Red Dead Redemption is a Western epic, set at the turn of the 20th century when the lawless and chaotic badlands began to give way to the expanding reach of government and the spread of the Industrial Age.

Red Dead Redemption recreates the American West at the turn of the 20th century: a violent and turbulent time of rapid growth and change. Players become the partially reformed outlaw John Marston; blackmailed by the government, his family threatened as he is forced to traverse the vast and unforgiving expanses of the Western frontier in search of members of his former gang. In a dangerous world full of opportunistic criminals, corrupt officials and settlers battling the elements in a struggle to survive, Marston’s journey takes him from the dusty and lawless frontier to the civilized towns of the North, and down into a Mexico on the brink of a full-scale civil war.

Utilizing Rockstar's proprietary Rockstar Advanced Game Engine (RAGE), Red Dead Redemption features an open-world environment for players to explore, including frontier towns, rolling prairies teeming with wildlife, and perilous mountain passes - each packed with an endless flow of varied distractions. Along the way, players will experience the heat of gunfights and battles, meet a host of unique characters, struggle against the harshness of one of the world’s last remaining wildernesses, and ultimately pick their own precarious path through an epic story about the death of the Wild West and the gunslingers that inhabited it.

Title update for Red Dead Redemption on Xbox 360 is now live, resolving issues with multiplayer via System Link.

Beginning today through June 1,  players who track down roving posses of Rockstar employees on PlayStation Network and Xbox Live have the chance to earn the coveted “Red Dead Rockstar” Trophy/Achievement by directly taking down a Rockstar, or someone who has already killed a Rockstar.  Once securing the Trophy/Achievement, players already enrolled in the Rockstar Game Social Club will automatically be entered for the chance to have their likeness on a unique Multiplayer character in upcoming Red Dead Redemption downloadable content. 

Point, aim and fire if you see the following Gamertags/IDs:

• PlayStation Network IDs for 'Kill A Rockstar': RedDeadDev1, RedDeadDev2
• Xbox LIVE Gamertags for 'Kill A Rockstar': RedDeadDev1, RedDeadDev2
• PlayStation Network IDs for 'Play with Rockstar San Diego': RedDeadDev13, RedDeadDev14, RedDeadDev15, RedDeadDev16, RedDeadDev17, RedDeadDev_18
• Xbox LIVE Gamertags for 'Play with Rockstar San Diego': RedDeadDev13, RedDeadDev14, RedDeadDev15, RedDeadDev16, RedDeadDev17, RedDeadDev18
• PlayStation Network IDs for 'Rockstar Social Club Multiplayer Event': RedDeadDev3, RedDeadDev4, RedDeadDev5, RedDeadDev6, RedDeadDev7, RedDeadDev_8, RedDeadDev9, RedDeadDev10, RedDeadDev11, RedDeadDev12, RedDeadDev13, RedDeadDev14, RedDeadDev15, RedDeadDev16, RedDeadDev17, RedDeadDev_18
• Xbox LIVE Gamertags for 'Rockstar Social Club Multiplayer Event': RedDeadDev3, RedDeadDev4, RedDeadDev5, RedDeadDev6, RedDeadDev7, RedDeadDev8, RedDeadDev9, RedDeadDev10, RedDeadDev11, RedDeadDev12, RedDeadDev13, RedDeadDev14, RedDeadDev15, RedDeadDev16, RedDeadDev17, RedDeadDev18
• PlayStation Network IDs for 'Rockstar Posse Challenge': RedDeadDev19, RedDeadDev20, RedDeadDev21, RedDeadDev22, RedDeadDev23, RedDeadDev24, RedDeadDev25, RedDeadDev26
• Xbox LIVE Gamertags for 'Rockstar Posse Challenge': RedDeadDev19, RedDeadDev20, RedDeadDev21, RedDeadDev22, RedDeadDev23, RedDeadDev24, RedDeadDev25, RedDeadDev26