New Red Dead Online Update - Why Fans Think July 5 Seems So Likely

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Red Dead Redemption 2, released in 2018, was the blockbuster sequel to Rockstar Games' influential Red Dead Redemption, which came out in 2010. Red Dead Online, the cowboy-flavored online companion to the game, was released the following year after a period in beta. While initially successful and supported, gradually Rockstar Games tapered off content releases for the online game mode, and soon (at the time of writing) it will be a whole year since any new content has been added.

Red Dead Redemption 2 takes place in 1899 and follows the story of Arthur Morgan, an outlaw, and member of the Dutch van der Linde Gang. Returning characters from the previous game (which is primarily set 12 years in the future in 1911) include previous protagonist John Marston (subject to one of Red Dead Redemption 2's biggest spoilers) and his family, Dutch van der Linde, Javier Escuela, and Bill Williamson. Red Dead Online takes place a year earlier, in 1898, and follows the escapades of a custom character of the player's design as they navigate the world of outlaws and lawmen in a dying West. Opportunities include bounty hunting, collecting rare and exotic curios, becoming a trader, or starting an illicit moonshine business.

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Unfortunately, come July 6, 2022, Red Dead Online will have gone a full year without an update, and many fans think that July 5 is the last chance they have of hearing of one before resigning to the notion that Rockstar Games has abandoned the service. Speculation has been rampant, from data mining revealing unused game content and sparking rumors of possible DLC, to tracking yearly release schedules and using them to extrapolate when the next