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Rockstar Games is adding various new content toRed Dead Onlinethis month, offering players new challenges to discover until September. This new update gives players additional activities to perform inRed Dead Onlineand exclusive rewards and bonuses for those who log in to Rockstar’s online adventure game this August.
Red Dead Onlineis the online version ofRed Dead Redemption 2, letting players create their own outlaws to roam through the Wild West with friends. Despite being the multiplayer version of one of the most popular games of the past decade and Rockstar Games’experience working onGrand Theft Auto Online, the developer failed to deliver regular content updates toRed Dead Online, causing its playerbase to slowly abandon the game in favor of other multiplayer titles. In July 2022, Rockstar Games announced thatRed Dead Onlinewould not receive any other major update, as the studio reallocated resources to the development of the next main entry in theGrand Theft Autofranchise.
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Despite this decision to slow down the development ofRed Dead Online, Rockstar Games announced a variety of new content coming to its online adventure game this month. Players who complete Free Roam Events this August will receive double the amount of money and experience points, as well as an assortment of rewards changing each week until September 4. These Free Roam Missions depend on eachRed Dead Onlineplayer’s honor level, being randomly given by new and existing characters throughout the world. Moreover, Rockstar Games teased that a new telegram from “J” should be coming in later this month with new content for players to discover.
Players can gather a lot of experience points and money inRed Dead Onlinethis August. Completing Free Roam Missions, the weekly rotating Featured Series, the story missions fromRed Dead Online’s A Land of Opportunities, fighting waves of enemies in Call to Arms, or completing races dole out double rewards upon completion until September 4. ThisRed Dead Onlineupdate also brings a new community-inspired outfit based on YouTuber JillyBeany’s customRed Dead Redemptionoutfits.
DespiteRed Dead Online’s declining popularity, the game still gathers a strong playerbase who enjoy conducting their adventures in the Wild West. Players regularly share funny clips from the game, such as a character being seemingly possessed by a demon in the middle of a melee fight or aRed Dead Onlineplayer getting turned into a UFO by a hacker. This August update could convince more players to hop back intoRed Dead Onlineand share their new adventures with the community.
Red Dead Onlineis currently available on PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
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