Remember Eden Games, developers of V-Rally, the original Test Drive Unlimited, and most recently Gear Club Unlimited? Well, their latest title is a bit different, as Smurfs Karts launches for the Nintendo Switch in time for Christmas 2022. Apparently 2023 is the 65th anniversary of the small blue characters created by Belgian comic artist Peyo, and I know they were popular … [Read more...]
Gear.Club Unlimited 2 – Tracks Edition Out August 27th
There's not a lot of serious racing games available for the Nintendo Switch. So it's a bit of good news that we'll see Gear.Club Unlimited 2 - Tracks Edition out August 27th, 2020 from Microids and Eden Games in Europe, and on the 25th in the United States. The updated and expanded version of Gear.Club Unlimited 2 opts for a more motorsport led apporoach. Including a … [Read more...]
Gear.Club Unlimited 2 – Tracks Edition Due In August
We don't often feature Nintendo Switch exclusive racing games. But anyone wanting a change from Mario Kart might be interested to know that Gear.Club Unlimited 2 - Tracks Edition is due out in August 2020. The first version of Gear.Club Unlimited 2, developed by Eden Games and published by Microids, was released in December 2018. And since then, there has been a range of … [Read more...]
Free 2020 Season Update for F1 Mobile Racing
The real world of motorsport might still be on hiatus, but the official mobile game of the FIA Formula One World Championship waits for no-one. So early May will see a free 2020 season update for F1 Mobile Racing. The free-to-play smartphone title from Codemasters and Eden Games originally launched in 2018, and has achieved more than 18 million downloads in 155 countries. … [Read more...]
New Gear Club Unlimited Performance Shop Trailer & Release Date
Gear Club Unlimited is coming even sooner than you might have expected. The release date in North America has now been brought forward to November 21st, 2017, meaning there's not long to wait for the Nintendo Switch exclusive racing game. And there's also a new Gear Club Unlimited performance shop trailer to get you excited, along with a glimpse of the local split-screen … [Read more...]
Gear Club Unlimited Brings Eden Games Back To Consoles
Remember the VRally and Test Drive Unlimited series? If your racing experience goes back to the original PlayStation, you'll remember the off-road series, while the open world Test Drives appeared in 2006 and 2011. Both were the work of Eden Games, who were acquired by Infogrames in 2002, then Atari in 2011, before being closed in 2013. Having re-opened under two of the … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 Review: 2.5/5
It’s taken a while to get around to reviewing Test Drive Unlimited 2 – not because we haven’t been playing it, but partly because we wanted to make sure we cover all the angles after a slightly animated response from some people to our list of issues with the game. So in an effort to make sure we’re fair, we ended up not writing about it – a situation we’re rectifying now for … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Full Official Car List
Test Drive Unlimited 2 is a particularly interesting take on the racing genre as it mixes traditional racing games with the ideas of MMORPG online worlds. Updated 24/02/2011 - details of the Exploration Pack free DLC at bottom of post...The official car list for Test Drive Unlimited 2 is (descriptions provided by the Atari/TDU team): AC 427 This famous 1960's 2-seat … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2 – Pre-order exclusives
If you're one of the many people eagerly awaiting the release of Test Drive Unlimited 2, then you'll be interested in taking a look at the range of pre-order exclusives before you place your order, as the bonuses on offer are quite different from retailer to retailer. And there's not long with a release in February, 2011. Whatever happened to the days when you just nipped into … [Read more...]
Test Drive Unlimited 2: Trailer World LG Attract
Test Drive Unlimited 2 to feature Aston Martin One-77
The original Test Drive Unlimited was an enjoyable game which combined racing with an MMO-type structure which allowed you to drive around Hawaii. The sequel is out at the end of October, and a newly-released video teases the appearance of the Aston Martin One-77. The One-77 first appeared at the Paris Motor Show in 2008, before being fully revealed in Geneva in 2009. Only 77 … [Read more...]
Atari announce Test Drive Unlimited 2 for 2010
Test Drive Unlimited 2 will arrive in Fall 2010 for the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 and PC, according to an official announcement from publishers Atari. The sequel to the original Test Drive Unlimited arrives four years after the first release in September 2006, again developed by Eden Games and attempting to define Massively Open Online Racing (M.O.O.R). Over 1 million … [Read more...]