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)

Posted: January 13, 2012 4:00PM | Author: R* Y

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

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)

• Undead Nightmare
• Social Club
• Red Dead Redemption
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Outlaws to the End
• Multiplayer Event
• Liars and Cheats
• Legends and Killers
• Game with Developers

225 Comments

Red Dead Redemption Double and Triple XP for the Holidays

Posted: December 23, 2011 12:00PM | Author: R* Q

Starting at midnight eastern tonight and running through January 2nd, we're serving up a holiday bounty of Double XP in Red Dead Redemption, where multiplayer activity across all online modes of the game will earn you 2X the multiplayer experience points, including Undead Nightmare and the recently released Game of the Year Edition.

Plus, as an added bonus, we will be dialing it up to 3XP specifically for the holiday weekends of December 24th-25th & December 31st-January 1st. Celebrate Christmas and New Year's this year by doling out buckshots to bandits and the undead alike - frontier justice is always better to give than receive. Enjoy, all.
 

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• Undead Nightmare
• Social Club
• Red Dead Redemption
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Outlaws to the End
• Multiplayer
• Liars and Cheats
• Legends and Killers
• Downloadable Content

168 Comments

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

Posted: December 16, 2011 9:50AM | Author: R* Y

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...
 

• Episodes From Liberty City
• Game with Developers
• Games for Windows
• Grand Theft Auto
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Legends and Killers
• Liars and Cheats
• Multiplayer Event
• Outlaws to the End
• PC
• PLAYSTATION 3
• PSN
• Red Dead Redemption
• Social Club
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• The Lost and Damned
• Undead Nightmare
• Xbox 360
• Xbox LIVE

94 Comments

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

Posted: December 15, 2011 5:00PM | Author: R* Y

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

• RedDeadDev3 (Live video streaming)
• RedDeadDev4
• RedDeadDev5
• RedDeadDev6 

FANSITE SPECIAL GUEST GAMERTAGS

• Psyware (@iRedDead)
• THE M4D J0K3R (Daniel, RedDead-Series.com)
• alessioseries (Nicholas, RedDead-Series.com)
• GVRafioso1 (@RDRvision)

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)

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• Undead Nightmare
• Social Club
• Red Dead Redemption
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Outlaws to the End
• Multiplayer Event
• Liars and Cheats
• Legends and Killers
• Game with Developers

64 Comments

Recap & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (November 18)

Posted: November 29, 2011 12:30PM | Author: R* Y

Congratulations to Alvin Ogando of Florida aka Social Club member NeoArod, for winning the Grand Prize in our Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition PSN event on November 18th. NeoArod will receive a pair of the limited-edition custom Red Dead Redemption PlayStation 3 controllers seen below - note that these coveted pieces are not available for sale and only acquirable in special sweepstakes events like this one. So along with the controllers, NeoArod will also receive the burden of preventing his friends from "accidentally" taking these stylish and rare items from his house. Best of luck in protecting your newfound riches.

The runners-up for the event (ChicagoEnigma, XboxLoof, D.E.LB, beardlace, Donn_88, hubbletrouble, lilmacki, ahetFIN, Markcoos, cdman17, funtimfrankieg, DR.PHILY, Arnooow, DeathStreak_UK, Master07Disaster, 1337Pilot, Austinsgrandpa, miked0292, HelterSkeltered and HerseyBoyRockz) will each get a Rockstar prize pack containing a t-shirt (like the reality warping Psychedelic Tee) and a collection of stickers. 

Cheers to everyone that participated, by chatting with us during the event, watching the video stream, playing in-game or just stopping by the multiplayer events page to enter the sweeps. And especially thanks to our special guest players from the Konsole Kingz squad in Atlanta who possed up on PSN with us, doing a stellar job keeping zombies off our back in Undead Overrun. Shout to CJ, Sergio da Pro and of course Sheneka Adams for joining us in the multiplayer mayhem, you can check their own full recap at the Konsole Kingz site.

Check out some highlight reel screens from the afternoon playing Gang Shootout, Undead Overrun, Grab the Bag and more with ye Social Club members and our guest players:

Below we've provided a list of participants that joined us in-game and in the chat. Let us know if you believe someone has accidentally been left out:

Our next event on the calendar is coming up this Friday December 2nd, playing Grand Theft Auto IV PC from 4-7PM Eastern on what happens to be the third anniversary since its release in 2008. We'll have a live stream, chat and you'll be able to enter to win one of 20 Rockstar prize packs.

Last but not least, if you want to be kept up to date on multiplayer events, including loads of Triple XP, follow us on Twitter and Facebook to get the word at the moment we're going online. It's never scheduled and we only announce it there...

Previously:
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)
Recap, Fan Video & Screens from the Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event on PSN (October 14

• Undead Nightmare
• Social Club
• Red Dead Redemption
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Outlaws to the End
• Multiplayer Event
• Liars and Cheats
• Legends and Killers
• Game with Developers

114 Comments

Gorge on Red Dead Quad XP All Thanksgiving Weekend (November 24-27)

Posted: November 22, 2011 1:43PM | Author: R* Y

Update: QUAD XP has ended. Look for some Triple XP sessions in the next few weeks, announced on our Twitter and Facebook pages.

What better way to celebrate the holiday weekend than with some gluttonous fan appreciation XP levels whilst you dole out frontier justice all across the land in Red Dead multiplayer. Beginning at 12:01am Eastern on Thanksgiving Day, this Thursday November 24th - and lasting all the way through Sunday November 27th, feast on four times the normal amount of multiplayer XP in all versions of Red Dead Redemption and Undead Nightmare (including the recently released Game of the Year Edition).

