Get your posse together.
Rockstar has so far been in total control of the flow of information about its seemingly about-to-be-announced new Red Dead project, but today marks the first time info has appeared to have leaked regarding what might be in store.
Noticed by Twitter user Bill Wright, Rockstar parent company Take-Two has registered the domain name RedDeadOnline.com, which currently redirects to the Rockstar Newswire post featuring yesterday’s second teaser image.
Many had expected such a move following the huge success of GTA Online, the multiplayer component of GTA V – something only strengthened by the presence of multiple characters in yesterday’s tease.
However, publishers do often register domains for the simple purpose of keeping others from using them, so this is by no means definitive. Only yesterday, Take-Two registered trademarks for a multimedia project called “Ghost Story”.
As ever, Rockstar is silent on the issue. It’s still unclear whether this will be a remaster of the original game, a sequel, or even the prequel apparently leaked earlier this year.
Whatever happens, we’re sure to learn more soon – keep your eyes glued to IGN for all the news as it comes in.
Joe Skrebels is IGN’s UK News Editor, and Rory Powers said the words “imagine if we could all run a saloon together” yesterday and he’s still giddy. Follow him on Twitter.