GTA 5 update: Rockstar set new content LIVE and reveal 12 new freemode events

The GTA Online update is available to download now

GTA ONLINE'S newest update has gone live and includes 12 new freemode events for fans on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

 

First revealed last week, the new Freemode update removes loading screens and lobbies for people who want to join in on challenges without having to leave their server.

The Freemode Events Update for Grand Theft Auto Online is now available as an automatic download and also come with two new adeversary mode options, as well as the launch of the Rockstar Editor on the PS4 and Xbox One.

The download weighs in at around 700MB so there shouldn't be a long wait to get started, although like many launches there could be a spike in server traffic, leading to online issues.

It includes new video features on all platforms - including an ambient audio and sound effects library, Snapmatic integration, Director Mode updates, and new fonts.

Rockstar's description of each new Freemode Event can be found below, including:

• Hunt the Beast: Become the Beast – a stronger, faster (and hairier) version of your character - and flee relentless pursuers all over Los Santos and Blaine County.
• King of the Castle: An every man for himself turf war where you’ll need to ascend and claim the designated ‘castle’ as your territory – and then fend off everyone else as they go all out to dethrone you.
• Hot Property: Grab the briefcase and go! Jump into a car, bike, boat, motorcycle, P-996 Lazer or just run for the hills with the coveted contraband in hand. Be one of the three players who hold the briefcase the longest to score GTA$ and RP bonuses.
• Moving Target: The first player to enter a marked vehicle will become the Moving Target, tasked with safely delivering the vehicle to a designated location. While the marked vehicles will be durable, it’ll take some serious elusive finesse to survive other players’ attempts to destroy you before the drop point.
• Checkpoint Challenge: Compete with all your Freemode competitors in a mad dash across southern San Andreas. Who will be the first to race or fly through all the designated checkpoints for fame, fortune and reputation?
• Kill List and Kill List Competitive: Take control of some of heavy artillery and duke it out with the mercenaries from Merryweather Security. Rack up GTA$ and RP for each kill.
• Dead Drop: Fight for possession of valuable contraband and see if you can make the drop first in this ruthless smuggler’s run.
• Penned In: When you see the enormous dome appear over the Los Santos skyline, jump into the closest ride and find your way into it before the timer starts. Then, stay within the dome as it begins to move and shrink, smashing and bashing rivals out. Those who are left out of the dome for more than 7 seconds will explode. See if you can be the sole survivor at the very end.7

The Freemode Event can now be tried out by PS4, Xbox One and PC fans

Criminal Damage: Whet your appetite for destruction with an all-you-can-eat buffet. Get strapped with a favorite piece of heavy artillery and let loose over a given time period with no wanted level in sight. Wanton destruction is rewarded with every bullet hole and blast. The player with the largest property damage bill who causes the most destruction will win.

Hold the Wheel: A Sanchez, a Golf Cart or another otherwise humble mode of transport is made into an indestructible marked vehicle. Take command of it and avoid all the other jackers and assailants in your session to be the one behind the driver’s seat when time runs out. Try and go for it solo to keep the entire GTA$ award for yourself, or shrewdly partner up with a gunner to ride with you for protection and split the earnings.

Time Trial: Record the fastest time possible, with a new course to master every week that awards you GTA$ and RP for beating our target time or your own personal best - and a championship worthy haul if you can take down the World Record.

Freemode Challenges: Compete in 19 unique Challenges against your Freemode friends and foes. See who can perform the longest jump, who can drive the farthest without crashing, who can fall the longest distance without dying, who can freefall the farthest before pulling their ‘chute – and many other ways to risk your neck to try and be a top 3 finisher for GTA$ and RP rewards.