Latest Red Dead Online Update adds Target Races Mode and More

The latest update for Red Dead Online is live right now, which adds the Target Races mode.  In this mode you will be racing against other players, while trying to hit targets which will give your horse a stamina boost to increase your chances of winning or climb up the race ranks.  At the beginning of each race, players will be armed with a Bow & Arrow, but you can pick-up other weapons during the race and you can even shoot and kick your online competitors.  PS4 players will get early access to the Target Races mode.

All players start out with a bow and arrow – as you race, each target you hit will increase your Horse’s Stamina – but you can also take advantage of strategic pickups along the courses. Ride through Stamina pickups to extend your Horse’s sprinting time or quickly recover from a drained Horse Stamina core. Weapons pickups dole out firearms with limited ammo supplies – use a shotgun blast to quickly and easily takeout a checkpoint target or turn that weapon against your competition.

While players can lock-on to checkpoint targets, using weapons against other competitors will require proficiency with free-aim. If you’re trailing behind, ride in your competitor’s slipstream to regenerate Horse Stamina quickly and gain a slight speed boost, or if you’re defending a lead you can kick your competitors to reduce their Horse Stamina levels with a slight chance of being able to knock them down.  Launch Target Races from the Landing Page menu, using the Quick Join option or riding to a Featured Series sign post.

The latest update will also add new weapons such as the Jawbone Knife, as well as some new clothing, emotes and more.  Below you can watch a short trailer that highlights this recent update.

Red Dead Redemption 2 is available right now for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One; you can read our review of the game here.