Red Dead Redemption

[Astrex]

I won't be able to get 100% cheevo I skipped this one level when you had to stop the horse from running away 

[Legion]

RDR is probably the second best game of the year so far (behind Mass Effect 2). I've spent ages perfecting the single player and started working on multiplayer. I can't get enough of it. This is only the second game that's gotten  me interested in multiplayer gaming. The first was GTAIV. I really hope they can continue the awesomeness with some top notch DLC over the coming year.

[nCogNeato]

RDR is probably the second best game of the year so far (behind Mass Effect 2). I've spent ages perfecting the single player and started working on multiplayer. I can't get enough of it.

I could not agree more with all of the above.

Hands-down, Mass Effect is my favorite current-gen franchise (for now).

RDR really surprised me.  I did not expect to love it as much as I did.  I'm a game trader, but RDR is one of the few games that will stay in my collection for a long time.

I hope to 100% it eventually.  I had to take a break because I promised myself I would finish Oblivion before Crackdown 2 comes out.   

[Legion]

Yeah, anything made by Bioware is just about guaranteed to be one of the top games of that year. And Mass Effect is even far above all those other Bioware games.
I got 100% on the single player of RDR, but I'm not at 100% for achievements yet. But this is one of those few games where achievement hunting for the full 1000G (or 1100 now that the co-op missions are out) is actually fun and worth spending time on. I look forward to the next time I can get a month subscription for XBL.

[nCogNeato]

If you ever need a 48-hour code to join our game nights, just let me know.   

[Legion]

Well actually, I turned on my Xbox yesterday evening and on the 'Spotlight' tab there was an ad for 1 month of XBL for a quid, so, I have XBL for another month at least. Thanks for the offer though. (:

[GamerMan316]

One RDR murder every six minutes

Someone was murdered in Red Dead Redemption every six minutes during the first two weeks of the game's release.

That means there were a whopping 132,904,068 murders in total, according to Rockstar-released stats gathered by GameSpy.

Those numbers deduced that every RDR player has been run over five times.

RDR witnessed 15,072,596 executions in those two weeks. That's 15,000 times the amount of real people executed in the United States since 1975.

In-game soldier deaths amounted to 13,250,327 - a number equal to the Soviet and American deaths of World War II combined.

Slightly more uplifting figures recorded were 5,773,917 hats shot off during duels, $3bn spent in-game, 8.6 litres of alcohol drunk on average by characters and 300,000 miles travelled by train. That last number equates to travelling around the world 12 times.

The most hunted animal were deer, which lost 28 million of their species.

To accrue all of that, you spent 14 million hours playing the game. You'd need to play for 3710 years on your own to reach such dizzying numbers.

[DFUSIONITE]

Glad it's been so successful, i think it's a bloody awesome game, much better than GTA IV in my opinion. I will get round to finishing the story mode when this gears 2 x8 xp event is over

[Legion]

Wow, those are some crazy stats.  Although it's not terribly surprising. I've not been put into anything less than a  half full game since I started playing it online a few days after release.
Still though it's a hell of a lot of hours put into the game so far by gamers everywhere.

[DFUSIONITE]

Wow, those are some crazy stats.  Although it's not terribly surprising. I've not been put into anything less than a  half full game since I started playing it online a few days after release.
Still though it's a hell of a lot of hours put into the game so far by gamers everywhere.

Apart from the crazy glitches it's an amazing game, online and off. No doubt it will still be busy online for many months to come, especially if they keep churning out high quality dlc. The free co op dlc is brilliant, i would like more of that please rockstar.

[Lukehi]

More DLC details have been announced:

Legends and Killers Pack

New active map locations, characters and more:

Release date: beginning of August 2010;
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 gameplay;
New achievements and 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:

Release date: TBC;
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 gameplay;
New achievements and trophies;
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
Release date: TBC
Additional Free Roam challenges
New action areas and defensive placements
Posse scoring and leaderboards
New anti-griefing measures in Free Roam
Pricing: TBC


Undead Nightmare Pack

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

Release date: TBC;
Brand new single-player adventure, challenges and quests;
8 new multiplayer zombie characters;
Additional animals unleashed in the world;
New dynamic events and more;
Pricing: $9.99 (PlayStation Network), 800 Microsoft Points (Xbox LIVE).

[Legion]

Undead Nightmares  is what I've been waiting for since I finished the single player game. Can't wait to play this expansion : D

[Lukehi]

I've got my eye on the online Liar's Dice & Poker..should be awesome with you guys.

I bet Failed cheats all the time...

[Legion]

Woah I didn't even see that until just now. I love Liars Dice and can't wait to play it online. Poker not so much, I dunno how to play Poker. I got my girlfriend to get the Poker achievement for me xD

[nCogNeato]

I've got my eye on the online Liar's Dice & Poker..should be awesome with you guys.

I bet Failed cheats all the time...

10 seconds into playing my first game of Liar's Dice I thought, "This needs to be put into multiplayer STAT!"  I'm excited to see this release.

I'm not so sure about the 800MSP pricetag ... but I am supergay for this game.  AHHH conflict!