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Atari has closed Test Drive Unlimited dev Eden [update]
Test Drive Unlimited developer Eden Games was as good as dead after owner Atari laid off most of the staff last year, but now it's official. In its financial results for last year, the publisher confirmed it's been selling off what assets remain.
Update: Atari has provided Shacknews with a statement, saying that Eden Games is not closed. However, the company does confirm that it has "divested" from the studio: "Our earnings statement contained a report about the divestment of Eden Studios. We want to make it clear that the studio has not closed and that we will continue to support the console and PC games of Eden Studios, notably Test Drive Unlimited 2, while this process is underway. The divestment is in line with our previously stated strategy of exploiting our popular intellectual property library on mobile devices, where he have seen strong initial success, and via online games and licensing."
Original Story: Test Drive Unlimited developer Eden Games was as good as dead after owner Atari laid off most of the staff last year, but now it's official. In its financial results for last year, filed this week, the publisher confirmed it's been selling off what assets remain.
The results (via Edge) tell the sorry truth, if you want every last ounce of financial jargon.
It's all been downhill since Atari fired 51 of the French studio's 80 employees in May, sparking a symbolic strike. Test Drive Unlimited 2 wasn't received at all well, see, and Atari had ended up issuing free DLC in apology for its many "issues."
The Test Drive brand lives on, though. Atari has tasked Slightly Mad Studios with track-bound affair Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends, which is coming soon to PC, Xbox 360 and PS3.
A small number of former Eden members went on to found indie studio Blossom Mind.
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replyAlice O'Connor posted a new article, Atari has closed Test Drive Unlimited dev Eden.
Test Drive Unlimited developer Eden Games was as good as dead after owner Atari laid off most of the staff last year, but now it's official. In its financial results for last year, the publisher confirmed it's been selling off what assets remain.-
i hated that TDU2 took like 20 mins to do something. first all the splash screens, loading times, then some dumb tutorial, argh. what happened to press start and play games
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That god-awful introduction cinematic really set a crappy tone for the game, and it was unskippable!
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I got it in a steam sale and found it pretty enjoyable for what I paid. Much like train simulator, it's a nice relaxing game where you can just cruise at look at the scenery. Definitely not worth $60, but for $7 it was nice.
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