Prize Winners, Fan Video & Screens from the GTAIV: Complete Edition Social Club Multiplayer Event on XBL (January 26)

Posted: February 08, 2012 9:30PM | Author: R* Y

Congrats to Social Club members OverTheUnder93, BobaFrench, Co2-UK, Thunder_Passion, Tree-stumpsz, BleedingShock, jesse45, mrdapperdan, mystiqueshell, Brock338, EvanHK7, LordBlighty, CMunky03, TrueBigCheese, DJW89., Trent8569, Dogbone7, LivinDaLife145, dingus76 and richard_hung-loon on each winning a prize pack in the Grand Theft Auto IV: Complete Edition Social Club multiplayer event held on January 26th on Xbox LIVE.

With multiplayer mode action spanning the original Grand Theft Auto IV through both Episodes from Liberty City, and with everything from Deathmatch to GTA Races to Free Roam BASE jumping mayhem - this one was an epic international affair. Thanks to Social Club participants from across the globe including players in The Netherlands, Italy, United States, Bulgaria, United Kingdom, Canada, Germany, Finland, Portugal, Colombia, South Africa, Spain, and Belgium to name a few according to our records.

Thanks as well to multiplayer event regular myju on Xbox LIVE who uploaded this video featuring over 10 minutes of Deathmatch action co-starring GwRockstar6, L33Tjamie95, H2 KeViNGER H2, LuisEdy, Noble UNSC, scorpionyx and oOOo ZanZa oOOo. Pretty brash taking on that car whilst on foot at about 2 minutes in...:

And here’s our slideshow of event highlights, featuring some of the more insane vehicular moments of the day:

Join us for the next multiplayer event on the current calendar when we'll be playing Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Edition on Xbox LIVE this Friday February 10th from 4-7PM Eastern, and look for the new spring calendar to be announced soon including our very first Max Payne 3 multiplayer dates - get ready...

Cheers to all from the Jan 26th GTA event as shouted out in the roll call below, and remember to follow us on Twitter and Facebook if you aren't already in order to be alerted of all our multiplayer sessions, including surprise Red Dead Triple XP sessions, sometimes even lasting an entire weekend...

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)

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Episodes From Liberty City

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

Posted: January 26, 2012 5:00PM | Author: R* Y

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)

• Xbox LIVE
• Xbox 360
• The Lost and Damned
• The Ballad of Gay Tony
• Social Club
• Multiplayer Event
• Grand Theft Auto IV
• Grand Theft Auto
• Game with Developers
• Episodes From Liberty City

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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)

Posted: January 24, 2012 2:50PM | Author: R* Y

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...

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)

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

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Classic Max Payne Avatar Items Now Available on Xbox LIVE

Posted: January 23, 2012 10:14AM | Author: R* Q

The Classic Max Payne Outfit, Mona Sax Outfit, Captain Baseball Bat Boy Outfit and Classic Max Payne Avatar Tee: Available now on the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

Represent classic Max Payne on Xbox LIVE and show your excitement for Max Payne 3 with a new range of digital avatar costumes and apparel inspired by the original Max Payne and Max Payne 2 - now available at the Xbox LIVE Marketplace.

• Classic Max Payne Outfit
• Classic Max Payne 2 Outfit
• Mona Sax Outfit
• Captain Baseball Bat Boy Outfit (Men | Women)
• Vinnie Gognitti Outfit (Men | Women)
• Vladimir Lem Outfit
• Mona Sax Leather Jacket
• Classic Max Payne Avatar Tee (Men | Women)
• Valkyr Avatar Tee (Men | Women)
• Aesir Avatar Tee (Men | Women)
• Captain Baseball Bat Boy Tee (Men | Women)
• Captain Baseball Bat Boy Head
• Mona Sax Assassin Gloves

The outfits are priced at 320 Microsoft Points each and the individual tees and items are available for 80 Microsoft Points.

Stay tuned for more downloadable goodies in honor of Max Payne 3 to be announced for both Xbox LIVE and for PSN in the lead up to game release.
 

• Avatars
• Characters
• Downloads
• Max Payne
• Max Payne 1
• Max Payne 2
• Max Payne 3
• Xbox 360
• Xbox LIVE

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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)

Posted: January 05, 2012 4:33PM | Author: R* Y

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...

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)

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

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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

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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

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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)

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

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