Alright so you have seen the new or old (from 2007/8) but new to us concept artwork but, how do we know the game we all want and anticipate greatly is actually being worked on right now by the guys and girls over at Eden Games and all the other companies that are involved? Well you look at the work the Developers, Artists and Level Designers are doing and see if they were kind enough to let us know, and you know what, a good few of them did!! :D
So without naming names I'm going to quote some work in progress and dates of work regarding Test Drive Unlimited 2 / TDU2.
Found 19th February 2010 - Confirms PS3 development for sure
Probably the most telling find (apart from TD Next mentions)
Note: Programmer started with eden games in February 2009
Lead Game Designer (still with eden*)
January 2008 - Present
- Test Drive Unlimited 2
Programmer (still with eden*)
September 2008 - Present
- Programmer on TDU2
Lead CG Character Artist (still with eden*)
June 2008 - Present
- Test Drive Unlimited 2
3D Artist (still with eden*)
March 2008 - Present
- Level Artist on TDU2
Programmer February 2008 (not at eden)
- Production of the game Test Drive Unlimited II as a programmer; made the weather effects
3D Programmer (no longer at eden)
2007 - 2008
- Weather effects Programmer
Level Artist (no longer at eden)
March 2007 - March 2008
- Test Drive Unlimited 2
Game/Level Designer (no longer at eden)
January 2007 - October 2007
- Test Drive Unlimited 2 (Xbox360/???)
* Creating/Tuning secondary missions not linked to main game story
* Character customisation
* Creating off-road tracks (with inhouse editor)
* Research on Background graphics
Graphics Programmer (still with eden*)
October 2005 - Present
3D programmer on Test Drive Unlimited 2:
- Night lighting
Online Lead (no longer at eden)
July 2004 - September 2007
- Test Drive Unlimited 2 - Xbox360/PC/???
Senior Level Designer (no longer at eden)
2004 - July 2007
- Game Design, Level Design, Satellite Data Processing on Test Drive Unlimited 2
Art Director (still with eden*)
July 2002 - Present
- Working on Test Drive Unlimited 2 [for] ???/Xbox360/PC
And a nice little excerpt from a CV
"Summer 2007, course last year, three months at Eden Games. 3D graphic designer on Test Drive Unlimited 2. Modelling, texturing, integrating objects, scenery and vegetation development of land areas; lighting in buildings. Vray/3dsmax, participation in pre-production of the game, etc.."
*Although their statuses may say that they are still currently at Eden it is not absolute, not to mention that a good few of the original team seem to have moved on and even setup their own studio in Lyon called Ivory Tower.