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Red Dead Redemption co-op DLC releasing June 22

  • By Martin Gaston, GameSpot UK
  • Posted Jun 4, 2010 5:24 am PT

Rockstar will be releasing the free, co-op-orientated Outlaws to the End DLC for the open-world Western epic later this month.

The promised co-op patch for Rockstar's hit Western Red Dead Redemption will be released worldwide June 22 on Xbox Live and a day later, June 23, on the PlayStation Network. Outlaws to the End will add six co-op missions for up to four players, alongside more co-op challenges, extra multiplayer XP rewards, and additional trophies and achievements.

With the DLC, trekking across the Old West needn't be such a lonesome experience.

With the DLC, trekking across the Old West needn't be such a lonesome experience.

Three of the six missions have already been announced. Walton's Gold has your posse ploughing through a gold camp and loading up your mine cart with as much loot as possible before the place explodes. The River has your team taking out rebel encampments while on a raft heading downstream. Ammunition has your gang taking back the town of Tesoro Azul from the Mexican army. Rockstar will announce details of the other missions at a later date.

The game currently has support for competitive multiplayer modes, although some users have been experiencing problems connecting to the online portion of the game. Rockstar is looking to put out a patch for this and some other issues before the end of next week. As an apology to customers over the matter, Rockstar will release the Expert Hunter and Savvy Merchant outfits and challenges free of charge in the summer, according to a blog post from the developer.

Red Dead Redemption has already become a global best-seller, securing the position of eleventh biggest first week in the history of the UK all-formats chart. The critically acclaimed open-world game is set in the twilight days of the Old West and sees players take the role of former outlaw John Marston as he clings to the old ways in a world changing around him.

146 Comments

  • nemesis4x

    Posted Jul 27, 2011 7:14 pm GMT

    Rockstar please release this for PC

  • aaroquesi

    Posted Aug 4, 2010 11:12 am GMT

    Rockstar know how treat his customers, instead of charge people for any single add-on they give it for free, Activision should learn a bit from this guys because no matter if MW2 online has a lot of issues they still charging people without any regrets

  • Arther-la-Blunt

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 2:11 pm GMT

    where is the PC version??????????

  • fixthis4me

    Posted Jun 22, 2010 5:37 am GMT

    Free! Other game publishers should take notice, you don't have to charge for every bit of extra content you add on to a game! Go Rockstar!

  • nasaboy0307

    Posted Jun 19, 2010 7:13 pm GMT

    @katanajut Lol only the Expert Hunter and Sawy Merchant outfits and challenges are free cause of the online problems, not the co-op add-on.

  • katanajut

    Posted Jun 19, 2010 7:26 am GMT

    Now I don't need to purchase any microsoft points because its free. Hell Yeah!

  • Rabastu

    Posted Jun 13, 2010 8:32 pm GMT

    Rockstar...Rocks.

  • FarmFreshDX

    Posted Jun 11, 2010 7:36 pm GMT

    @Gelugon_baat: Thank you so much for that response. It always puzzled me, and I had no idea Valve had struck a deal with EA for the game. It's certainly not well advertised. I went to the site to look for certain and found there's an EA logo at the bottom of the page. Another reason to hate EA, I guess. To everyone else who answered, I am aware of Valve's free DLC policy, which is why I mentioned that they would not "let" Valve release it free on 360. So are there any limitations to Gamerscore on free DLC? I know all games are required to have 1k points, no more no less.

  • Dominicobaggio

    Posted Jun 11, 2010 2:20 pm GMT

    @lampshade820 ahhh thankyou i always wondered why it was sometimes after with some things you are a superstar.

  • Eastcoast93

    Posted Jun 9, 2010 12:29 pm GMT

    oh and to the question what happened to splitscreen games. they don't exist anymore because games are too complex (graphics and engines). splitscreen would bring down the quality massively. so they focus on online multiplayer which most people have anyways today

  • Eastcoast93

    Posted Jun 9, 2010 12:27 pm GMT

    sounds good. new achievements! pc is loosing all support today

  • Arther-la-Blunt

    Posted Jun 9, 2010 10:07 am GMT

    PC. All I care bout is when this is coming out on PC!!!

  • Neogenic

    Posted Jun 9, 2010 4:05 am GMT

    Has anyone been able to find the buffalo rifle in the free roam mode? Where is it?

  • Guntrotingidiot

    Posted Jun 8, 2010 1:57 am GMT

    I'm Glad That There're Fixing Multiplayer. I'm Tired Of Constantly Getting Kicked Off Games And Stuck Seeing The Free Roam Loading Screen Or/And Just Playing Free Roam Modes.

  • Grinsill

    Posted Jun 7, 2010 3:21 pm GMT

    Great game, online is just made for a group of friends to take off and experience what the West has to offer!

  • RAY_118

    Posted Jun 7, 2010 3:01 pm GMT

    what happened to split-screen multi-player in games?

  • Blood_Diamond

    Posted Jun 7, 2010 4:12 am GMT

    i love lassoing people and taking them for a ride... off a cliff... top notch game, online solid but still love playing single player, can't stop playing blackjack lol

  • isshiah

    Posted Jun 7, 2010 3:31 am GMT

    i cant download the gentleman's attire suit. i log in in-game, save, and get nothing. apart from that and a few weird graphical glitches, this one of the best games i have ever played. it looks gorgeous and the story is original for a video game. i mean how many times have you herded cattle in a game?

