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You might have missed it over the weekend but Rockstar tweeted this out yesterday: 

pic.twitter.com/BklXMlZ0UQOctober 16, 2016

That's it, nothing else. No name or info. Just the logo in red. Which it proceeded to put on EVERYTHING. Almost everywhere Rockstar lives online currently has that image. 

Obviously the internet noticed. Here's what happened.

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Everyone's timeline suddenly looked the same

The tweet went live without warning and everyone freaked out in unison which meant that for about half an hour everyone's timeline looked like this: 

Twitter's going to be like this for a while... pic.twitter.com/sVDugjTuVCOctober 16, 2016

A fight broke out to make the same joke

Almost as soon as the retweet tidal wave subsided almost 99% of the human race tried to be different. 

I've been waiting so long for Rockstar Table Tennis 2! https://t.co/MnILyYjJBKOctober 16, 2016

Eyyyy yo who's ready for Rockstar Table tennis 2?! https://t.co/OaM4pG6zPfOctober 16, 2016

ah it's about time they make rockstar table tennis 2 https://t.co/D4toBBVQcZOctober 16, 2016

Although this guy gets a pass for going the extra mile.

Oh shit! I’ve waited so long! pic.twitter.com/NyybmmAV7lOctober 16, 2016

Everyone hated this article we did a while back

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There was no shortage of reaction memes

.@RockstarGames pic.twitter.com/lN3HIToC4QOctober 16, 2016

@RockstarGames pic.twitter.com/2okA5aFPVyOctober 16, 2016

Waiting for the Red Dead Redemption Trailer like... pic.twitter.com/rpvIyGaLcZOctober 16, 2016

Although some people's meme game was SO on point

Oh and the Red Dead subreddit totally lost its shit

Seriously, they might need some quiet time.

(Image credit: Red Dead Redemption reddit)
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