Rockstar Games today released new screenshots and artwork of several locations around Red Dead Redemption 2's frontier, cities, and towns.

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The newly released images showcase how varied Red Dead Redemption 2's environments are. The images show what looks to be in-game facsimiles of real-world locations like the Rocky Mountains, the Great Plains, and New Orleans, complete with the typical Rockstar approach of assigning those locations their own in-game names.First up is Valentine, which Rockstar refers to as, "A raucous, rough-and-tumble town in the Heartlands" with livestock auctions that "attract traders, ranchers, cowboys, gamblers, outlaws, and prostitutes from far and wide, all looking to make some money, raise some hell, and have a good time."Annesburg is a coal mining town where "life isn't easy." The working conditions are "terrible for little pay, and many men have lost their lives down the pit."Saint Denis appears to be Red Dead Redemption 2's analog for New Orleans. Rockstar calls it "a melting pot of cultures and people where businessmen, socialites, sailors, laborers, beggars, and thieves all live side by side."Mount Hagen is a major peak in the Grizzlies mountain range, towering above a lake. Here, players will find the main path through the range.In Rhodes, players will find a Southern town that may appear "proper" but has "been caught in the crossfire between the Braithwaites and the Grays" for years. The backstory here appears as though it could be a Rockstar spin on the classic Hatfield-McCoys feud but relocated farther south and reimagined as a plantation dispute.Strawberry was just "a small logging town," but that all changed when an "eccentric" mayor became "obsessed with transforming it into a cultural beacon for wealthy tourists." The locals are "bemused" by that plan.Finally, Lagras is a remote swampland settlement. Its citizens are mostly self-sufficient, making some coin from fishing or guiding travelers.Red Dead Redemption 2 will be released on October 26 for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Rockstar has been dropping new details as the release nears, such as new plot info and introductions to every member of the Dutch Van der Linde gang

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