Red Dead Redemption

[bluntside]

This will be a for sure renter. Not too sure if I'll have the funds to pick it up when it releases, but if I enjoy the rent, I'll pick it up.

 

[Buzzman]

I liked the 1st trailer better.

"Mr Marshall!!!! Mr Marshall!! Come On Out, Mr Marshall!!"

 

[BigBucs]

Will this have any online play? Only games I play are online.

 

[Twigg4075]

Will this have any online play? Only games I play are online.

It might but I doubt it.

 

[brees fan]

And if it does it probably won't be any good, unless it was something like borderlands and then it would be awesome...

 

[Twigg4075]

And if it does it probably won't be any good, unless it was something like borderlands and then it would be awesome...

I could see them doing a suite of modes similar to GTA4. Seeing as how this game looks to be GTA4 in the Old West anyway. Doing a train or bank robbery where one side are the robbers and the other are defenders (which I think they had in Call of Juarez?) would be pretty cool.

 

[Tengo Juego]

OMFG! This game looks so dope.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAvyU-kHKyg"]YouTube- Red Dead Redemption Trailer - Series Introduction[/ame]

 

[Tengo Juego]

Pretty shocking information:
http://www.joystiq.com/2010/01/12/sources-red-dead-redemption-development-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."

It doesn't seem that it will lead to a delay or cancellation. And I really hope it releases. One of my most anticipated games of 2010.

 

[killgod]

4 months to release and reports come out saying it's a fucking mess....awesome!

 

[StealthShot]

Well the game isn't a mess I think but the the money is I think.

 

[BigBucs]

OMFG! This game looks so dope.

YouTube- Red Dead Redemption Trailer - Series Introduction

Wow. That video there sold me. Now Im waiting on RDR, Heavy Rain and Im Alive and the usual Madden.

Wonder if I would have to play RDRevolver in order to know WTF is going on in RDRedemption.

 

[Buzzman]

This game is def gonna be my favorite game. I mean what other game can you find a fucking treasure map that you can follow. PURE GENIUS

 

[Tengo Juego]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkHGEJXF-1M"]YouTube- Red Dead Redemption - Weapons and Death Trailer[/ame]

 

[StealthShot]

This game might be the sleeper hit of the year, if it doesn't have any bugs in it.

 

[Herm]

All the videos look pretty nice to me, im still excited for it.

 

[Rylo]

damn this looks sick. How was the first one?

 

[Twigg4075]

damn this looks sick. How was the first one?

The first one was a lot of fun but I think it was very short. Six hours or so? It was very linear. Nothing like the open world this game will be.

 

[Buzzman]

how epic was that guns and death trailer.

 

[killgod]

updated box art

 

[Tengo Juego]

That is one of the coolest covers I've seen in a looong time.