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Triple XP and Limited Edition Controllers Giveaway in the Red Dead Redemption GOTY Xbox 360 Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (February 10, 4-7PM)

Want a chance to win two custom, hand painted and very limited edition Red Dead Xbox 360 controllers? Join us tomorrow February 10th for the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition multiplayer event on Xbox LIVE and enter on the multiplayer events page. Even if you don't win the grand prize, 20 runners-up will win a t-shirt, playing cards and stickers.

Triple XP will be on all weekend, and it kicks off with the multiplayer event. We're activating the extra XP for both Xbox LIVE and PlayStation Network.

A live video stream and chat will accompany the sweepstakes on the multiplayer events page, so you'll be able to see and talk about the action even if you aren't able to play.

And watch for us to unveil the brand new calendar of multiplayer events including the first dates for our upcoming May release for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360: Max Payne 3.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR GAMERTAGS

EVENT COUNTDOWN
Don't know when the event begins in your time zone? Check above in this article on the day of the event for a countdown.

HOW TO FIND ROCKSTAR
Start up multiplayer from the main menu. This will place you into a Free Roam lobby. Add one of the Gamertags above as a friend, and while you're waiting to receive an invite check out the chat and live stream on the multiplayer events page. Also feel free to play through a few rounds with other players.

HOW DOES FREE ROAM WORK?
Free Roam is the hub of your online experience. Supporting up to 16 players, Free Roam allows you to explore with your friends and enemies, take out the gangs of outlaws launch into more structured gameplay using the markers placed around the world. We'll be forming posses and then heading into several game modes across all of the original multiplayer and the downloadable content during the evening.

To form a posse, press the 'Back' button and use the menu. This menu gives you several gameplay options and access to the list of players in your session.

FORMING A POSSE
To start the game, invite your friends, form a posse and find Rockstar, follow these steps:

1. From the main menu, press 'Start' and then enter 'Xbox LIVE Multiplayer' by pressing the 'X' (blue) button.

2. Once in a Free Roam lobby, press the 'Back' button to open the in-game multiplayer menu.

3. Press the 'RB' button and then the 'Y' (yellow) button to 'Invite Friends'. Invite at least one friend into your posse using the 'A' (green) button.

4. Once your friends are in the game, press the 'Y' (yellow) button again to return to the 'Players' menu and select them with the 'A' (green) button to 'Propose New Posse' or 'Send Posse Invite'.

5. Once you and your friends are ready to go, start up the game mode we're currently playing. This can be found in the chat as the event rolls along.

As stated, pay close attention to the chat to know what game mode we're currently playing.

Again, look out for a brand new calendar of multiplayer events to continue down 2012 toward Max Payne 3's May launch...

Previously:
Recap with Screens, Fan Video & Prize Winners from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (January 13)
Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)

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Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (January 26, 5-8 PM Eastern)

Update: The multiplayer event and sweepstakes have ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us, whether you were playing, watching, chatting or just stopping by to enter the sweepstakes.

We've got 20 prize packs to give away Thursday January 26th in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event on Xbox LIVE, running from 5-8PM Eastern.

To enter the sweepstakes, head over to the multiplayer events page and scroll down to 'Sweepstakes Entry'. Submit your details and you're all set. Winners will be randomly selected and contacted the next day. Prize packs include a shirt, foam hand, pin set, license plate, Grand Theft Auto IV stickers and Rockstar stickers.

We'll begin the event in Grand Theft Auto IV and later switch over to The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, about an hour for each. Keep up with the modes we're playing in the chat while watching the live video stream. You'll be able to play with us no matter what version of the game or episodes you use. GwRockstar6 will be in original Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer for the entire event for those that don't have the episodes.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR GAMERTAGS
Participating Xbox LIVE Rockstar Games Gamertags for the event will be:

  • GwRockstar3
  • GwRockstar4
  • GwRockstar5
  • GwRockstar6

HOW TO FIND US
Again, we'll begin the event in original Grand Theft Auto IV multiplayer. To join, start the in-game Party Mode using the cellphone. Make sure that your in-game Party Mode team size is at least two people. Once ready, head to the chat to find out the mode we're beginning with, and type your Gamertag into the chat. Another way is just to send over a friend request to the Gamertags above. We'll do our best to get you in for a few rounds. More info on using Party Mode is listed below.

