The first episode of Red Dead Radio will be recorded live this Sunday, September 5th @ 2:00pm EST / 6:00pm GST.
The format of this show will be similar to the GTA Netcast, our sister podcast (and also one I host) dedicated to Grand Theft Auto.
Check this thread on Sunday for show notes and further details.
What’s in this episode?
- Major announcements about changes coming to the site.
- Discussion: Red Dead Redemption movie starring Brad Pitt?
- Discussion: Liars and Cheats, the upcoming DLC.
- Open mic discussion about the forums. What you’d like to see, etc.
Rockstar has provided details about two new downloadable content packs for Red Dead Redemption.
The Liars and Cheats Pack will be released on 21st September, “which focuses on expanding the Free Roam multiplayer experience as well as adding new modes to Competitive Multiplayer.”
The Undead Nightmare Pack, meanwhile, is a mostly single-player experience “that follows John Marston as he tries to find a cure for the highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier.”
Rockstar Games has revealed that Social Club services (both on the web and in-game) will experience some downtime on Thursday 26th August at 1:00 AM Eastern (6:00 AM BST).
Red Dead Redemption fans should be aware that the following services will be affected:
Leaderboards
SC reg/login
Stats Comparison
Unlocks
Challenges
News
The downtime period is expected to last between 6 and 12 hours, so services should resume no later than 1:00 PM Eastern (6:00 PM BST) on Thursday.
The crackdown on cheaters is set to begin next week according to Rockstar:
Next week, starting on Tuesday, August 24th – we will be swiftly and indefinitely banishing from the world of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer all Gamertags and PSN IDs we’ve detected with hacked game saves. Such cheating is a clear violation of our code of conduct, and punishable at our sole discretion.
If you are one of these people, we are giving you this last chance for REDEMPTION to restore your HONOR: you have one week from today to delete your hacked game save to be spared the hammer’s swift justice on the 24th.
Some notes to be aware of:
This will not apply to those people who simply took advantage of temporary exploits to rapidly grind up XP a few weeks ago. We are able to tell who actually hacked their save to have impossible scores.
Banned hackers will also be removed from the leaderboards.
To be spared, any hacked saves that you have will need to be deleted – single player as well as multiplayer. You should be aware that everything is wiped when deleting saves. These are the only exceptions:- Players would keep any Achievements/Trophies they had already earned.
All preorder items tied to their accounts would be unlocked for them upon signing in and creating a new save while connected to Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network
Any cheats earned through Social Club would be unlocked for them upon signing in and creating a new save while connected to Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network
After deleting your hacked game save(s), you will then need to go online with Red Dead Redemption (prior to August 24th) for it to register that you’re now playing clean. For single-player saves, you will need to re-play the game while connected until you gain access to the safehouse at MacFarlane’s ranch. For multiplayer saves, you will need to play one full game online or do one Gang Hideout.
The Legends and Killers pack was finally released earlier today. Features include new multiplayer map locations, multiplayer characters from Red Dead Revolver, the Tomahawk (melee/projectile weapon) and 10 unlockable achievements.
