Red Dead Redemption 2 is an epic tale of life in America at the dawn of the modern age.

America, 1899. The end of the wild west era has begun as lawmen hunt down the last remaining outlaw gangs. Those who will not surrender or succumb are killed.

After a robbery goes badly wrong in the western town of Blackwater, Arthur Morgan and the Van der Linde gang are forced to flee. With federal agents and the best bounty hunters in the nation massing on their heels, the gang must rob, steal and fight their way across the rugged heartland of America in order to survive. As deepening internal divisions threaten to tear the gang apart, Arthur must make a choice between his own ideals and loyalty to the gang who raised him.

Built from the ground up for the latest hardware, Red Dead Online blends the classic multiplayer of the original Red Dead Redemption with the best of everything we have learned since then about creating deep multiplayer experiences. The result is something completely new and fun, and an experience that will continue to expand and evolve over time as we gain valuable feedback from our community in the Beta period.

Built from the ground up for the latest hardware, Red Dead Online blends the classic multiplayer of the original Red Dead Redemption with the best of everything we have learned since then about creating deep multiplayer experiences. The result is something completely new and fun, and an experience that will continue to expand and evolve over time.

With the gameplay of Red Dead Redemption 2 as its foundation, Red Dead Online transforms the vast and deeply detailed landscapes, cities, towns and habitats of Red Dead Redemption 2 into a new, living online world ready to be shared by multiple players. Create and customize your character, tailor your abilities to suit your play style and head out into a new frontier full of things to experience.

Explore the world solo or with friends. Form or join a Posse to ride with up to seven players; gather around the fire at your Camp; head out hunting or fishing; visit bustling towns; battle enemy gangs and attack their hideouts; hunt for treasure; take on missions and interact with familiar characters from across the five states; or fight against other outlaws in both spontaneous skirmishes and pitched set-piece battles; compete with other players or whole Posses in open world challenges and much more.

With All Hallow’s Eve on the horizon, the world of Red Dead Online has taken a spooky turn with the brand new Dead of Night Mode, a deadly duo of new Legendary Panthers into the frontier and a Halloween Pass complete with a Gothic Décor theme for all Moonshine Bars with much more across the week. Trailer embed code can be found here:

Further details include:

• New Dead of Night Mode: Four teams compete to score the most points by taking out The Dead, with higher point tallies causing the demise of other players, plus those who play within the next seven days will get triple payouts and a care package containing 3 Tomahawks, 10 Volatile Fire bottles and 25 Incendiary Buckshot Slugs
• New Legendary Panthers sighted in local swamps: The Legendary Nightwalker Panther has been spotted at dusk south of Bolger Glade, while the albino Ghost Panther has been seen hunting deer around the Bluewater Marsh area
• New Halloween Pass: A purchasable limited time upgrade featuring 20 ranks of Rewards that include a Gothic Décor theme for a player’s Moonshine Bar, Filters for the Advanced Camera, themed clothing for players and horses, Emotes, weapon variations, camp flags, and Photo Studio backgrounds
• All Fast Travel is free this week
• New unlockable Garment Sets: Bringing the pelts of the Legendary Nightwalker Panther and Legendary albino Ghost Panther to Gus’ Store will unlock their corresponding Garment Sets for purchase
• New Vitalism Studies: Naturalists can now purchase the Opossum Vitalism Studies Pamphlet at Harriet’s Shop, which, along with harvested Harrietum Officinalis, they can use to transform into an opossum
• Additional Rewards: Players that purchase the Halloween Pass will receive a Reward for a free weapon component, while purchasing a returning Halloween Mask will net them 10 Poison Throwing Knives and a Reward for a free Ability Card, plus all players who have undertaken a Role will get a Reward for 2,000 Club XP and an offer for 50% off a weapon from the Fence
• Discounts: 5 Gold Bars off the Bounty Hunter, Trader, Collector and Naturalist Roles, 10 Gold Bars off the Moonshiner Role, free Moonshine Shack relocation, 40% off all Role Items and all Wilderness Outfitters content, and 30% off all Melee Weapons
• New Prime Gaming Benefits: Players that connect to Prime Gamingwill get a free Single Bandolier, plus Offers for 50% off a Double Bandolier, 50% off the Deluxe Campfire, and 30% off the Improved Bow
• Prime Gaming Benefits: A free Katata Coat, 6,000 Naturalist XP, a free Wilderness Camp, and 5 free Legendary Animal Pheromones for players that connect their Social Club account with Prime Gaming

Halloween Approaches in Red Dead Online

The Halloween spirit is sweeping the foothills and mountains, the deserts and the swamps, the towns and cities alike. This week in Red Dead Online, hunt down two new legendary animals, pick up the all-new Halloween Pass, take on the new Dead of Night Mode and much more as All Hallow’s Eve approaches.

