The Liars and Cheats DLC for Red Dead Redemption is now available for download via the Xbox LIVE Marketplace (800 points) and the PlayStation Store ($9.99). The pack brings the following new features:

• Stronghold Competitive Multiplayer Mode - team-based mode where each team takes turns attacking and defending a landmark before the clock runs out;
• The Explosive Rifle - brand-new destructive weapon with its own single-player and multiplayer challenges;
• Multiplayer Poker and Liars' Dice Games - one of the most requested multiplayer features;
• Multiplayer Horse Races - compete against both friend and foe, complete with mounted combat;
• Four New Hunting Grounds - now visible on the map for all to hunt the dangerous, errant wildlife;
• Seven New Gang Hideouts - brand new opportunities to level up;
• 15 New Multiplayer characters - personalities from the world of Red Dead Redemption return;
• New Achievements and Trophies.

Link: T2 Press Release

Rockstar have revealed the new achievements and trophies coming with the Liars and Cheats DLC next week. The Xbox 360 version also includes 5 exclusive achievements! All the new achievements will have you utilising all the new features the DLC includes. See below for details...

FROM GLUE TO MON DIEUX!
During a Grand Prix, finish a race in first after placing last in the previous race.

GOOD CALL
In a single Multiplayer Liar's Dice game, successfully make a spot-on call.

IN A VAN DOWN BY THE RIVER
In a Multiplayer Poker game, win a hand on the last card when you were losing prior.

LEGION OF BOOM
Get a triple kill while on the attacking team in Stronghold.

MASTER EXPLODER
Complete the Explosive Rifle Single Player Challenge.

ONE DIE TO RULE THEM ALL
In a Multiplayer Liar's Dice game, win with only one die left.

PA-PA-PA-POKER ACE
In a full Multiplayer Poker game, beat the table when blinds are at maximum.

PUT THE POSSE ON THE PEDESTAL
Attain over 50,000 posse points in a single Free Roam session.

TRIPLE CROWN
Get first place In all Races In a Grand Prix In the Races playlist.

WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE!
While on defense, do not allow the attacking team to capture any of their objectives.

As mentioned above, the Xbox 360 version includes some exclusive achievements - this is simply because PSN caps the number of DLC trophies to 10.

AVATAR OF DEATH
Successfully complete either round of a Stronghold map without dying.

COMPULSIVE LIAR
In a full Multiplayer Liar's Dice game, win without losing a single die.

OVER 9001
Attain over 9,001 points in a single Free Roam session.

PEACEWALKER
Finish a single race without getting shot or killed, and without shooting a bullet.

THE BIG BLUFF
In a Multiplayer Poker game, win a hand by forcing someone with a better hand to fold.

Title update 1.04 for Red Dead Redemption is now available on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3, you'll be prompted to download the update next time you sign into PlayStation Network or Xbox LIVE.

This new title update will add the location markers for all the new Free Roam content that is part of the upcoming Liars and Cheats Pack. While the content itself will not be accessible until the release of the Liars and Cheats Pack this Tuesday, September 21st - in the meantime, you'll be able to see it greyed out on your map to mark the spots of where all the new Gang Hideouts, Hunting Grounds, Poker, Liars Dice and other new action will be going down come next week.

Additionally, this update addresses the following issues:

• Added Posse Scoring & Leaderboards in Free Roam.
• Added Southpaw control support.
• Fixed an issue that made it impossible to disarm some enemies in Nosalida.
• Fixed an issue where the player couldn't be harmed if he got knocked down.
• Fixed an issue where Stranger mission states were not loading appropriately on a soft-reset or boot up.
• Fixed an issue with the mission 'The Wronged Woman', where players would fail the mission if they did not loot Harold's corpse.
• Fixed issues with incorrect button references in Help text for Region 3 setups.

As promised yesterday, GameTrailers have posted the debut trailer for the upcoming Liars and Cheats DLC for Red Dead Redemption. Check it out below or go here for the HD version.

Liars and Cheats will be available for download on 21st September from the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and the PlayStation Store.

Rockstar have posted up the first screenshots from the upcoming Liars and Cheats DLC pack coming out on 21st September. Head over to the Newswire post to see them.

Earlier Rockstar also updated their desktop wallpaper collection with the new "Gold Series" - three glittering styles inspired by discrete concepts of architecture and physics. You can check those out here.

