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Test Drive Unlimited 2 has had some launch pains as the open world driving game from developer Eden Games and publisher Atari has been dealing with a number of issues since it was first released earlier this month. Today a post on the game's official message board reveals that players of the game will be getting some compensation for all of the game's launch issues.

Specifically, the post states that the first premimum DLC pack for Test Drive Unlimited 2 will now be provided to its players for free. The post states,"The Exploration Pack contains new wrecks to be discovered that unlock the Lancia Stratos version Rallye and 1969 Dodge Charger." There's no word on when the DLC pack will be released. The post also contains a list of all of the issues in the game that have been fixed. You can check out the list after the jump:

Saturday we posted up word on various online connection issues that player of Test Drive Unlimited 2 were experienced following the open world driving game's release earlier this week. Now the game's official message boards have a new update that states progress is being made on correcting the connectivity and DLC problems.

According to the note from developer Eden Studios, the development team is " ... working around the clock to continue optimizing the game. As with many large multiplayer and MMO launches, the initial rush of new players into the game revealed a variety of issues that are now mostly addressed." While adding that the team will continue to address any more problems that come up, " ... most of you should be able to play the game without issues."

More Test Drive Unlimited 2 trailers! This one in particular shows the player housing, which makes a return from the first game. it's nothing too fancy, being mostly decoration and such. The houses are very pretty by driving game standards, but not all that great to us. After all, many other games have done a better job of portraying player housing. Granted, such games revolved around actual on-foot mechanics, so it's understandable. In short, there's nothing really on show in this trailer. Just another place to sink your hard-earned cash into as you win race after race in Test Drive Unlimited 2.

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As far as trailer go, you can't really get much more standard than this Test Drive Unlimited 2 video. It acts mostly as a way to hype up the world, and it does a fairly effective job. After all, those are some pretty stunning car models, textures, and landscapes. Still, it's completely devoid of gameplay content, and the main draw is how the music (by Deadmau5) fits into the cinematography. If you want something to bedazzle your eyes and ears, this s a good trailer, but for something a little more meaty and interesting, you're better off watching previous trailers.

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The Direct2Drive PC game download site is holding a new daily sales event this week. For the next five days it will drastically cut the price of one Atari-published game per day. The first game under this event is Star Trek Online which for the next day will be sold for just $9.95, a 50 percent savings.

The other games that will be participating in the sales are:

Tuesday - The original Test Drive Unlimited game for 50 percent off
Wednesday - The recent downloadable game Haunted House for 75 percent off
Thursday - The fantasy strategy game King's Bounty: The Legend for 75 percent off
Friday - The shooter The Chronicles of Riddick Assault on Dark Athena for 75 percent off.

If you have signed up to beta test Test Drive Unlimited 2 for the PC, you may soon be getting an email that will be your way to try out the upcoming open world driving game sequel. Publisher Atari has announced that the beta test for the Eden Games-developed title has begun, at least in Europe.

This is a closed beta test so at first there will only be a few people invited but Atari is "still reviewing and confirming users' eligibility and will invite more testers" in the future. Originally set for release this month Atari announced in August that Test Drive Unlimited 2 will now be released in the first quarter of 2011.

With only a few weeks to go before its planned September 21 release date, Atari has announced that its big 2010 game release, Test Drive Unlimited 2, won't make that date after all. In a note on the game's official web site it was announced that the title has been pushed back to sometime in the first quarter of 2011.

The note announcing the delay stated that while the open world racing game "is fun and could be launched shortly" Atari and developer Eden Studios felt "with a few extra months of polish it could be even better." Last May Atari started taking beta sign ups for the game. Today note stated, " We will be announcing the new Beta dates shortly, as well as revealing exclusive Beta tester rewards, as a thank you for their patience and continuing support."

The game was just announced a few weeks ago but today Atari revealed that their open world driving game sequel Test Drive Unlimited 2 already has a firm release date.The title from developer Eden Studios will be driving its way to stores on September 21.

Atari has also announced pre-order bonuses for the game. If you put down your money early at GameStop you will get access to a complete new game mode, TDU2: Casino Online. With this mode you can gamble in games like Poker, Roulette, and Slots and also unlock two extra cards. Pre-orders at Amazon.com get access to a Aston Martin V12 Vantage Carbon Black in the game along with some extra video game credit points that can be used on the Amazon.com site.

Best Buy pre-orders get access to the Aston Martin DBS Carbon Black car and some Best Buy reward zone points. Walmart pre-orders will be able to drive the in-game Inuit Audi Q7 V12 TDI Quattro car along with a Walmart eCard. Finally pre-orders on the Atari.com web site will have special access for a "ultimate yellow" Nissan 370Z.

The upcoming release of Test Drive Unlimited 2 was first announced earlier this year and we actually are looking forward to seeing how this open world-based driving game both looks and plays. Now the first trailer for the Eden Studios-developed game has been released and so far it doesn't look too shabby at all.

That's all well and good, but wow; that music that's been put into the trailer is horrible. Seriously; it's like the worst techno track merged with the second worst techno track we have ever heard. But we still want to play this game when it comes out sometime this fall.

After releasing two big MMO games in Champions Online and Star Trek Online, publisher Atari heads back to more familiar ground for its next big release, Test Drive Unlimited 2. The racing simulation with a persistent online element is heading back to gamers with the previous game's developer Eden Games also coming back to work on the sequel.

The new game will still have an offline single player mode but the emphasis once again is on the persistent online world that gamers can race in with their super sports cars. The sequel will have new elements such as weather, vehicle damage and day and night cycles. At the moment the game is set for release sometime this fall.