NEED A PARTNER?
Hit up the chatbox during the event or just post your Xbox LIVE Gamertag in the Comments section below.

ABOUT PARTY MODE
Grand Theft Auto IV's in-game Party Mode is an easy way to get your group together and find matches. Here are the three quick and easy steps to get you up and running:

  1. Save your current game. To get started, fire up the in-game mobile phone by pressing "Up" on the D-pad.  Select Multiplayer > Party Mode > Yes.
  2. From here, open up your phone again and select the Friends option to invite your friends (you need at least one friend to play with Rockstar). 
  3. Once your team is ready to roll, open up the in-game phone again and select Ranked > Team Deathmatch for this event. Follow us in the chat to find out the modes we're playing.

SPECTATE AND CHAT
Can't jump in and play? As we stated above you can still follow the event at the multiplayer events page. We'll have a live streaming video broadcast of the in-game matches plus a chat box so you can discuss the stream with others. Look below for specific directions you can follow to get online, grab a partner, and jump into the fray.

We will be giving instructions and updates in the chat box as the afternoon rolls on. Get ready...

Previously:
Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)

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Recap with Screens, Fan Video & Prize Winners from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (January 13)

Thanks to everyone that joined us in kicking off the first Social Club Multiplayer Event of the New Year on January 13th, with a 3+ hour session of Red Dead Redemption multiplayer on PSN. Special congrats to Social Club member hoeky61881 for winning the event’s sweepstakes Grand Prize: two custom, hand-painted Red Dead PlayStation 3 controllers. Our custom controllers are not available for sale anywhere and the only way to try and nab a pair is through these event giveaways, so stay tuned for more.

20 runners-up also won a prize pack featuring a Rockstar shirt, stickers and Red Dead playing cards: Mr_Kevin01, Kreepman, l50CaLiBeRl, Matt0201, laZardo, Neo6918, ZombBomb, Lockmat666, Kingspark88, scareface1970, xcel1sior, CruelFurcas, Jeff_McRae, Patricks_Lame, chielr, SAV-UK, fab1qaz, Xiadox, AvengedInstinct and Marstonboy432. A tip of the hat goes out to all who entered.

Kudos to a pair of Social Club members that recorded their own footage from the event and uploaded it to YouTube: cahill7777 posted some intense Grab The Bag action, while ahetFIN captured a few Grand Prix races in the video above.

Screenshot highlights abound in the gallery below, featuring some of the most interesting and explosive moments from select rounds.

Xbox 360 players, join us this coming Thursday, January 26th for the next event on our calendar, the first Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Xbox LIVE event of 2012, from 5-8PM Eastern. We'll have Gamertags, details and prizing info here on the Newswire later this week in the run-up to the event.

And if you’re looking for more Red Dead Triple XP and chances to play multiplayer with us online, follow our Twitter and Facebook pages for instant notification of our weekly impromptu play sessions. See below for the customary roll call of event participants, and as always please let us know if we’ve accidentally overlooked anyone...

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Previously:
Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)

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Win Limited-Edition Controllers in the Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare PSN Official Social Club Multiplayer Event w/ Triple XP (January 13, 4-7 PM Eastern)

Update: The event has ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us, whether you were playing, watching the live stream, chatting or just dropping by to enter the sweepstakes.

How about a little Undead Nightmare for Friday the 13th? 

Get Triple XP all weekend in Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition and enter for your chance to win two custom PlayStation 3 controllers in the Social Club multiplayer event on PSN.

It all begins Friday January 13th with the multiplayer event from 4-7PM Eastern when we'll be posse'ing up in-game, broadcasting live with a video stream and chatting on the multiplayer events page. Any version of Red Dead or Undead Nightmare is compatible with Game of the Year Edition multiplayer - so even if you don't have the Game of the Year Edition release, you can join us to play in any of the applicable modes on PSN. Triple XP will be active for both PSN and Xbox LIVE all weekend.


Our quality custom controllers are painted by hand with several coats and then finished to shine.

If you want to know where, how and when to enter the sweepstakes, it's simple. During the event on January 13th, head to the multiplayer events page between 3:00 and 8:00 Eastern US time. Under 'Sweepstakes Entry' at the bottom of that page, you can enter your details for a chance to win the two specially customized Red Dead Redemption PlayStation 3 controllers you see above. Once you enter, you'll also have the chance to win one of 20 runner-up Rockstar prize packs that includes an official t-shirt, deck of Red Dead playing cards and assorted stickers.

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR PSN IDs

  • RedDeadDev3
  • RedDeadDev4
  • RedDeadDev5
  • RedDeadDev6 
HOW TO FIND US
Start multiplayer from the main menu, choosing 'Normal' from the list of difficulties. This will place you into a Free Roam lobby. It's best to invite at least one friend and form a posse, but this is not required. Then enter the game mode being discussed by "SocialClub" in the chat.

HOW DOES FREE ROAM WORK?
Free Roam is the hub of your online experience. Supporting up to 16 players, Free Roam allows you to explore with your friends and enemies, take out the gangs of outlaws or launch into more structured gameplay using the markers placed around the world. We'll be forming posses and then heading into several game modes during the event.

FORMING A POSSE
To start the game, invite your friends, form a posse and find Rockstar, follow these steps:

  1. From the main menu, press 'Start' and then enter 'Online Multiplayer' by pressing the 'Square' button, and choose 'Normal'.
  2. Once in a Free Roam lobby, press the 'Select' button to open the in-game multiplayer menu.
  3. Press the 'R1' button and then the 'Triangle' button to 'Show Friends'. Invite at least one friend into your posse using the 'X' button.
  4. Once your friends are in the game, press the 'Triangle' button again to return to the 'Players' menu and select them with the 'X' button to 'Propose New Posse' or 'Send Posse Invite'.
  5. Once you and your friends are ready to go, start up the game mode we're currently playing. We'll announce modes in the chat.

Future events include some Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City for PC and Xbox LIVE, and a Red Dead event for Xbox LIVE. See the events calendar for full details.

If you want more chances to play with Rockstar, and lots more Triple XP for Red Dead, follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. We usually hop on once or twice a week and play our games, so grab your controller or keyboard and mouse and join in...

Previously:
Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)

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Recap with Screens and Fan Video from the Red Dead Redemption Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (December 15)

Thanks to everyone that teamed up with us to send the 2011 calendar of Social Club Multiplayer Events out with a proverbial Repeater Carbine bang last month on December 15th with the year’s final Red Dead Redemption Social Club event on Xbox LIVE.

A hearty salute to all who played - including our special guests from Red Dead fansite brigade, the crowd in the chat, people away from their consoles watching the live stream and even those that stopped by just to enter the sweepstakes for the chance to win the two limited-edition Red Dead Redemption custom Xbox 360 controllers that ultimately went to longtime Social Club member Cdn_Hey_You (runners-up who received t-shirt and sticker Rockstar Prize Packs include WolfRogers, MooSully, vix9er, sootymike, Daemon_Gildas, PlanetLunt, Ivansteel, RustyBucket7603, DJW89., mukk77, EvilHomer1, RedDedHead, Chardd and others).

Special shout to the guys from @iRedDead, @RDRvision and the team at RedDead-Series.com, who put together this epic 10-minute compilation video of action from the event:

Excellent work, guys. If anyone else has footage to share, be sure to let us all know below in the comments. Here’s a few of our own highlight screens as well:

We look forward to kicking off the first 2012 calendar of multiplayer events in the New Year next week on Friday, January 13th with an evening of Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition from 4-7PM Eastern on PSN. Look for Rockstar player IDs, sweepstakes details and info on how to get in on a game with us a day or so before it begins.

Read on for a roll call of everyone that participated (shout at us in the comments if you think someone is missing), and make sure you’re following on Twitter and Facebook to get the first word on any spontaneous Red Dead Triple XP sessions as well as other impromptu multiplayer gaming with your pals at Rockstar...

