Mattlab

The download will be smaller than 8 gigs. We have been able to compress it to about 3 gigs I think.

Hi all, Mattlab here from Atari, Inc. I am the person at Atari who is in charge of Digital Distribution and E-Commerce. I was surfing the web and found this awesome forum and just wanted to confirm what Diablo posted above. We are indeed planning on releasing Test Drive Unlimited for the PC in Digital Download format 1 - 2 weeks ahead of the retail launch of the game. Although I cannot share the exact date at this moment, I can say that it is very soon and that you should keep checking the Atari Forums for updates that I will post. I also wanted to answer some of your questions about the download...So here it goes. Theoretically anyone anywhere can download the game. You will be able to pay for it via Credit Card, Money Order, Wire Transfer, Check, or Paypal. We wanted to created something relatively simple and inuative that would allow you to quickly download and play your game and that you don't have to deal with afterwords. It is not similar to EA Link our system is different. When you download the game you are downloading a full version of the game that you can only play if you have paid for it. You will not be able to activate it after you download or even download it for that matter without having paid for it first. It is true that it won't have a box/DVD BUT it will have a manual in one of the files that comes with the game. The manual comes in PDF format in full color so that you can print it if you wish. Hope that clarifies some things! Best Regards, Mattlab