If you get a Red Dead Redemption 2 beta invite, beware
A Twitter account for the fake open beta was recently created, but its only real purpose is to phish for gamers’ private information. It may not be the most fake looking account ever made, but the fact that it uses the Destiny 2 open beta typeface in its banner should have been a give-away, unless players are expecting space ships in Red Dead Redemption 2.
Other red flags found on the page include the source location of the page being Queens, New York, which is not the location of any Rockstar Games studio or office, as well as its lack of any official account description or link to legitimate Rockstar sources. This is not even mentioning the comically low effort put into the accompanying website, with its dysfunctional legal links and intelligible disclaimers. Additionally, Rockstar doesn’t do open betas for its games, and it’d be surprising for this trend to change with such little fanfare.
Moral of the story: If it seems too good to be true, triple check that it comes right from the source. Even if its goodness is totally believable, it is always important to be sure where your personal information is going.
A Red Dead Redemption 2 beta is understandably enticing, particularly because the game may be delayed even further than we thought. The game was previously pushed from fall 2017 to spring 2018, and we had hoped this could mean March. Unfortunately, publisher Take-Two Interactive recently confirmed that it wouldn’t be out until March 31st, 2018 at the earliest, meaning it will likely land in late April or May at the soonest.
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SilkyPosted:
Xbox Won't catch me falling for this weak ass scam.
Xbox won't be caught off guard that easy lmao.
DecyPosted:
Musket It sucks to see people ruining others excitement for things for personal gain.
Really doesn't surprise me now a days.. hardly anyone will fall for it anyway.. feel sorry for people who actually do tho.
SilkyPosted:
Sad to see they won't bring out a beta for this as do really want to play it - guess I'll have to wait.
DanielPosted:
Nobody is going to fall for this considering Rockstar dont put betas out. You must be a fool for thinking this was real!
Vancouver_CanucksPosted:
If people are dumb enough to fall for it, they shouldn't complain if they lose personal details or stuff.
When do Rockstar ever do Beta's, nevermind for a game with exceptionally tight controls on news and spoilers.
When do Rockstar ever do Beta's, nevermind for a game with exceptionally tight controls on news and spoilers.
EarnPosted:
I don't understand how people can be so naive to fall for this. You'd think they would wait for news from the developers about the Beta.
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