Red Dead Redemption is the sequel to Rockstar Games proud successor Red Dead Revolver (Released on PS2 & Xbox). Red Dead Redemption will be available on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360, on April 27th 2010 in North America as well as April 30th 2010 internationally.

Red Dead Redemption recreates the American West at the turn of the 20th century: a violent and turbulent time of rapid growth and change. Players become the partially reformed outlaw John Marston; blackmailed by the government, his family threatened as he is forced to traverse the vast and unforgiving expanses of the Western frontier in search of members of his former gang.

In a dangerous world full of opportunistic criminals, corrupt officials and settlers battling the elements in a struggle to survive, Marston’s journey takes him from the dusty and lawless frontier to the civilized towns of the North, and down into a Mexico on the brink of a full-scale civil war. 

Developed by Rockstar San Diego in conjunction with Rockstar North, Red Dead Redemption is built on the internally developed Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE) and Natural Motion’s Euphoria physics featured in Grand Theft Auto IV and Midnight Club: Los Angeles for an unprecedented level of realism and atmosphere.

The game is set to have free roaming and open sandbox environments as seen in the Grand Theft Auto series. With the same development tools used to make GTA IV, I can’t wait to see what Rockstar makes of Red Dead Redemptions Wild West sandbox environment.

Be sure to watch this space as we draw closer to 2010, before you know it we’ll be even closer to release date.

Now wouldn’t it be great if we could all see some gameplay video of this western epic for Christmas? Even better what if the masters of secrecy announce the next Grand Theft Auto? Only time will tell, in the mean time you can always drool in anticipation of Red Dead Redemption by watching the games latest trailer above.