Red Dead Online, the online multiplayer mode for Red Dead Redemption 2, is currently in beta testing. In a new update for the beta, Rockstar Games has announced the new Gun Rush mode. This new update that for Red Dead Online introduces Gun Rush mode also adds content for Xbox One players that was previously exclusive to the PlayStation 4, including the Red Chestnut Arabian Horse, Alligator Skin Ranch Cutter Saddle and the High Roller Double-Action Revolver.
Here’s the details on how Red Dead Online introduces Gun Rush mode below:Â
Today’s update to the Red Dead Online Beta introduces Gun Rush, where you’ll put your survival instincts to the test, gathering weapons and ammunition while the play area shrinks in this new mode for up to 32 players. Available to play now in Free-for-all and Team variations, where the last one standing wins.
The battle royale mode is a genre that has seen quite a bit of attention with the release of PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds and Fortnite in 2017.
Rockstar Games also confirmed that more missions and other updates are coming, including:
- All-new missions to build on your Story in A Land Of Opportunities – from previously established characters like Horley and Jessica LeClerk, and some new ones as well.
- A range of Dynamic Events throughout the world
- Lots of new competitive modes including new Showdown Modes and Races
- Plus new weapons and clothing, and lots more that we’re not quite ready to announce just yet…
With the extreme success of GTA Online, Rockstar Games is sure to keep updating Red Dead Online long after it leaves the beta. You can read our impressions of the Red Dead Online beta right here.
