Rockstar To Ban Red Dead Cheaters From Tomorrow

Speaking of hammers, Rockstar have sent us an email outlining their plans to punish any doggone curs running amok in Red Dead Redemption.

Focusing on hacked saved games, starting August 24th, cheating Red Dead players will be “swiftly” and “indefinitely” banished from the West. Amnesty for these low-down horse thieves is available, however, with Rockstar decreeing that any PSN and XBL users who have availed of this bastardly practice can “restore their honour” and obtain “redemption” by deleting the dastardly hacked game saves from their systems or incur the unmerciful wrath of the law. Scared you might be affected? Check out the fine print on the Wanted poster below to see if you’re about to get lassoed, destined to wake up in a cell with no teeth.

* This will not apply to those people who simply took advantage of temporarily exploits to rapidly grind up XP a few weeks ago. We are able to tell who actually hacked their save to have impossible scores.

* Banned hackers will also be removed from the leaderboards.

* To be spared, any hacked saves that you have will need to be deleted – single player as well as multiplayer. You should be aware that everything is wiped when deleting saves. These are the only exceptions:

– Players would keep any Achievements/Trophies they had already earned.
– All preorder items tied to their accounts would be unlocked for them upon signing in and creating a new save while connected to Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network
– Any cheats earned through Social Club would be unlocked for them upon signing in and creating a new save while connected to Xbox LIVE or PlayStation Network

* After deleting your hacked game save(s), you will then need to go online with Red Dead Redemption (prior to August 24th) for it to register that you’re now playing clean. For single-player saves, you will need to re-play the game while connected until you gain access to the safehouse at MacFarlane’s ranch. For multiplayer saves, you will need to play one full game online or do one Gang Hideout.

Source: Press release