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Red Dead Redemption 2 has sold over 17 million copies worldwide
There was a time when westerns were a staple of American pop-culture -- a powerhouse genre for film, television, books and more. That trend kind of died in the 1980s, but maybe it's coming back. Take-Two Interactive, the company that owns Rockstar games reported in its quarterly financials that Red Dead Redemption 2 sold over 17 million copies in just over a week.
It took the original Red Dead Redemption 8 years to sell 15 million copies.
It's a shockingly huge number -- but if you've been keeping track, it might not be that big of a surprise. Just after the game's launch, the company revealed that it made over $725 million in its first few days, the largest opening weekend of any entertainment property ever, according to Rockstar. That's what happens when your game is one of the most anticipated, well-reviewed games in a decade.
(Score: 2) by Rivenaleem on Monday November 12 2018, @04:07PM
Who would have thought that gamer culture would come so far. It seems like only yesterday that gamers were drooling over the realistic portrayal of jiggling boobs in "Dead or Alive". Now it seems what you need is realistic portrayal of horse balls.