Social Club Features For Red Dead Redemption Announced

12 May 2010 at 16:02:59 by Bill Vaughan

Rockstar Games has announced the Social Club features that will be available in Red Dead Redemption when it launches next week.

Social Club members will have access to perks and special challenges which will unlock seven exclusive cheats:

"To unlock "Pike's Basin Challenge," the first of many challenges to come, beat the "Justice in Pike's Basin" mission, and complete the Pike's Basin gang hideout by helping rancher Errol Hewitt defeat a gang of bloodthirsty cattle rustlers. Completing the unlocked challenge will post your best time and medals garnered to a special Social Club Challenges leaderboard, and unlock the "Guns Blazing" cheat, allowing you to fire flaming bullets that can set enemies on fire." More of these challenges will be revealed after launch.

Other benefits of being a Social Club member is the ability to keep records of your in-game progress, and see how well you performed in single-player missions. The features also allows players to compare stats with Social Club friends. There's also the Blackwater Ledger, a dynamic community edition of the in-game newspaper keeps Social Club members updated on all the news that's fit to print.

Multiplayer Leaderboards allow players to track each other across several categories in co-op and competitive modes. Members can also compare achievements and trophies earned to those of other members. Those in the Social Club who like to complete a game from start to finish might also like the 100% checklist feature, which can be used as a detailed guide to keep track of what's unlocked, as well as what's left. Tips and a map legend will help wrap up any loose ends.

Red Dead Redemption goes on sale next week, 18 May 2010. Check out our hands-on preview to find out more.

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