Get ready to saddle up again and head back into the Wild Wild West! Rockstar Games has announced that Red Dead Redemption will be getting at least four more packs of paid downloadable content. This follows on the heels of the release of the free DLC called Outlaws to the End, which came out at the end of last month. The new additions will bring maps, weapons, playable characters, achievements/trophies, and (of course) zombies. Because, you know, you can't release a game anymore without adding zombies at some point.

The first new set of content, to be released in the beginning of August, will be called the Legends and Killers Pack. It will bring 9 new multiplayer maps, more than doubling the amount of territory in the competitive multiplayer modes. It will also bring 8 new playable characters, all of them brought back from Red Dead Revolver. It can be yours for $9.99 (800).

The rest of the new DLC breaks down as follows:

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).

Rockstar has assured us that as the dates for each of these DLC packs get closer, more information will be revealed. The press release did mention that the final pack, the Undead Nightmare, will be released at some time this fall, which leads me to believe that we may get these spaced out one month apart from each other. At ten bucks a pop, I'm not sure how many people are going to be getting all of these, but chances are a lot of gamers will want to check out one or two.