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Previously:
Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (November 3)

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Announcing the Jan-Feb 2012 Official Social Club Multiplayer Events Series Calendar

Announcing the first scheduled Official Social Club Multiplayer Events of 2012 with our January and February slate of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto IV sessions across PSN, XBL and PC. Mark your calendars to join us for live streaming online multiplayer action plus live chat with Rockstar and other Social Club members at the Events page, along with prize pack giveaways, special guest players, and more. 

Look for another calendar with dates for March and beyond after we've announced the release date for Max Payne 3 - for now, let your mind run wild with what the future will hold by reading up on the first multiplayer details for Max Payne 3 as revealed at IGN this week.

CALENDAR OF MULTIPLAYER EVENTS

  • Friday, January 13 (4-7PM Eastern)
    Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition w/ Triple XP
    For PlayStation 3 on PSN
    The first multiplayer event of 2012, battling it out on PSN with you and your whole posse across modes from the entire Red Dead Redemption online multiplayer experience - including Undead Nightmare's Undead Overrun. (Note you do not need the Game of the Year Edition specifically to play in this or any of our Red Dead events. Any version will do as long as we're playing relevant modes.)
  • Thursday, January 26 (5-8PM Eastern)
    Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition
    For Xbox 360 on XBL
    Since our most recent GTA console event was held on PSN, the Xbox LIVE crowd gets there proper due with some Cops n' Crooks, GTA Race, Witness Protection and just about every other multiplayer mode from the original Grand Theft Auto IV as well as the Episodes, The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony.
  • Friday, February 10 (4-7PM Eastern)
    Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition w/ Triple XP
    For Xbox 360 on Xbox LIVE
    Red Dead on Xbox LIVE with everything from Grand Prix Horse Racing to Gold Rush to Stronghold to Undead Overrun and plenty more. As with most of our events, we'll have 20 runner-up prizes and one Grand Prize. Good luck...
  • Friday, February 24 (4-7PM Eastern)
    Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City
    For PC on Games for Windows LIVE
    Yup, 32-player mayhem crashing things up in Race, going wild in Free Mode, and some classic Deathmatch - will be just part of this one.

These official multiplayer events are your chance to:

  • Play online multiplayer with Rockstar Games, including folks from some of the development teams who helped create the games themselves 
  • Enter Social Club member-exclusive event sweepstakes at the multiplayer events page during the event, including prize giveaways you won't see anywhere else like custom controllers, consoles and more
  • Watch the live video stream broadcast of the online play at the official multiplayer events page
  • Join the live event chat to discuss the stream and challenge other players as the action unfolds
  • Gain Triple XP in Red Dead Redemption in addition to during our separate Twitter/Facebook announced playsessions such as these

HOW TO PLAY WITH ROCKSTAR
Look for Gamertags, IDs and details on how to find us in each event to be posted a day or two before each of the dates listed below. Keep in mind that the easiest way to get in on a game with us during these playsessions is to send a friend request the night before and then request in the chat or the corresponding Newswire post to be invited.

If you want more chances to play with Rockstar or, as mentioned, get more +XP in Red Dead, be sure to follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. At unscheduled dates and times, every now and then we like to tweet out that we're about to play one of our titles online, and we invite everyone by posting a Gamertag. If Triple XP is happening, we'll let you know about how long it will be on. We've recently been keeping it on at least 24 hours a week. Watch closely for the next one...
 

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Triple XP, Custom Controller Giveaway and More in the Red Dead Redemption GOTY Xbox 360 Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (December 15, 5-8PM)

Update: The event has ended. Thanks to everyone that joined us in the event, whether playing, chatting, watching or just stopping by to enter the sweepstakes.

Join us Thursday December 15th from 5-8PM Eastern for the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition multiplayer event on Xbox LIVE, the latest in the Social Club Multiplayer Events Series and the very last one for 2011. Triple XP will be switched to the on position all weekend long worldwide in every Red Dead multiplayer mode for Xbox LIVE as well as for PlayStation Network.

Stay tuned for a brand new calendar of multiplayer events to be posted here very soon, announcing the first events of 2012.

