User blog:JoePlay/Rockstar reveals new DLC plans

Rockstar has just revealed detailed plans for future DLC, including a total of 4 new packs with the first one, Legends and Killers, being released in early August.

Here are the full details:

Legends and Killers Pack (Releasing beginning of August 2010)

New active map locations, characters and more:


 * 9 New Multiplayer map locations — more than doubling the amount of territories in the Multiplayer Competitive modes
 * 8 New Multiplayer characters— play as characters from Red Dead Revolver
 * Introducing a new projectile weapon: the Tomahawk, with corresponding Challenges for single player and multiplayer
 * New Achievements/Trophies
 * Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE)

Liars and Cheats Pack

New Competitive Modes, Multiplayer Mini-games in Free Roam, and more:


 * ‘Attack and Defend’ Multiplayer Competitive Mode and Challenges
 * New Multiplayer Horse Races complete with mounted combat
 * Play as the heroes and villains of Red Dead Redemption as well as 8 additional multiplayer characters
 * Multiplayer versions of Liars Dice and Poker from the single-player game
 * Introducing a new weapon: the Explosive Rifle, with associated Challenges available in single-player and multiplayer
 * New Achievements/Trophies
 * Release date TBC
 * Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE)

Free Roam Pack

Delve deeper into the world of Red Dead Redemption with new Modes, Challenges and Gang Hideouts to discover:


 * Additional Free Roam Challenges
 * New action areas and defensive placements
 * Posse Scoring / Posse Leaderboards
 * New ‘anti-griefing’ measures in Free Roam
 * Release date and pricing TBC

Undead Nightmare Pack

Ghost towns and cemeteries come alive in a West gone horribly wrong:


 * Brand new single player adventure, Challenges and quests
 * 8 New Multiplayer Zombie characters
 * Additional animals unleashed in the world
 * New Dynamic events
 * More details to follow...
 * Release date TBC
 * Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE)