'Red Dead Redemption 2' news: Pre-order starts on Feb. 5; is a brand new trailer on the way?

The Super Bowl is not the only big event that avid gamers are marking Feb. 5 down for. The date will also mark the day "Red Dead Redemption 2" becomes available for pre-order.

A photo recently posted on public discussion website Reddit revealed this information through pre-order cards arriving at a Target store. The cards were dated Feb. 5, and they have caused both excitement and speculations in the gaming community. Is Rockstar planning on taking advantage of what is considered to be the biggest advertising day of the year?

Coincidence or not, a source speculated that the chosen pre-order date may offer some insight as to what Rockstar has in store for "Red Dead Redemption 2" when it comes to the marketing side of things. Has Rockstar managed to buy an ad spot in the upcoming Super Bowl event, and are they now planning to treat fans to a brand new trailer right on the Jumbotron? It may seem like something they would and could do since one of the most anticipated games of the year deserves nothing less.

However, another source argued that the pre-order date coinciding with the Super Bowl was nothing more than a lucky coincidence, and it may not even play a significant role. After all, didn't "Red Dead Redemption" get by just fine with a plain and simple announcement shared via Twitter?

Whatever the reasons for it may be will only be clear once the said date arrives. Only one thing is clear, though: "Red Dead Redemption 2" is real, and it's happening this year. Although information about it may be scarce, gamers who have experienced the first title in the popular game series are already eager to get started on their next foray into the Old West.

The official trailer for the game hints that there could be as many as seven playable characters, and John Marston may well be one of them. The game will incorporate both single and online multiplayer components into an epic tale of life in America's unforgiving heartland.