For the event, a pair of limited edition Xbox 360 controllers will be up for grabs in the sweepstakes, enterable on the official multiplayer events page. All of our custom controllers are styled with premium automotive grade paint and several applications of clear coat, polished and sanded with care by hand. 20 runner-up winners will receive a Rockstar prize pack with an official t-shirt and stickers. Don't sleep!

Additionally, and as a show of gratitude for another awesome year of Red Dead Redemption fan support, we've invited some folks from a few of the longstanding Red Dead fansites to join us as special guest players: Psy from @iRedDead, al[e]ssio and Daniel from RedDead-Series.com and Rafioso from @RDRvision. You can add Gamertags from Rockstar and from our special guest players as seen below and read on for further details. 

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR GAMERTAGS

FANSITE SPECIAL GUEST GAMERTAGS

EVENT COUNTDOWN
Don't know when the event begins in your time zone? Check above in this article on the day of the event for a countdown.

HOW TO FIND ROCKSTAR
Start up multiplayer from the main menu. This will place you into a Free Roam lobby. Add one of the Gamertags above as a friend, and while you're waiting to receive an invite check out the chat and live stream on the multiplayer events page. Also feel free to play through a few rounds with other players.

HOW DOES FREE ROAM WORK?
Free Roam is the hub of your online experience. Supporting up to 16 players, Free Roam allows you to explore with your friends and enemies, take out the gangs of outlaws launch into more structured gameplay using the markers placed around the world. We'll be forming posses and then heading into several game modes across all of the original multiplayer and the downloadable content during the evening.

To form a posse, press the 'Back' button and use the menu. This menu gives you several gameplay options and access to the list of players in your session.

FORMING A POSSE
To start the game, invite your friends, form a posse and find Rockstar, follow these steps:

1. From the main menu, press 'Start' and then enter 'Xbox LIVE Multiplayer' by pressing the 'X' (blue) button.

2. Once in a Free Roam lobby, press the 'Back' button to open the in-game multiplayer menu.

3. Press the 'RB' button and then the 'Y' (yellow) button to 'Invite Friends'. Invite at least one friend into your posse using the 'A' (green) button.

4. Once your friends are in the game, press the 'Y' (yellow) button again to return to the 'Players' menu and select them with the 'A' (green) button to 'Propose New Posse' or 'Send Posse Invite'.

5. Once you and your friends are ready to go, start up the game mode we're currently playing. This can be found in the chat as the event rolls along.

As stated, pay close attention to the chat to know what game mode we're currently playing.

Again, look out for the new calendar of multiplayer events that will kick off 2012. And be sure to enter the sweepstakes on the multiplayer events page to have the chance to win the two Xbox 360 controllers or a Rockstar prize pack with t-shirt and stickers.

Previously:
Recap, Fan Video & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (October 14)
Recap & Screens: Red Dead Redemption Myths & Mavericks Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (September 23)
Recap, Screens & Fan Video from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (September 9)

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Recap with Fan Videos and Screens from the GTAIV & Episodes from Liberty City Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PC (December 2)

Big up to all the GTA fans and particularly our invited guest players from the fansite community for joining us in our most recent official Social Club multiplayer event - held on December 2nd, playing Grand Theft Auto IV for PC on what happened to be the 3rd anniversary of that game's release. We also got busy with multiplayer modes from Episodes from Liberty City for PC - and with 32 players per session, we were able to get almost everyone in on some good bloody gametime in the session.

Special congratulations to Reebokanonymous, Arnooow, donutdude101, SimpsonsFan007, hybridboonie, agent_TAC0, Mr.Spykerc8, ChicagoEnigma, tmw214, VMikeL, Elcolorete, Deuce.VS, strikezdotman, PilotasUK, Mantc70, se7switch, IcemanEvans, scareface1970 and Brock338, all winners in the event sweepstakes who scored Rockstar prize packs of rare Grand Theft Auto IV collectible gear. Enjoy, all.

