Red Dead Redemption 2 release date UPDATE: Has UK retailer revealed exact date?

Red Dead Redemption 2’s PS4 and Xbox One release date may have just been leaked by a UK retailer.

UK retailer Base is advertising the game with a September 26 release date and a £44.99 price tag.

While it’s by no means confirmation, it’s certainly the most convincing rumour yet.

Rockstar has previously said the game will launch this autumn, so it ticks one box, at least.

Likewise, September 26 is a Tuesday, which is the day in which most blockbusters tend to launch. Red Dead Redemption 2 is likely to have a simultaneous UK release, so this makes it even more believable.

The last we heard from the game was during publisher Take-Two’s recent earnings report, where the company said that they had big plans for the sequel.

Take Two assured fans that Rockstar would talk about the title – and its online component – soon. Hopefully this includes the release date.

It also recently came to light that Rockstar has hired a former Call of Duty and Far Cry 4 actor for the upcoming Red Dead Redemption sequel.

Prolific video game voice artist Ethan Korver confirmed that he will play a cowboy in the new game, but only in a background capacity.

“I’m actually a cowboy in the game but supposedly be uncredited for it,” reads his first tweet.

“I don’t know who gave me credit for the main cast on IMDB My character is a background character not a main cast member,” he added.

Korver appeared in Far Cry 4, Call of Duty Infinite Warfare, Mafia 3, Mad Max and more recently, Ghost Recon Wildlands.

In the meantime, fans craving some Red Dead action can check out an upcoming GTA 5 mod.

Red Dead Redemption V is a new single-player mod that’s coming to the PC version of GTA 5.

The developers want to bring the full Red Dead Redemption map to GTA 5, and will unveil additional content at a later date.

This will include graphical updates and improvements,as the developers take advantage of new shaders.

Red Dead Redemption V is aiming for a summer release date, but only in beta form. The download size is roughly 2GB.