Red Dead Redemption 2 Sales Surge As GTA Online Sets More Records

Take-Two, the company that owns Rockstar Games and 2K Games, released its latest earnings report this week, and in particular, Red Dead Redemption II and Grand Theft Auto V are doing very well.

Red Dead Redemption 2 net bookings--that is, how much money Take-Two made from the game--jumped by 124 percent during the July-September quarter. This include 106 percent growth in full-game sales, Take-Two said. It would appear that, like many other games, Red Dead Redemption II enjoyed a surge in sales as people continued to stay home during COVID-19 lockdowns.

In conjunction with the spike in sales, Take-Two reported that new player growth rose by 47 percent during the period. Additionally, microtransaction sales--which are called "recurrent consumer spending" at Take-Two--rose year-over-year for Red Dead Online by 96 percent, exceeding expectations.

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