Rockstar Games is happy to announce that both GTA Online and Red Dead Online had a record-breaking holiday season with achievements and are thanking their players by offering a variety of rewards and bonuses.
GTA ONLINE AND RED DEAD ONLINE HAVE A RECORD-BREAKING HOLIDAY SEASON
CELEBRATE WITH MASSIVE REWARDS AND BONUSES FOR ALL PLAYERS
Rockstar Games would like to thank their entire community and all the incredible players they have in both games for another record-breaking holiday season for both Grand Theft Auto Online and Red Dead Online. Everyone from the Heist crews, stunters, and racers in GTA Online to the Moonshiners, Bounty Hunters, Traders, and Collectors of Red Dead Online – along with all the players happy to wander, explore and create their own adventures in both worlds – the developers thank you for helping to build some of the best gaming communities around.
Thanks to you all, Grand Theft Auto Online is entering its seventh year more popular than ever. After breaking records for daily, weekly and monthly average players in July and August consecutively following the release of The Diamond Casino & Resort, the December launch of The Diamond Casino Heist broke even those records, bringing players back in bigger numbers than ever before over the holiday period. The back-to-back release of these two colossal updates – the biggest GTA Online has ever seen – also made December 2019 our largest month ever in terms of player numbers.
Rockstar also wants to extend a massive thank you to all the YouTubers out there who played, created, and commented on GTAV content throughout the year. 2019 was GTAV’s biggest year ever for views on YouTube (with December 30th to January 5th being the biggest seven-day period ever), while GTAV videos also hit a new record for engagement via likes and comments in the week ending January 12th, 2020* – kicking off the new year in a huge way. It’s great to see so many talented creators who inspire and entertain helping to share the fun and possibilities of these games with the entire world.
Meanwhile, the untamed open spaces of Red Dead Online moved out of beta in 2019 and began to forge its own path to becoming a dynamic online world as the developers optimized animation speeds and controls for better PvP combat, added anti-griefing measures, infused additional life into the world with new Free Roam activities, and introduced the Outlaw Pass for a whole new system of rewards and improved progress. As the year went on, players had even more reasons to immerse themselves in the world and their characters with the introduction of the first four of many Frontier Pursuits – The Bounty Hunter, Trader, Collector, and Moonshiner – allowing players to progress through multiple roles simultaneously while earning new role-specific skills, clothing, weapons and other items along the way. These changes and additions helped push Red Dead Online to a new peak in player numbers in December following the release of the Moonshiners update, topping those numbers again in January.
With two distinct worlds now alive and thriving, Rockstar is very fortunate to have such a dedicated fanbase that travels with them on this journey as both continue to expand and evolve with new types of gameplay, new stories and much more to experience over the coming year.
NEW REWARDS AND BONUSES
To celebrate these milestones, Rockstar will be offering huge bonuses in both games:
GTA Online will feature bonus cash of up to GTA$2,000,000 in its biggest cash giveaway yet. Starting on January 30th you can earn GTA$1,000,000 just by playing before February 5th and will be able to earn another GTA$1,000,000 by playing between February 6th and February 12th.
Red Dead Online players will receive a series of gifts including free access to select roles, special role item giveaways and more, including:
The Gunslinger’s Cache: Play between January 28th and February 3rd to get a Free Schofield Revolver, a Free Varmint Rifle and the Devastating Ammo Bundle, which includes 100x Split Point Revolver Ammo, 100x High Velocity Pistol Ammo, 100x Express Repeater Ammo, 100x Slug Shotgun Ammo, and 20x Explosive Rifle Ammo.
The Bounty Hunter’s Kit: Play between February 4th and February 10th to get a Reward for a Free Bounty Hunter license, 25x Bolas, and 25x Tracking Arrows.
COMING SOON
There is still much more to come in 2020. Next up for GTA Online is the addition of an open wheel racing series featuring all new vehicle types – with tense, high speed, track-based racing where tight cornering, tactical tire choices and perfectly timed pit stops make every second count. Plus, expect more big updates and a few surprises as we move forward into the year.
As the devs have hinted at in the past, the world of Red Dead Online will also continue to grow in 2020 as the devs expand the concept of Frontier Pursuits with additional roles, new missions and many more significant updates to come.
Whether you have been away for a while or have never had a chance to play before, there has never been a better time to immerse yourself in these two vast and unique living online worlds. Once again, a gigantic and heartfelt thank you to everyone who has joined in this ongoing journey.
Stay tuned to the Rockstar Newswire for all the latest on future updates and much more.
* According to Tubular Labs video performance data
Related: Red Dead Online News: (Jan. 21, 2020)
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