Last December, roughly 2 months after the game’s release, Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations sent a cease and desist letter to Take-Two Interactive, Rockstar’s parent company. In the letter, Pinkerton accused Take-Two of profiting off of their name and demanded undisclosed royalties for the company’s inclusion in Red Dead Redemption

"Absolutely. We’d love for it to be there. But again — and this is where there needs to be an understanding of just the development process — Red Dead has been in development for years, time that predated any communication of Nintendo Switch. So, from the developer’s mentality, they need to move forward and finish the game they’ve been working on and then be in a position to look at other opportuniti

Update: After further digging, it's been deduced that the Red Dead Redemption 2 's reported ambient occlusion visual downgrade is far from new -- in fact, the change has been active since Update 1.03 which rolled out late last year. Even still, it doesn't appear that an explicit downgrade to shadowing via ambient occlusion was noted in the Rockstar patch notes .

Infamous Rockstar Games insider Yan2995 weighed in on the conversation, adding that "[the Editor is] gonna come later, it has to. It's such a great tool giving them free marketing. Could be a PC exclusive later added to consoles, like they did with GTA V , even though it's pretty silly to do it like that."

Several things pop up in this comparison photo -- you can see that Arthur's jacket is more illuminated and has far less shadow on the right-most image that has is taken with Update 1.06. Shadows under the bar are less prevalent and the general lighting is all around brighter.

"Defensive Playing Style" works off of GTA Online's Passive Mode concept, but with Red Dead Online’s more grounded experience in mind. This allows players flexibility in how they interact with other players, giving them a "shield" icon over their body if an enemy aims at t

The world of Red Dead Redemption 2 is a stunning one. Running on Rockstar Games' custom RAGE engine, the game hosts arguably one of the most beautiful experiences on a console to date . However, in an era of gaming in which "photo modes" are becoming increasingly popular - from the addition of such features in recent hits like Marvel's Spider-Man , God of War , Shadow of the Colossus , and more, to the evolution of a photo mode throughout game series like Forza , Assassin's Creed , etc - Rockstar's latest hit is severely lacking.

"Any game from a key third-party that’s coming out now, typically that development started well before any conversations about Nintendo Switch… that’s how you wind up with a situation with Red Dead not being available on our platfo

Finally, future updates will allow players to truly flesh out the fantasy of their character, allowing for a unique story to unfold in a series of new roles slated for release this summer, including tracking down criminals as a bounty hunter, searching the world for exotic items to sell as a collector, or a more traditional route with building a business at a camp as a trader. More roles are sure to be added in the fut

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Instead, Red Dead launched with no photo mode, director mode, or Rockstar Editor. The game's only option for in-game photography is with a limited in-game camera or by simply turning the HUD off. Not the most ideal way to create visual content, especially with one of the most gorgeous games ever made. Of course, with the talent that a lot of fans possess, they were able to make do with the camera.

Some other fans, however, take a more hard stance on the lack of creation tools in the game. "Honestly, it makes no sense to me that [the Rockstar Editor] didn't come with release." avid content creator GTAGFX tells me.

Once again this year, Double Fine's Tim Schafer has also been announced host the show. Additionally, former Naughty Dog director Amy Hennig is planned to be honored with GDC's Lifetime Achievement award for her past work and contributions to the indus

Since publishing the story, there have been a few occasional developments. Update 1.07 has rolled out overnight, however it appears to just fix matchmaking in Red Dead Redemption Online. Though Rockstar hasn't confirmed whether the speculation is true yet, there has been a community groundswell to take comparison photos of the game -- either in temps to support or debunk the ambient occlusion issue.

We can only hope that the delay in adding tools like these means that they are working on bigger, better versions of the existing Rockstar Editor - or the company is, as speculated by some, waiting for a PC release to bring out the various features. Only time will tell, but the game's lack of involvement with these tools is hurting its residual media presence.