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Red Dead Redemption Adds Zombies; New Modes
You'll probably be playing this game the rest of the year.
July 8, 2010
by Jim Reilly LATEST IMAGES
Rockstar Games is blowing out Red Dead Redemption by announcing four additional downloadable packs for the game set for release over the rest of the year.
The first pack, Legends and Killers, will be out this coming August and adds new multiplayer characters and weapons. The series of packs will culminated sometime this fall with the release of the Undead Nightmare Pack, which adds new single-player quests and multiplayer zombie characters. No release dates for the other two packs were provided.
Here's the breakdown of what you're getting:
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 (
