Unexpected Red Dead Online Update Adds Zombies And Weird Little Robot Guys

Red Dead Online, the multiplayer mode for Red Dead Redemption II, just got a big update that adds a series of "Strange Tales from the West" missions, including ones where you fight zombies and weird little robot guys.

The "Strange Tales of the Plague" mission has players fighting against "shambling undead" who have been affected by a mysterious malady infecting the people of Armadillo. Players must take them down and retrieve their corpses and return them for scientific research to find out what happened.

The "Strange Tales of Modern Science" mission, meanwhile, has players investigating a nearby "man of science" who claims he created artificial life near Braithwaite Manor. "Bring the strange experiment to life by discovering its secrets and destroying any automata that put up a fight," reads a line from the mission's description.