Q2 results are in and as reported by many gaming sites, Red Dead Redemption has already sold over 5 million copies worldwide.

Per Gamespy:

Red Dead Redemption has sold more than 5 million copies since it shipped on May 18 and Max Payne 3 has been delayed until 2011. So said Take-Two Interactive today in its second quarter report which highlighted a major financial turnaround for the Grand Theft Auto publisher.

Mafia II, L.A. Noire, and Sid Meier’s Civilization V are still set for launch this year, Take-Two stated. However, another of the company’s major franchises, May Payne, will not be a part of Take-Two’s 2010 take. The publisher announced that Max Payne 3 has been bumped out of fiscal 2010.

If you haven’t purchase Red Dead Redemption yet, what are you waiting for?

America, early 1900’s. The era of the cowboy is coming to an end. When federal agents threaten his family, former outlaw John Marston is sent across the American frontier to help bring the rule of law. Experience intense gun battles, dramatic train robberies, bounty hunting and duels during a time of violent change. Red Dead Redemption is an epic battle for survival in a beautiful open world as John Marston struggles to bury his blood-stained past, one man at a time.

Red Dead Redemption is an open-world, third-person, action-adventure game set at the tail end of the American West West era. Action takes place in the first few years of the twentieth century and revolves around the choices that the protagonist, former outlaw John Marston, is forced to make due to his blemished past. The game features a morality system assigning honor and fame points generated through the player’s choices. It also features Wild West themed mini-games, new targeting and cover systems, extensive horse riding abilities, a wealth of period specific weapons and more than 40 huntable animals.

Story
Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age. A follow up to the 2004 hit Red Dead Revolver, this game tells the story of former outlaw John Marston, taking players on a great adventure across the American frontier.

Gameplay
Red Dead Redemption is a third-person action-adventure game set a fictional open-world American Wild West environment for players to explore. Gameplay area types include frontier towns, rolling prairies teaming with wildlife, and perilous mountain passes – each packed with an endless flow of varied distractions. Along the way, players will experience the heat of gunfights and battles, meet a host of unique characters, struggle against the elements and animals of one of the world’s last remaining wildernesses, and ultimately pick their own precarious path through an epic story about the death of the Wild West and the gunslingers that inhabited it. In their travels throughout the territories of the gameworld players partake in a morality system built on honor and fame, where they gain or lose points in each area based on their actions. The game features an easy to use cover system, a variety of mounts and period specific weapons including a cattleman revolver, a mauser pistol, a repeater rifle, a sawed-off shotgun, a throwing knife, a lasso and more. Western themed mini-games are also available, including showdowns, gambling, hunting bounties, cattle herding and five finger fillet.

Key Game Features
*Expansive open-world gameplay set in the final years of the American Wild West.
*Massive play area made up 3 unique regions composed of towns and outposts filled with characters with varying looks, accents, etc.
*Morality system based on honor and fame generated by the players actions throughout the game.
*Loads of unique non-player characters to interact with.
*Western themed mini-games including showdowns, gambling, hunting bounties, cattle herding and five finger fillet.
*An assortment of period specific weapons including a cattleman revolver, a mauser pistol, a repeater rifle, a sawed-off shotgun, a throwing knife, lasso and more.
*The Dead Eye targeting mechanic, allowing the player to slow down time for shot accuracy.
*Ridable horses and more than 40 kinds of animals that you can hunt or be hunted by.

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You’re looking at a massive 340 page strategy guide from Brady Games. Price? Less than $20!

MISSIONS & MORE: Maps and strategy for all three Acts of the Main Story missions, plus of everything else required to achieve 100% completion, including Nightwatch, Horse-breaking, Train Marshal, Escort, Strangers, Challenges, Herding, Hunting, and all Mini-games.

MAPS: Our detailed maps and descriptions reveal precise locations for all collectibles and side missions. Find Gang Hideouts, Wanted Poster & Bounty targets, Treasure Maps & Chests, Wildflowers, Hunting spots, and more!

WEAPONS & GOODS: Stats for every weapon in your arsenal and market value for all items that can be bought and sold in shops.

RED DEAD BASICS: Don t enter the Frontier before you know the basics of traveling, camping, using cover, and fighting. We show you how to survive in the West.

MULTIPLAYER: Complete coverage on all modes of Multiplayer, featuring pro tips from the Rockstar MP test team.

Final word. You can probably find most of this information on the internet over the coming weeks, but sometimes it’s nice to have an old fashioned paperback guide on the coffee table to help you through the game, as opposed to staring at the PC monitor.

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