Red Dead Online players are having strange encounters with zombie NPCs, fueling speculation that Rockstar Games is gearing up towards an Undead Nightmare-like event in its western MMO.

Source: Reddit via groats_active

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Red Dead Online players began discussing the possibility of a zombie-themed event for Red Dead Online after several players reported seeing some strange, zombie-like NPCs in the swamp area. Reddit user groats_active spotted this ghoulish NPC in the swamp, while others are claiming there is a disproportionate amount of bodies in the swamp following last week’s content update Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that Halloween is just a little over a month away. Many live-service games like Destiny, Fortnite, and Overwatch host limited-time Halloween events annually. So it wouldn’t be impossible for Rockstar Games to be laying the groundwork for some timely, spooky content.There’s also a real possibility that this is another fun bug in Red Dead Online’s wild west. We’ve seen glitches that cause horses to just keel over and combust , and a group of players is already sending expeditions beyond Red Dead Online’s fixed boundaries to find some weird stuff.Other players claim that they too found the zombie in the swamp, but that it led to an ambush. They suggested the corpse was actually just a glitched lure that happened to be standing upright when it shouldn’t have been. Red Dead Redemption 2 and Red Dead Online players have been asking for an Undead Nightmare-style expansion since Rockstar’s western was released last year. Undead Nightmare was an expansion to the original Red Dead Redemption that introduced zombies and other horrific creatures into the wild west for a self-contained expansion. So there’s already precedent for a zombie-themed content pack for Red Dead Redemption 2.For a full list of weird findings, check out our Red Dead Redemption 2 easter egg guide , and check out our Red Dead Redemption 2 review

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