A pair of apex predators are said to be making their home in local swamps, eluding even the most skilled of local hunters. The spotted Nightwalker Panther blends in with its surrounding vegetation in the mist and shadows of dusk south of Bolger Glade; the albino Ghost Panther, meanwhile, has been seen hunting deer in Bluewater Marsh and the surrounding areas.

GUS’ TRAPPER STORE

Bring the Nightwalker and Ghost Pelts to Gus’ Trapper Store to sell them for a handsome amount of coin. Doing so will unlock the corresponding Garment Sets for purchase – wear them with pride as you regale your chums with exaggerated tales of bravery.

The Halloween Pass Brings Tricks and Treats Alike to Red Dead Online

Feel the seasonal chill and hear the unsettling howls heard across the plains? Grim tidings are making their way to Red Dead Online with the very first Halloween Pass. Meanwhile, Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Club membership returns to reward all players with free seasonal gifts.

The Halloween Pass is a purchasable, limited-time upgrade stacked with macabre rewards across 20 ranks, available today running through November 16. The Halloween Pass includes:

• The skeletal Zavala Machete
• The petrifying Flayed Bison and colorful Painted Ram Horse Masks
• Three Halloween-themed emotes: Frighten, Scared and The Ripper
• Spooky Photo Studio Backgrounds like the Cemetery and Abandoned Mansion Backgrounds
• Post-Apocalyptic and Predator filters for the Advanced Camera
• A Gothic Décor Theme for your Moonshine Bar
• The Gallows Blindfold
• New Camp flags and more

Even more rewards are available for all players – such as the Phantom Buck Horse Mask and the Noir Advanced Camera filter - via free and automatic membership to the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Club.

All Halloween Pass Rewards up to your current Pass Rank carry over and unlock instantly once you purchase the Halloween Pass through the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. catalogue or via your Progress menu. Everything you unlock during the Halloween Pass season – from today until November 16 – is yours to keep after the Halloween Pass expires.

Purchasing the Halloween Pass this week will land you a Reward for a free weapon component of your choice. Encounter Madam Nazar this week and you’ll notice that all of the Halloween Masks are back, albeit for a limited time only – snag one and you’ll get 10 Poison Throwing Knives and a Reward for a free Ability Card of your choice. All players who have undertaken a Role will receive a Reward for 2,000 Club XP and an offer for 50% off a weapon from the Fence.

For even more details on The Halloween Pass and the Wheeler, Rawson and Co. Club Rewards, check out the Red Dead Online site.

NEW DEAD OF NIGHT MODE

Brand new mode Dead of Night pits four teams in a gruesome fight for survival - against each other and The Dead. Points are scored for taking out The Dead, with higher point tally for causing the demise of your rival players.

Find and steal a Night Stalker mask to take on supernatural abilities and the competitive edge. Complete a Round of Dead of Night anytime over the next seven days to earn triple the usual payout and a care package consisting of 3 Tomahawks, 10 Volatile Fire bottles and 25 Incendiary Buckshot Slugs.

VITALISM STUDIES

Harvest Harrietum Officinalis and purchase the Opossum Vitalism Studies Pamphlet to complete a transformational journey of a wholly different stripe. Plus, explore this week with free Fast Travel through October 26th.

HALLOWEEN DISCOUNTS

There’s also a range of discounts on offer in the stores and shops across the territories, including:

• 5 Gold Bars off the Bounty Hunter, Trader, Collector and Naturalist Roles
• 10 Gold Bars off the Moonshiner Role
• Free relocation of your Moonshine Shack
• 40% off all Role Items
• 40% off all Wilderness Outfitters content
• 30% off all Melee Weapons

Prime Gaming

Red Dead Online players who connect their Rockstar Games Social Club account to Prime Gaming will receive Rewards for:

• 5 Free Legendary Animal Pheromones
• 6,000 Naturalist XP
• A free Wilderness Camp
• A free Katata Coat crafted from the Legendary Katata Elk Hide

In addition, players who connect to Prime Gaming before November 16th will receive a Reward for a free Single Bandolier, plus Offers for 50% off a Double Bandolier, 50% off the Deluxe Campfire, and 30% off the Improved Bow.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is currently available for PS4 and Xbox One.