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07-09-2010, 02:24 PM
Red Dead Redemption will see at least four new downloadable content packs beginning next month.
Each new pack will be released for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and three of the four packs will cost $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points, respectively. The other, the "Free Roam Pack," does not yet have a price attached to it.
The new content ranges from multiplayer maps to new weapons, multiplayer characters, online modes (including the ability to gamble with your friends), and single player modes, including a dedicated zombie quest.
The full list of the new packs, features and release dates, as provided by Rockstar, is below.
Legends and Killers Pack
New active map locations, characters and more:
Release date: beginning of August 2010;
- 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 gameplay;
- New achievements and 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:
Release date: TBC;
- 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 gameplay;
- New achievements and trophies;
- 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:
Release date: TBC;
- Additional Free Roam challenges;
- New action areas and defensive placements;
- Posse scoring and leaderboards;
- New anti-griefing measures in Free Roam;
- Pricing: TBC.
Undead Nightmare Pack
Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong:
Release date: TBC;
- Brand new single-player adventure, challenges and quests;
- 8 new multiplayer zombie characters;
- Additional animals unleashed in the world;
- New dynamic events and more;
- Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).
[via 1UP]
Each new pack will be released for both the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and three of the four packs will cost $9.99 or 800 Microsoft Points, respectively. The other, the "Free Roam Pack," does not yet have a price attached to it.
The new content ranges from multiplayer maps to new weapons, multiplayer characters, online modes (including the ability to gamble with your friends), and single player modes, including a dedicated zombie quest.
The full list of the new packs, features and release dates, as provided by Rockstar, is below.
Legends and Killers Pack
New active map locations, characters and more:
Release date: beginning of August 2010;
- 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 gameplay;
- New achievements and 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:
Release date: TBC;
- 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 gameplay;
- New achievements and trophies;
- 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:
Release date: TBC;
- Additional Free Roam challenges;
- New action areas and defensive placements;
- Posse scoring and leaderboards;
- New anti-griefing measures in Free Roam;
- Pricing: TBC.
Undead Nightmare Pack
Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong:
Release date: TBC;
- Brand new single-player adventure, challenges and quests;
- 8 new multiplayer zombie characters;
- Additional animals unleashed in the world;
- New dynamic events and more;
- Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).
[via 1UP]