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• Undead Nightmare
• Social Club
• Red Dead Redemption
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Outlaws to the End
• Liars and Cheats
• Legends and Killers

155 Comments

Triple XP, Limited-Edition Controller Giveaway and More in this Week's Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare PSN Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (November 18, 4-7 PM Eastern)

Posted: November 18, 2011 4:00PM | Author: R* Y

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

This weekend we'll have Triple XP flowing for Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition on both PSN and Xbox LIVE. And on Friday we're kicking things off with the latest official Social Club multiplayer event on PSN - playing online for 3 hours (and change), broadcast streaming the action live, chatting with the Social Club community and giving away special sweepstakes prizes. To get down with any and all of it during the event, head over to the Social Club 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.

Enter to win these controllers or one of 20 runner-up prizes on the multiplayer events page under "Sweepstakes Entry".

You'll be able to enter the sweepstakes at the multiplayer events page under 'Sweepstakes Entry' during the event for a chance to win the two specially customized Red Dead Redemption PlayStation 3 controllers you see above. We've given away two pair of these limited-edition jammies before and entering the sweepstakes is the only way to get your hands on them (they are not available for purchase). 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 and stickers.

Joining us as special guest players for this event will be our long-time friends, the Konsole Kingz down in Atlanta who are planning on doing giveaways of their own at the Konsole Kingz website. Cheers to the KKz squad for taking part including CJ, Sergio da Pro, and Red Dead fan and model Sheneka Adams - should be extra buckwild in the wild wild west Friday.

SPECIAL GUEST PSN IDs

• KONSOLEKINGZ
• sergiodaprokkz
• Sheneka19

OFFICIAL ROCKSTAR PSN IDs

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 a Grand Theft Auto IV & Episodes from Liberty City PC event on December 2nd and a Red Dead Redemption & Undead Nightmare Xbox LIVE event on December 15th. See the events calendar for more details.

Want more chances to play with Rockstar, and more Triple XP for Red Dead? Follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages, and look for our announcements to go up about once a week at random, basically whenever we feel like getting online...

Previously:
Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)
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)

• Undead Nightmare
• Social Club
• Red Dead Redemption
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Outlaws to the End
• Multiplayer Event
• Liars and Cheats
• Legends and Killers
• Game with Developers
• Contest

156 Comments

Recap with Screens, Video & Prize Winners from the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Official Social Club Multiplayer Event (October 21)

Posted: October 31, 2011 5:15PM | Author: R* Y

Thank you to everyone who turned out for our special GTAIV Social Club Multiplayer Event, held on October 21st in honor of the 10th anniversary of Grand Theft Auto III. Special thanks especially to our invited guest players from some of the most long-running GTA fansites who've been down since around the time of GTAIII's release - including such old school vets as Zidane from GTAGaming.com and Psy from iGrandTheftAuto.com who played along with us on PSN, as well as G-WizZ from GTAwh.com, adamcs from GTANet.com and Chris from TheGTAPlace.com who were playing at the same time on Xbox LIVE. Cheers to all the other fansite admins and community members that were in attendance, check for your Social Club handle shouted in our attendee roundup further down.

Congrats to the event's Grand Prize winner, Social Club member and veteran multiplayer event player MCKing, who scored the Deluxe Grand Theft Auto Prize Pack including custom-designed GTA PlayStation 3 controllers and the limited-edition Claude action figure. Additionally, the following 20 runner-up winners will be receiving the GTAIII Knuckleduster Mug plus t-shirt and stickers: it_is_me_iT, jesse45, Sincualas, vince_42069, colbent, PiSt0N420, Shorty2, DR.PHILY, Commander622, alisuger, Ricey10, kiddg123, cortstone, EllexLanaz, Chains89, MattyJ94, Valdo552, Gibs70, Darthoch and cabrown93.

Make sure to join us at our next event coming up this Thursday November 3rd (4-7PM Eastern) playing Red Dead Redemption Game of the Year. Note, you do not need to own the GOTY Edition in order to play during the event, as long as you have the modes we're playing at any given time from the original Red Dead Redemption release, from Undead Nightmare, or from any of the other DLC - it's all compatible).

Another veteran Social Club multiplayer events player, GermanScientist (from RockstarBase.com), captured a pretty wild race on video that included the likes of gtawh (aka G-WizZ of GTAWarehouse.com), LazyPyro88 (aka ChrisJP of TheGTAPlace.com), j2mm, B0AxChuckie96, AdriaanLive (aka Adriaan from GTAHood.com), JStorm05 and GreatBigBore. Check out the clutch escape at 2:00 in and also a pretty awesome front tuck at 3:00 - nicely done, sir:

Always make sure to shoot us a mouthoff if you capture some good action from future events, and we might include your video link in upcoming recaps.

Here's some screens we plucked from the live feed, highlighting just a few memorable moments:

Participants from the event include:

Hope to see you all at the Red Dead GOTY event this Thursday November 3rd - whether throwing down on Xbox LIVE, entering the event giveaway, or joining in the live chat during the streaming broadcast at www.rockstargames.com/socialclub/multiplayer. Have a look at the official Social Club multiplayer events calendar for full details on all remaining events we have coming up through the end of 2011.

In addition to the times and dates listed on the official calendar, we sometimes like to just get on and play our titles with little or no advance warning. The only way to know the moment we decide to play is to follow us on our Twitter and Facebook pages. Many of you know we do extra Triple XP sessions for Red Dead, and following us is the only way to know when we're jumping on...

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)

• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• PSN
• PLAYSTATION 3
• Multiplayer Event
• Multiplayer
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

58 Comments