms, expanding its availability beyond initial console release. |
| November 19 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 was a launch title for Google Stadia. |
| November 5 2019 | Red Dead Redemption 2 was released for Windows. |
| May 15 2019 | The Red Dead Online public beta ended, with player progression carrying over. |
| April 2019 | Securitas withdrew its legal claims against Take-Two, and Take-Two subsequently moved to withdraw its own complaint, effectively resolving the legal dispute over the Pinkerton representation in the game. |
| January 11 2019 | Take-Two filed a complaint against Securitas, arguing that their use of the Pinkerton name was fair use and strongly associated with the Wild West. |
| 2018 | Wins Game of the Year awards from multiple outlets including Australian Games Awards, Brazil Game Awards, Fun & Serious Game Festival, and Italian Video Game Awards. |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 is recognized among the best games of the 2010s by multiple publications including Entertainment.ie, The Hollywood Reporter, Metacritic, National Post, NME, Stuff, Thrillist, VG247, and Wired UK. |
| 2018 | The game receives six nominations at the 15th British Academy Games Awards. |
| 2018 | The game receives eight nominations at the 22nd Annual D.I.C.E. Awards. |
| 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 receives seven nominations at the 19th Game Developers Choice Awards. |
| 2018 | At the 6th SXSW Gaming Awards, the game is named Trending Game of the Year and wins Excellence in SFX and Technical Achievement. |
| 2018 | The game is named the highest-rated game of 2018 on Metacritic. |
| December 2018 | Game footage used in the first music video for 'Old Town Road' by Lil Nas X |
| December 2018 | Expected to begin earning profit by December, according to industry analysts. |
| December 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 wins four awards at The Game Awards, including Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Best Score/Music, and Best Performance for Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan. |
| December 13 2018 | Securitas AB, the parent company of the Pinkerton agency, issued a cease and desist notice to Take-Two Interactive, demanding royalties for the use of the Pinkerton name and badge imagery in Red Dead Redemption 2. |
| November 2018 | Windows version of the game launched, selling 406,000 copies initially. |
| November 2018 | Referenced in South Park episodes 'Time to Get Cereal' and 'Nobody Got Cereal?' |
| November 2018 | Trusted Reviews replaced their original article with an apology and reached a settlement with Take-Two Interactive, agreeing to donate funds to charities chosen by Rockstar, including the American Indian College Fund, the American Prairie Reserve, and the First Nations Development Institute. |
| November 2018 | YouTuber Shirrako posted controversial videos depicting a player character murdering a female suffragette NPC in Red Dead Redemption 2, which sparked significant online discussion about in-game violence and misogyny. |
| November 27 2018 | Red Dead Online was released as a public beta, initially to special edition game owners. |
| October 2018 | Game released, setting records for largest opening weekend in entertainment history, generating over 17 million copies shipped in two weeks. |
| October 26 2018 | Red Dead Redemption 2 was released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One after two delays from its original 2017 release date. |
| February 2018 | Trusted Reviews published an article revealing leaked features from the previously obtained confidential document about Red Dead Redemption 2. |
| August 2017 | A confidential document containing leaked features for Red Dead Redemption 2 was sent to multiple technology publications, including information about first-person perspective and a potential battle royale mode in Red Dead Online. |
| October 18 2016 | Rockstar Games officially announced Red Dead Redemption 2. |
| October 16 2016 | Rockstar Games first teased Red Dead Redemption 2. |
| 2013 | Recording sessions for Red Dead Redemption 2 began. |
| December 2012 | Rough scripts for Red Dead Redemption 2 were completed by late 2012. |
| June 2011 | Rockstar San Diego had a rough outline of Red Dead Redemption 2 by mid-2011. |
| 2010 | Following the release of the original Red Dead Redemption game, preliminary work on Red Dead Redemption 2 began. |
| 2010 | Original Red Dead Redemption game was released, which this game serves as a prequel to. |
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