July 8th, 2010

Red Dead Redemption DLC plans detailed!

Published at 7:33 AM PST

Rockstar has detailed their plans for four new DLC packs for Red Dead Redemption with the first one releasing in August. The first three packs will focus on multiplayer while the last one will focus on single player. For the Red Dead Revolver fans out there, the first pack will have characters from Revolver!

Legends and Killers Pack (Releasing beginning of August 2010)
New active map locations, characters and more:

  • 9 New Multiplayer map locations — more than doubling the amount of territories in the Multiplayer Competitive modes

  • 8 New Multiplayer characters— play as characters from Red Dead Revolver

  • Introducing a new projectile weapon: the Tomahawk, with corresponding Challenges for single player and multiplayer

  • New Achievements/Trophies

  • Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE)

Liars and Cheats Pack
New Competitive Modes, Multiplayer Mini-games in Free Roam, and more:

  • ‘Attack and Defend’ Multiplayer Competitive Mode and Challenges

  • New Multiplayer Horse Races complete with mounted combat

  • Play as the heroes and villains of Red Dead Redemption as well as 8 additional multiplayer characters

  • Multiplayer versions of Liars Dice and Poker from the single-player game

  • Introducing a new weapon: the Explosive Rifle, with associated Challenges available in single-player and multiplayer

  • New Achievements/Trophies

  • Release date TBC

  • Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE)

Free Roam Pack
Delve deeper into the world of Red Dead Redemption with new Modes, Challenges and Gang Hideouts to discover:

  • Additional Free Roam Challenges

  • New action areas and defensive placements

  • Posse Scoring / Posse Leaderboards

  • New ‘anti-griefing’ measures in Free Roam

  • Release date and pricing TBC

Undead Nightmare Pack
Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong:

  • Brand new single player adventure, Challenges and quests

  • 8 New Multiplayer Zombie characters

  • Additional animals unleashed in the world

  • New Dynamic events

  • More details to follow...

  • Release date TBC

  • Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE)

Rockstar will reveal more about each pack as they get closer to release.

Source: Rockstar Newswire