Rockstar have come out with some very exciting news today regarding the next two DLC packs, starting on September 21st with the release of the Liars & Cheats pack.

The Liars and Cheats Pack will contain a great range of new highly-requested features to expand the Free Roam world including Multiplayer Poker and Liar’s Dice, as well as a brand new Competitive Multiplayer gameplay mode. The Liars and Cheats Pack will also include the content previously announced as the Free Roam Pack. The Free Roam Pack was originally planned as a free download, but due to the platform networks’ restrictions on numbers of free packs we can give away (and our promise to bring you the free Hunting and Trading Outfits Pack – more on that below), we have instead added it to the Liars and Cheats Pack as one Free Roam release boasting the following features and more:

Multiplayer Poker and Liar's Dice Games
One of the most fan-requested features comes to multiplayer.

Multiplayer Horse Races
Ride out against your friends and foes online - with mounted combat guns blazing.

The Explosive Rifle
A devastatingly destructive new weapon with its own new single-player and multiplayer challenges.

7 New Gang Hideouts
Posse up and take on the new Hideouts together to level up quickly.

4 New Hunting Grounds
New Hunting Grounds are now visible on the map for all to see, with some of the most action-packed wildlife hunting yet.

Stronghold Competitive Multiplayer Mode
Teams take turns in attack and defense in multi-tiered Competitive games. Posse Scoring and Leaderboards Compare stats with other posses and compete to see who are the kings of the Free Roam frontier.

Plus, 15 additional multiplayer characters from the Red Dead Redemption storyline are being made available as multiplayer characters, and more all-new Achievements and Trophies.

This pack will be released on September 21st worldwide for download on both PlayStation Network ($9.99) and Xbox LIVE (800 Microsoft Points). Stay tuned for lots more detail on the content in this pack including first screens and more.

In addition to Liars & Cheats, Rockstar have also revealed a few details of what's to come next!

Unleashed upon the world of Red Dead Redemption, the Undead Nightmare Pack will feature an entirely new single-player campaign that follows John Marston as he tries to find a cure for the highly infectious zombie plague that has spread across the frontier.

In addition to the lengthy single-player adventure, The Undead Nightmare Pack features brand new gameplay mechanics, weapons, zombie animals, mythical creatures and even a brand new secret location.

Good times.

Just a quick heads up to remind you that the Xbox LIVE Marketplace and PlayStation Store now have the Legends and Killers DLC pack available to download for 800 MS points or $9.99.

The Legends and Killers Pack for Red Dead Redemption includes 8 new Multiplayer characters from Red Dead Revolver, plus 9 new Multiplayer map locations and the new Tomahawk projectile weapon which includes its own unique set of challenges.

Have fun!

Rockstar have released a new trailer for the upcoming Legends and Killers DLC pack released next week on 10th August. The trailer is available in HD exclusively at GameTrailers.com. Or you can watch the SD version below.

According to the Rockstar Newswire a new title update (version 1.03 to be specific) is now available for Red Dead Redemption on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. You'll be prompted to download the update next time you sign into PSN or Xbox LIVE.

This update contains the following new anti-griefing measures for Multiplayer Free Roam:

• While in Multiplayer Free Roam, if a player achieves a kill streak of 6 or more without dying, they will become a Public Enemy and receive a $1000 bounty.
• While in Multiplayer Free Roam, if killed three times by any human player and each death is within 80 seconds of respawn, the victim is given the option to respawn away from the area.

This new title update also addresses the following issues:

• Players now have the ability to swap shoulder buttons L1/L2, R1/R2.
• Players now have the ability to save game with cheats turned on.
• When playing the game with Region set to Asia, incorrect button prompts were displayed.
• Downloadable Outfits were not appearing in Change Outfits Menu after being unlocked.
• Invincibility cheat was turned off when activating Dead Eye.
• Occasionally, the player would not recover from being drunk.
• It was possible to have two player horses, with one permanently following the player.
• If equipped with the bandana, sliding doors would temporarily attach to the player's head.

Rockstar have just confirmed that the Legends and Killers downloadable content pack will be available to download on the 10th August via the PlayStation Network ($9.99) and Xbox LIVE (800 Microsoft Points).

The Legends and Killers Pack for Red Dead Redemption includes 8 new Multiplayer characters from Red Dead Revolver, plus 9 new Multiplayer map locations and the new Tomahawk projectile weapon which includes its own unique set of challenges.

Here are four more screenshots we missed from a news post last week: