"We are excited to announce that Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on October 26th 2018. We apologize to everyone disappointed by this delay. While we had hoped to have the game out sooner, we require a little extra time for polish.
We sincerely thank you for your patience and hope that when you get to play the game, you will agree the wait will have been worth it. In the meantime, please check out these screenshots from the game. We look forward to sharing a lot more information with you in the coming weeks."
Rockstar released several new screenshots along with announcement - see them all below:This is the game's second delay - it was initially scheduled for fall 2017, then moved back to spring 2018.
We haven't seen a great deal from the game outside of its two trailers, but we know it will be a prequel, star a new protagonist called Arthur Morgan, and will more than likely feature a GTA Online-style multiplayer mode called Red Dead Online.There's a lot more that we can make educated guesses at - check out our theories based on the game's second trailer, for instance.
In an interesting turn, there's also a chance that the game will feature an early New Bordeaux, the setting of Mafia 3.
It's unlikely Rockstar will announce any further detail on what that extra polish entails, but we'll have the news for you if we find out.
Joe Skrebels is IGN's UK News Editor, and the fact that Rockstar considers around six months " a little extra time" feels extremely Rockstar-ish. Follow him on Twitter.
