Hey, want to watch several minutes of a Critical Hit fella who has a face for radio and a voice for print, unboxing various Red Dead Redemption 2 branded…stuff? WELL THEN PARTNER, YOU’VE COME TO THE RIGHT PLACE!

Red Dead Redemption 2 is almost upon us, and we still don't know that much about it as Rockstar Games are keeping a lid on the biggest features of their upcoming cowboy sandbox. Here's what we do know however, about this new foray into the untamed frontier of the wild west.

Well, that was fun while it lasted. Earlier this week, GTA Online players managed to convince themselves that a sixth instalment in Rockstar’s premiere sandbox of crime was on the way. According to reports, players got their hands on an in-game pop-up that announced GTA 6 for 2019. Yeah, that ain’t happening, as it was the work of some savvy mods within GTA Online.

So what’s going on with Red Dead Redemption 2 then? Will we see it ride into town this October? Take-Two Interactive’s big cheese Strauss Zelnick believes so, as the head of Rockstar’s parent company expressed confidence in Red Dead Redemption 2 being locked and loaded for its October 26 release.

Saddle up and slap some iron to your holster partner, because Red Dead Redemption 2 is looking damn good in these new screenshots.

I know it’s heavily romanticised, what with the fact that poor dental health, dysentery, rampant lawlessness, poor communication between towns, corrupt law enforcers, abundant poisonous wildlife, frostbite, pissed off Native Americans seeking retribution for decades of abuse, bullets being an expensive luxury that few could actually afford and…where was I? Oh right, the fact that the old wild west was …

Rockstar Games have another version of their iconic franchise chapter on the way, albeit focused purely on the online shenanigans that kept Grand Theft Auto V alive and rolling for so long after launch.

If ever you needed a poster child for big budget gaming with a trio of As done right, then GTA V is the benchmark that all games wish to surpass. Only problem? It’s looking highly likely that GTA V’s position as a $6 billion highest selling form of entertainment will ever be toppled. Not even by GTA itself or even the old west in the form of Red Dead Redemption 2.