  • Petch1984

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 11:30 pm GMT

    I have the game for the PS3 and for me at least it has been the most stable online experience I have ever had (honestly......ever!). No hint at lag and no disconnects - I have 30mb broadband and got it a week after launch - both of which may explain why, anyway based on some of the comments I guess im lucky.

  • COPMAN221

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 6:14 pm GMT

    lampshade820 The playstation network updates on tuesday now and not Thursday. Xbox live updates on Wednesday.

  • Angre_Leperkan

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 5:57 pm GMT

    For the first few days, the multiplayer public free roam was VERY unstable.
    However, after maybe a week, it became very solid, and now I rarely have any problems. Overall very good

  • XxXDoggyManXxX

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 3:35 pm GMT

    what happens to me is that when i go from online to the story mode it literally takes forever so i gotta go to the dashbord and then start it up again

  • FinalDuo1886

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 3:20 pm GMT

    There only one issue I've noticed so far about RDR, and that freezing which maybe only happens 1-2 times in the game. Everything else hasn't happen to me yet, but if it there? It needs to be fixed.

  • lampshade820

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 2:35 pm GMT

    @Dominicobaggio
    The Playstation Network updates on Thursdays, and Xbox Live updates on Tuesdays. It's not a matter of the time that rockstar needs to create it.

  • PS3_MidwestKing

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 11:46 am GMT

    hmmmmmm why im i on this post? i should be playing red dead.... i think ima go do that (OLYMPIANGOD_ARES) ps3 ID

  • brendanhunt1

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 11:44 am GMT

    i never had any connection problems when playing, and i have a 5mb connection

  • s3NoXeRs3

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 11:06 am GMT

    I've already sold my copy i can't connect for 2 sec online and sometimes not even at all. The whole reason i got it was to play with friends and i can't even do that.

  • Trainz2006_fan

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 5:28 am GMT

    Great game rockstar! Although i havent experienced any connection problems like being kicked or whatever i have found that its really hard to find a game with lots of people so i cant wait for the patch!

  • Dominicobaggio

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 3:05 am GMT

    Not bothered but just confused as to why it takes an extra day to get this to ps3?

    I mean i could understand an extra month more if they couldnt make it a day sounds as though its on purpose...

    But meh, good game i love it well done rockstar i knew you would do it I even bought shares :p

  • battu1

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 2:55 am GMT

    Rockstar really is the best company in the world

  • Sablicious posted Jun 6, 2010 1:52 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    Sablicious

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 1:52 am GMT (hide)

    Fix the glitches and the connection problems or the add-ons won't mean squat.

  • Sandallman

    Posted Jun 6, 2010 12:22 am GMT

    Nice of rockstar to give us this stuff for free, but i need that patch. I can never find anyone in the online component, but freeroaming still is quite enjoyable by yourself.

  • CruiserCaptain

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 6:26 pm GMT

    Although I know this may not help a lot of people, there is a well functioning LAN line option if you have the chance. It's nice because few games offer it. It has help us over come the frustration of being dropped all the time (until the patch is released) and all the stat building and character advancement available in freeroam is still there in LAN play.

  • ppg4all

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 6:24 pm GMT

    thxs 2 the dlc when i plat the game i will no longer have a 100% but o well ill just get the dlc and get the other trophies cause this is game is badass

  • RogerWilcoROCKS

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 3:49 pm GMT

    Rockstar is PURE CLASS. However, please fix the multiplayer servers, guys. Getting kicked from a session and then having to go through a 5 minute reconnect really sucks.

  • Cillerboy

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 3:34 pm GMT

    @C0SMIC-DUCK yea isnt a bit ironic that the guys at R* are nicer, and they make much more controversial games than activision?

  • raimunds

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 3:28 pm GMT

    i have a 17 kilobytes/sec and i can play jaja Xd

  • lamprey263

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 1:47 pm GMT

    I hope they fix the multiplayer servers, I have a 32 megabit/sec internet speed and it's still kicking me out of multiplayer matches over connection issues, and half the time it does that the game glitches and I get stuck in the load screen. Happens to my friends a lot too. That would be great if they fixed it too because the multiplayer is a lot of fun to play.

  • x-2tha-z

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 1:09 pm GMT

    This game is amazing. I've played the SP for nearly 60 hours. I'm sad that I'm coming to the end. RDR2 please R*.

  • makchady

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 11:03 am GMT

    i like free

  • C0SMIC_DUCK posted Jun 5, 2010 8:43 am GMT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    C0SMIC_DUCK

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 8:43 am GMT (hide)

    $10 for 3 new maps

  • C0SMIC_DUCK

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 8:42 am GMT

    Rockstar are nice peeps unlike greedy activision with mw

  • Pete5506

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 8:21 am GMT

    Rockstar way to keep people playing your game

  • startazz

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 6:10 am GMT

    Top game and i haven't put it down since day one and the multi player is just as good in my book ;-) easy one of the best games this year so far that is.

  • SicklySunStorm

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 5:54 am GMT

    best game this gen.

  • McLarty

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 5:05 am GMT

    lol

  • dkjjabs

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 4:29 am GMT

    ITS FREE WOW about time this happened

  • shivLasers

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 2:29 am GMT

    @Accuracy158
    I know how you feel, mine gave out just before uncharted 2 came out. Also this is one of the best things they could've done, just take a look, imsterminate is buying the game just because of free dlc and people are throwing away mw2 just because of its dlc.

  • Imsterminate

    Posted Jun 5, 2010 1:09 am GMT

    I wasn't going to get Red Dead but free dlc?
    I'm getting it

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