Test Drive Unlimited 3 (TDU3)

[GCBasti]

Yes, that is clear. Atari will be no longer involved. I find even better.

 

Due to the petition:, The graphic was removed due to our complaint.

[Eudemon]

According to the The 'Save Atari' Project webpage, the 'TEST DRIVE' IP sale happens next Tuesday, 16th July. Anyone willing to stump up at least $1.5 million could walk away with the rights to the series and do what they want with it. TDU3 could still happen but who would it be by and would it matter to you who gets the rights?

 

Worst case scenarios; EA buys it just to bury the name*. Bought by some company who just want to make iOS/Android games. It becomes a subscription based free-to-play title where you are nickel and dimed even more than today.

 

*suposedly this happened with Lamborghini: The Game :evil:

[Automotive Gaming]

Test Drive was founded by Electronic Arts.... ages ago :D

[Eudemon]

Test Drive was founded by Electronic Arts.... ages ago :D

How so?

[RobikV3]

I hope EA isn't interested in it they will destroy it just like they did with their own NFS franchise. They became too greedy lately.

[TIMELESS]

To be fair Atari has been bought and sold and taken over so many times I don't know which Atari made what so I couldn't really care who makes the next Test Drive at the moment because The Crew has answered my prayers anyway so I'm not that bothered if EA takes over the series and ruins it because they've been beaten to it by the second coming of "Eden" that wasn't Eden and they made a game and it sucked.

 

:nods:

[Automotive Gaming]

How so?

 

This is some historical repert :D

 

 

Well... not founded, but licensed :)

[Eudemon]

Found this thread by someone who attended the auction and gave some info on it's workings. Looks like deals were made and now we're just waiting till next week for all the new owners to announce themselves.

 

Back from the Atari auction Forum Post by Frogboy

[TIMELESS]

Interesting stuff.

[TIMELESS]

 

Don't see anything on TD yet :hmmm:

[Eudemon]

Perhaps the 'TEST DRIVE' license is one of the assets Atari SASU (Europe) want from Atari Inc and feel they have a right to. Though that $5m loan from a few months ago said it was "secured" on Test Drive Unlimited so it's really not easy to piece what is happening!

:umm:

[Ventura]

Still waiting for a new open world racing game like TDU?

Don't worry, we are working on this issue. :)

We will get back to you later with some more info.

[Eudemon]

Still waiting for a new open world racing game like TDU?

Don't worry, we are working on this issue. :)

We will get back to you later with some more info.

Interesting.... to be continued! :hmmm:

[Camel]

At least he didn't say the s word.

[RobikV3]

Very nice but can i ask who is he?

[The Compensator]

Very nice but can i ask who is he?

 

This.

[Ryzza5]

Obviously one of the Ivory Tower devs :umm:

[Eudemon]

Doubtful, either way another Open-World Racer is very much welcome and I look forward to hearing about it.

[Ventura]

Very nice but can i ask who is he?

 

You could better ask who WE are... :)

We have been working on this thing for a couple of years now, and it's looking quite promising.

Anyway it has grown in a sizably project and unfortunately there's still some work to be done, before we can go to the next level, but we are all looking forward to this big "journey". :)

[ddfdriver]

hopefully TDU3 will have a more realistic acceleration, TDU1 and TDU2 accelerate below 100 km/h just like having just 10-30 km/h, the speed is not realistic at both games, and the g force pushing is not enough

[RobikV3]

You could better ask who WE are... :)

We have been working on this thing for a couple of years now, and it's looking quite promising.

Anyway it has grown in a sizably project and unfortunately there's still some work to be done, before we can go to the next level, but we are all looking forward to this big "journey". :)

 

Well I'm sorry then :) It's great to hear about a proper open world driving game finally a true successor to TDU i hope. Good luck then!

[tdu66]

Still waiting for TDU3 to happen after all these years

[Eudemon]

You'll be waiting a loooong time unless Atari had the foresight to put another dev on the project and has it scheduled for a 2015 release. *not likely*

 

The Crew will be the closest thing to a new TDU before a new actual TDU comes.

[RobikV3]

If its gona be as good as TDU is then i can wait even 10 years

[TDU3FTW]

Honestly, I personally don't see The Crew as a legitimate successor or even a "spiritual" successor of TDU just because some of the guys who worked on the first TDU are working on it.

 

TDU was about the luxurious lifestyle with real world map based on real world dream locations, so TDU in USA... no thanks. I'm tired of open world games with fictional maps with US scenery type. If there's going to be any TDU3 I hope they consider some islands like Corsica, New Zealand, Australia or even some beautiful places in European countries like Italy, Switzerland, Austria etc. (e.g. look up the Top Gear episode on their youtube channel where they looked for "driving heaven" or best roads in the world.) Add that to a realistic physics engine and handling, no more overdone Sims type avatar customization, a modern carlist and we have a winner.