Several fansite luminaries and other Social Club members were good enough to capture and create some pretty stellar fan videos during the afternoon. Here's a great one, courtesy of ChicagoEnigma of fansite RockstarNetwork.net - running roughshod all over our GwRockstar2 and others in this hypnotic, action-packed 12-minute clip:


Here's some more great vids worth checking out, each of which highlighting some of the insane action of the day:

Truly awesome stuff - if anyone else has a video to share, be sure to add it in the comments below.

Here's just a few of our own screens we gathered together, moments of multiplayer insanity in good old Liberty City...

Thanks again to the crowd from the Grand Theft Auto fansite community for coming through and shooting it up with us - including chicagoenigma of @RockstarNetwork, Gamerzworld and Jared of @RockstarWatch, Chris of @TheGTAPlace, Gboyers from @GrandTheftWiki, SimpsonsFan007 of @PlayingGTA, Joker64 of @GTATurk, Rafioso of @GTAvision, RoamPTof @gtaportugal, Reverie of @GTAWarehouse, Zidane of @gtagaming, sdr of @GTAthegame, Daniel and Nicholas of @GTASeries, Psy of @iGrandTheftAuto and Rathel, mátéka and Hannibal of @GTAPlace.

And now, here's a roll call of all the event's participants according to our records. As always, shout if we missed anyone:

