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.

New action and adventure await across Red Dead Online’s frontier as the Prestigious Bounty Hunter License is now available for all Bounty Hunters to pick up, alongside new vigilantes to pursue and the latest Outlaw Pass featuring a swath of new unlockable content and Rewards. Plus, new horses, gameplay improvements, bonuses and discounts available to all players.

Key highlights for this week include:

• New Legendary Bounty: Bank robber Gene “Beau” Finley has been seen around Bayou Nwa and he’s the first of several new Legendary Bounties for Prestigious Bounty Hunters to pursue
• The Prestigious Bounty Hunter License is now available at for purchase at any Bounty Board by any Bounty Hunter, featuring 10 Ranks with new high-level items, skills, weapon variants and horses, along with new Infamous Bounty Targets
• The Outlaw Pass No. 4: New outfits, a new satchel, skill pamphlets, emotes, camp upgrades, advanced photography enhancements, bonus cash and 30 Gold Bars, and more
• A 10 Gold Bar rebate and RDO$400 for all players who purchase the Outlaw Pass No. 4 this week
• Bounty Hunting Discounts: 5 Gold Bars off the Bounty Hunter License for newcomers to the Role, plus 40% off Bounty Hunteritems up to Rank 20 for all Bounty Hunters
• New Mustangs and Missouri Fox Trotters are now available at local Stables
• Gameplay Improvements: Ability to combine stubble with beard styles, the Advanced Camera is now usable on horseback, and Gunspinning Management option for Gunspinning tricks learned by Bounty Hunters
• Log-in Rewards: 2,000 Club XP and 2,000 Bounty Hunter XP, plus players that are Rank 5 or above will receive a Treasure Map, and those Rank 10 or above will get a free Ability Card Upgrade
• Increased RDO$ and XP for all Posse members on Free Roam Missions, Bounty Missions, and Free Roam Events through December 7th
• Double XP in all Bounty Hunter missions and A Land of Opportunities missions, plus completing the latter’s “Kill Them, Each and Every One” and “Destroyed by Grief” missions will net players a bonus RDO$100 for each

• The latest discounts: 40% off all Tents, Camp Themes, Camp Dogs, the Fast Travel Post, and Outfits including Role Outfits, plus 30% off all Horses, Stable Slots, Repeaters, Pistols, the Schofield Revolver, Saddles and Improved Saddles, Vests, and Coats (except Legendary Animal clothing)
• Top community entries from The Naturalist Photo Challenge are now available as free Camp Flags, Moonshine Bar Photos and Photo Studio Backgrounds via the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Club
• New Prime Gaming Benefits: A free Bounty Hunter License and an Award for the Trimmed Amethyst Bounty Wagon Livery for all players who connect their Social Club accounts to Prime Gaming
• Ongoing Prime Gaming Benefits: Players who connect to Prime Gaming before December 21st will receive a Reward for a free Breton Horse and RDO$100

Elite Bounty Hunters Apply Within: The Prestigious Bounty Hunter License Is Available Now

The West is a lawless place - a wide expanse filled with all manners of predator and their prey. Overwhelmed by the emergence of a new order of bandits and reprobates, the law is seeking Bounty Hunters of the highest caliber to help bring in some notorious targets.

Whether you’re a Distinguished agent already known to law enforcement or a brave Novice with a penchant for adventure, the Bounty Hunting Role in Red Dead Online offers a life of action on both sides of the law.

The Prestigious Bounty Hunter License adds 10 new Ranks of progression atop the 20 from the Bounty Hunter Role Ranks with high level items and skills to acquire, new weapon variants and horses, Infamous Bounty targets on the Bounty Boards and more.

The Prestigious Bounty Hunter License can be purchased from any Bounty Board by anyone who holds a Bounty Hunter License. And should you reach Bounty Hunter Rank 30, you’ll continue to accumulate Bounty Hunter XP – which can be traded for RDO$ and Gold in the Awards Menu.

