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Red Dead Redemption 3

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October 5, 2026 · Community

RDR2 Mexico Mod Nuevo Paraíso: What It Adds and Where It Stands With Rockstar

A free fan mod brings RDR1's Mexico to RDR2 on PC, a week after Rockstar published mod rules that bar this kind of project.

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August 10, 2026 · Industry

Red Dead Redemption 2 Passes 87 Million Copies

Take-Two's Q1 report puts RDR2 past 87 million units. The commercial case for RDR3, and what a third game would cost.

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July 16, 2026 · Analysis

RDR2 "Free DLC" for July: What Rockstar Actually Announced

Rockstar's July 2026 event is a Bounty Hunter Bonuses run: 3X payouts, returning cosmetics, no new missions. What Rockstar said, and what was reported.

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Characters

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Character profiles from Red Dead Redemption and Red Dead Redemption 2, from the Van der Linde gang to the lawmen who hunted it. Each profile covers the character's story, affiliations and relationships.

Character Arthur Morgan Van der Linde gang · RDR2 View profile →

Character John Marston Van der Linde gang · RDR1 View profile →

Character Dutch van der Linde Gang leader · RDR1 & 2 View profile →

Character Micah Bell Main antagonist · RDR2 View profile →

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Story

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Chapter-by-chapter summaries of both games, in story order. Red Dead Redemption 2 is set in 1899, twelve years before Red Dead Redemption. Spoilers throughout.

1899 to 1907 · 6 chapters, 2 epilogues

Red Dead Redemption 2

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1911 to 1914 · 3 acts

Red Dead Redemption

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