1337Pilot
164kabanyara
1800-Tequila
22clock
333Dimitri
AdamBantam
adriantgta4
Adrielprefo
agent_TAC0
ahetFIN
Aikel13
Aitor_Social
AlexChudd
alf6666
alisuger
Andrey0303
antonio1992962
armageddon96
Arty2manparty
avatar13115
B1ELZ1NX
BabiestSoup469
Badge_1247
bamboxcll
bananaring
Bandyta928
Batzem
beat_hideaki
Berkay_58
BesomeGames
BigGreenDragon
-BIG_MaC-
BlackBMXer
BoiteSphinx84
BoochArt
Bryla96
cagrimhmt
carlos-alan
caveman87
Ca___Fe
ChicagoEnigma
Chocoflo
ChrisJP
Christobell46
cKy4life
claudioicho
Cloudsicc
CO1071
CorgiJulien
corocol70
CrUsaDeR_930467
CrySiek
Curranius
CyberAce
D.E.LB
dagi001
dakid145
damdambushFool
Dangoor
Danielokc
darkevil83
DarkGunsHBK
DarkHawkx
Darkmdnightblue
Darksider270
DARKxSUNLIGHT
Darqu0401
DeadlyTarget
DeathGlock666
denisiscena
Deniz777
DenNis_SwE
Derermz
dgshnbaharat
di0nislaw
dionisz
DisneyKitties
DjPsYcOtIc
Dominik983
DRAGON4IK
Dragon485
dragonking69
dreamzfx
DSanta
dtd561
duk14leon
efh2008
eldinnn
eledo1985
ELIMIZ
emmer18
emmi18176860
emperormalt
Emsalsiz31
en.esz
EpicLife
EssentialSmoker
EWONE OTWOCK
f33linPhunky
fab1qaz
fahrettin3
fahrettinniko5
FaStErMaNoNlInE
FeateL
FeatL
FeelThePayne
fellerets
FNTOzzyMadman
FRA1Z3R
frdjfdhff
FugetSudo_Jr
fuzzyfresh
gal9040
Gamerzworld
gears3
geezy_da_monsta
GermanScientist
Gh0stMW2
Ghenadye
GhostWryter
gilbertodogta855
GILLIGAN-
GKMrChurroGK
GM-Shenmue
gman33
GrainedKitten0
GRANDLFz
GrandTheftCal
greenboy 44
GTAboss61
GTAIV_King
gta millers
GTAMpl
GtaOutKast
gtaveeb
guisoaress
gussi111
Gutituti
GVRafioso
Hacheoy
hambones
hasanhas
Herbertmooon
HeroCore
heskro
HRQ360
hungike
IAmAlwaysTheBest
IFIPunkStylle
igorcolizao
InsectOverlords
intervidic
IpekBellic
ishi101
ISI Thuga
ISI Thugaveli
ISI Velozity
ISI_Thuga
isma313
Ivansteel
ivi2010
IWIHooligan
jarnogta
JCMoorehead
Jeff1503
JihadJohnson
JoaquinNsr80
Johnboy765
Johnnnyboy15nl
Johnny_Vendetta
Joker-64
jonjonnc
JO_357
JST-987
JST987
Juarez01
julitrox44
Kagaruto
karapuzik32
KASEROLE
KelticKennedy
KilerPL
killer672
killer2219
KlausManiac
Komkommerman
krissu10
kroenen_spy
Lara_Croft_GodHD
LazyPyro88
Levaimate
LiL-A-King1
lilgetm
LimpBizkit4LiFE
LiquidKillah
Loco-Giganoto
lonelyshero
loony979
LordPlatinum
louis1993
Louis_t44
Luc 12345678
M2S R33nismo
MadChill
Mafi3a42jr
Mahinima
Major Flaps
Markitoo22
Marney-1
Martchus
martino963
marwandu83
mazurek768
mcguireb96
melih354
Mextallick
MiddleGhostDini
Milikito_cp
MirraKleWHippn
MLDCAproductions
Mlociniezo
mrb_gta
Mr Romanoff
mtbrider619
Mtjones2012
muluku
myxeny
N0LimitNam3
N1 Zabawa
Nacho-X
naughtybear
Nejc_Fiser
Niall-
nickownsalot
nikobelic2500000
Nismomuch
NK 32
nokas101270
offyoul
OG Mafi3OSi42
OLICKHERY22
Onethefool
Orangebrains
O_Still_O
P48Thunder
Passi014
paulomatos
pergamentkamama
peterfoxx
PITerGTAiv
Potzo90
prestigio07
ProMatiPL
PsychoJo
PureDorian
Qaikwow
Quemical
Quemical83
r3ym0nD_13
R33nismo
rafek131
Rafioso
RageMach1ne
Raggga
Randy_Giles
rapidiment
Rathel21
RawshaN-UA
red_dead_gamer21
Red_Dead_Jayden
Reebokanonymous
Renegade X79
respect8711
reyniko
RipGoreIV
RoamPT
Roberto0393
robi29
Rockboy58
Rollaw
RomanBOY123
saboteurCap
santii69
SARDYNA16
SAVxRUS
scareface1970
Scred210
sebastian-pl
Seco94
sergioy2j
shake95junt
Shortcot
Sidi210MS
SimpsonsFan007
SinistralGnat9
skaltpmi13
Skarecrow666
SkinnyAnonymous
slddd_
SmashedU600
Spongerob
SprunkFinger
stan.marsh
stasieks
StevenTheRocker
straighman222
Studios5107
sugak1
Suhctram
superawesum
Supralalu
Swift47
Swishalol
sylero
Syoudous
TactfulInk855
TalkedDevotee995
TBODMaestro
TDAD1994
teperekkarol
The4ourTy67
TheCloven
TheIvaneh
THE M4D J0K3R
therealtreefitty
the_cushion
THOS15
ThreeDIX
TibialStone7
Tmk35
tokiemre05
tomate1999
Tomer077x
tomer65
ToothyKnight37
TorinoFermic
Totukawa
toxicwaters13
trevoy99
TUTU Raptor
Twinsftw2
UprootedBloom7
VBProject
VeliAyhan
vgarodrigues
vince_42069
VithorEscames
walshaw
WarPonyDestroyer
WeightyDig45551
Wildrazrbak48
WolfRogers
worst_news
wowzaa
wrestlermitch
xbox-adi
XLapterTR
XpoloDave
xXBlackBMXERXx
x_STREETKING_x
YMe369
yomamma785
zaxman12341
Zedo P Mann
zeldalink555
zellraiden
Zpecial_K
zzcool500

Join us for our next event, the very last for 2011 - we'll be closing out the year with Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition (with Triple XP switched on) on Xbox LIVE this week, Thursday December 15th from 5-8PM Eastern.

And also be on the lookout for a brand new calendar of events to be announced very soon here at the Newswire, covering early 2012.

Plus as always keep an eye out for some unscheduled playsessions and Triple XP for Red Dead in the weeks to come. To get the word right when it happens, follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

Previously:
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)
Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on Xbox LIVE (November 3)
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)

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