Plus, newcomers can take 5 Gold Bars off the Bounty Hunter License to get started on the Specialist Role, while all Bounty Hunters can take 40% off Bounty Hunter items up to Rank 20.

LEGENDARY BOUNTY GENE BEAU FINLEY

Prestigious Bounty Hunters should keep an eye on the Local Bounty Boards over the next few weeks for information on new Legendary Bounties, starting with dandy-turned-bastard Gene “Beau” Finley and his gang wanted for a string of robberies.

Chief among a credulous posse of mercenaries sought for orchestrating bank robberies across the south, this undesirable upstart is often seen sporting an extravagant tailored suit. Desperate to acquire infamy for all the wrong reasons, Finley must be brought to justice at the earliest possible convenience.

He and his heavily armed band are said to occupy a dilapidated colonial property in Bayou Nwa. The gang is potentially harboring captives including some particularly predatory species, so beware…

OUTLAW PASS NO.4

A new Outlaw Pass also makes its way to Red Dead Online today, with new outfits, emotes, camp upgrades and more. Chosen photographs from The Naturalist Challenge are also now available as free Camp Flags, Moonshine Bar Photos and Photo Studio Backgrounds via the Wheeler, Rawson & Co. Club.

Members who upgrade to the Outlaw Pass for 40 Gold Bars will receive an assortment of new rewards, including luxurious warm clothing suitable for cold weather, new satchel and skill pamphlets, advanced photography enhancements, bonus cash and 30 Gold Bars, special gifts and much more.

This week, all players who own the Outlaw Pass No. 4 will receive RDO$400 as well as a 10 Gold Bar rebate within 72 hours of purchasing the pass.

IMPROVEMENTS, BONUSES, NEW HORSES & MORE

Various additions and improvements have also been implemented today including the ability to combine stubble with beard styles and use the Advanced Camera while on horseback. Bounty Hunters can use a new Gunspinning Management option in the Player Menu to select and swap learned Gunspinning tricks.

Merciful vigilantes and cold-blooded killers alike can still make hay while the sun’s shining, as all Bounty Hunter missions in Red Dead Online are dishing out double XP. In addition, posse up with some trustworthy types and you’ll all earn increased RDO$ and XP payouts in Free Roam and Bounty Missions, as well as Free Roam Events through December 7th.

In addition to the 5 Gold Bar discount on the Bounty Hunter License and 40% off all Novice, Promising, Established and Distinguished Bounty Hunter Items, new players can take advantage of double the usual XP for all A Land of Opportunities missions. Get revenge on the treacherous Teddy Brown at Fort Mercer in “Kill Them, Each and Every One” and accompany the bereaved Mrs. LeClerk to Blackwater for her rendezvous with Amos Lancing in “Destroyed by Grief” to earn a bonus RDO$100 for completing each mission.

All Red Dead Online players will receive Rewards for 2,000 Club XP and 2,000 Bounty Hunter XP this week; those Rank 5 or above will receive a Treasure Map, while all players Rank 10 or above get a free Ability Card Upgrade of their choice.

Visit the local Stable to peruse the new Mustangs and Missouri Fox Trotters. Elsewhere, all Pamphlets are 30% off, as are all Melee and Thrown Weapons. Wilderness Outfitters is also offering 40% off all Tents, Camp Themes, Camp Dogs and the Fast Travel Post. Additional discounts include:

• 30% off all Stable Slots
• 30% off all Repeaters
• 30% off all Pistols
• 30% off the Schofield Revolver
• 30% off all Horses
• 30% off all Saddles and Improved Saddles
• 30% off all Coats (doesn't include Legendary Animal clothing)
• 30% off all Vests
• 40% off all Outfits including Role Outfits

Prime Gaming

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

• A free Bounty Hunter License
• An Award for the Trimmed Amethyst Bounty Wagon Livery

In addition, players who connect to Prime Gaming before December 21st will receive a Reward for a free Breton Horse and RDO$100.

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