It appears Rockstar Games is avoiding the busy early months of 2010 by confirming the release month of Red Dead Redemption for this coming April, the company said in a press release.

With God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII, Mass Effect 2, and BioShock 2 all due before then, we can't blame them.

The web version of the announcement now only says "coming soon," for the release however, which means it looks like someone slipped up.

The official trailer - "My name is John Marston" - is set to debut next week on December 1.