May 2010Primary sourceWell documented
Red Dead Redemption Wins Game of the Year
On the timeline · around May 2010 ·
What happened
In 2010 Rockstar released Red Dead Redemption, an open-world Western following outlaw John Marston. Universally acclaimed, it swept Game of the Year honors and established Red Dead as Rockstar's second great franchise.
Why it matters
Red Dead Redemption proved Rockstar's open-world mastery reached far beyond Grand Theft Auto, giving the studio a second pillar for the decade ahead.