Red Dead Redemption's a Western – the dusty savannahs, half-cocked Stetsons and wild horses should have alerted you to that fact by now – but it's by no means a traditional one. Whereas its predecessor, Red Dead Revolver, painted a caricature of the narratives established by the likes of Sergio Leone, Redemption – as its title suggests – is a more solemn affair, telling of the fall of the Old West and the rise of the forces that would go on to shape contemporary America
From Take Two's meeting today: As it reports heavy losses for the quarter, the publisher is shifting Mafia II and Red Dead Redemption into the first half of fiscal 2010, citing the need for more development time and the benefit of a better release window for market performance.
"We have a pretty stern policy at Take-Two about serving no wine before its time," said company president Ben Feder on Take-Two's results call to analysts.
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