Despite the success of Red Dead Redemption 2 and the release of its Red Dead Online multiplayer beta, Grand Theft Auto Online continues to be explosively popular. So it comes as no surprise that Rockstar is continuing to produce major content updates for Grand Theft Auto 5's inventive multiplayer mode. Today Rockstar released Grand Theft Auto Online's latest update, Arena War, a major update featuring seven different unique demolition derby modes.

Depending on the Grand Theft Auto Online mode, players will pick their vehicle of choice and then commit as much carnage as possible in the round that follows. Each mode is different than the rest, with the Carnage mode delivering the most straightforward destruction derby experience and the rest branching out from there:

  • Carnage: It's your typical last vehicle standing demolition derby filled with deadly bikes, cars, and trucks.
  • Flag War: Capture the flag mode with two teams, two, flags, and plenty of vehicular devastation.
  • Wreck It: Death race filled with traps, obstacles, and opponents who are entirely fine with no one finishing.
  • Tag Team: One teammate fights in the arena at a time while the other supports them with weapons from the sidelines.
  • Games Masters: One team attempts to collect checkpoints while the other team uses every tool available in the arena to prevent any survivors.
  • Here Come the Monsters: An Asymmetric mode where one team controls monster trucks and tries to crush the opposing team of small compact cars only trying to survive.
  • Hot Bomb: This is the demolition derby take on Hot Potato, where the only way to pass the bomb is to crash into an opponent.

Even players who have been defeated (condemned to the Spectator Box) can continue as part of the fun. They'll be equipped with EMP Drones and explosive  RC Cars, if not something even more destructive.

There's more than just Arena War's seven destruction derby modes available as part of Grand Theft Auto Online's latest update, however. Within the game, players will be able to purchase an assortment of in-game content via the new ArenaWar.tv website. Most prominent of this new content is the Arena Workshop, which will allow players to customize their vehicles with devastating equipment like Buzz Saws and Ram Bars.

There will also be twelve new awesome "Arena Contenders" vehicles to acquire. Each of the vehicles will feature their own Future Shock, Apocalypse, and Nightmare customization styles. And while some of them come pre-packaged and finished straight away, others start stripped down at purchase and need to be upgraded via the workshop in order to attain their most destructive forms.

Players who step into the Arena this week in Grand Theft Auto Online with earn double GTA$ and RP across the entire Arena War series. Those that log-in before Dec. 17 will also earn the limited availability Annis and Bravado t-shirts. It's the perfect opportunity to take a break from Red Dead Redemption 2.

Grand Theft Auto Online is available now on PC, PS4, and Xbox One as part of Grand Theft Auto 5.