Cars galore for TDU 360

By Tom Bramwell Published 13 September, 2006

Launch pack debuts, more.

Test Drive Unlimited fans can finally get their hands on the free "Launch Pack", which weighs in at 20MB and consists of two cars.

Them's be the Audi RS4 Quattro Saloon and the Nissan Skyline GTR R34, and while you will have to "buy" them in game, they won't cost you anything to download.

Atari has also launched a referral system, which could net you another couple of cars. All you have to do is dig a unique code out of the TDU packaging, get your friend to do the same and input the details.

If you're one of the first 10,000 codes, you'll receive a McLaren F1 LM and Pagani Zonda C12S Roadster. (Edit: providing you're in the US, it seems. Atari says the deal only applies over there. Tsk.)

In a related announcement, Atari also revealed that those of you who bought the game from a particular retailer in order to get the Lamborghini Gallardo will be sent the "token" to grab the car soon, as there's some final testing to do on the download.

(Edit: And Atari's been in touch about that too. Here's the official word on the situation in the UK: "All the exclusive pre-order cars are now available to download through Xbox Live Marketplace. Those of you that pre-ordered the game in the UK should receive your unique codes from the relevant retailer shortly if you haven't already done so."

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Comments (19) Latest comment 5 years ago

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  • Furbs #1 6 years ago

    The referral scheme is only for the first 10,000 American purchasers, so dont be surprised when you cant find your code this side of the pond.

  • glo #2 6 years ago

    It is good that they not only purchase the game for a mere £21 but they also get the chance for some free extras...

  • Derblington #3 6 years ago

    I don't like these kind of 'referal' freebies in limited numbers. Is the car available in the game to purchase at any point?

  • Darkedge #4 6 years ago

    ARRGH I want the F1 for nowt PLEASE.
    the US are c*nts.

  • markypants #5 6 years ago

    This news is slightly confusing? I don't think it is for the UK customers?
    I'm also very pissed at GAME & Atari for the fact that we were supposed to get the free car on launch, but now have had to wait nearly a week. By this point I could afford a f***ing gold plated F1 Mclaren and the fun of having it on day 1 has been and gone. Sort it out Atari.

  • [maven] #6 6 years ago

    I've gotten my preorder code for the McLaren F1 yesterday already. When you enter that, it directs you to a download that also includes the above-mentioned Nissan and Audi from the launch pack.

  • PlugMonkey #7 6 years ago

    How did I know without even looking that this offer would be for yanks only?

    Infogrames - you are a bunch of total bellends.

  • Perry #8 6 years ago

    I'm confused or doing something wrong. Play.com gave me the Gallardo token, which I redeemed. But I just get the option to buy the thing, not actually in my garage at day 1.

    Anyone care to tell me if I am doing something incredibly thick (only played it for the first time last night.....excellent game)

  • Darren #9 6 years ago

    It's a shame that these car downloads aren't free in the game like the PGR 3 downloadable ones were. They're less of a bonus the way they've been implemented and make the game seem like it was released unfinished. This pack was released only days after the game went on sale which means that they were probably finished around the time the game went gold so why aren't they already in the game? Same for the other FREE cars that Play.com and GAME have been offering.

    I expected to have to wait at least two or three weeks before the new car packs appeared not five days; when most people won't have bought the 90 odd that are the game already. The PGR 3 ones came months after the game's release and were most welcome as most people had exhausted the game by then.

  • Caimbeul #10 6 years ago

    I agree with Glo. The Americans always get preferential f'ing treatment. half pricve game and freebies! whilst we get fcuked over on price and content!

    Thanks Atari you are re-affirming my choice not to buy this game on principle.

  • kangarootoo #11 6 years ago

    @Darren

    "This pack was released only days after the game went on sale which means that they were probably finished around the time the game went gold so why aren't they already in the game?"

    This may not be the reason, but content on the disc will have been locked some while before the game went to gold master. Adding downloadable content afterwards will almost certainly be a much quick process.

  • Darren #12 6 years ago

    Well those two new cars are FREE in the UK you know but, yes, it does sting a little bit knowing that Test Drive Unlimited was released as a $40 budget game in the US but a full cream £50 game here the UK. Mind you it's not the first time this has happened; Top Spin 2 was a budget game in the US too. A budget game should be a budget game regardless of what country it's released in provided it's released at the same time. That means both Top Spin 2 and Test Dive Unlimited should have cost £29.99 RRP, just like Rockstar's Table Tennis. I don't remember Rockstar ummming and ahhhing about releasing their game at £50, just because the UK was a smaller market...

  • ronuds #13 6 years ago

    I tried downloading the cars last night, but can't figure out where to go to find them! Anyone here that can help me out?

  • Zomoniac #14 6 years ago

    Ronuds, you still have to buy the cars (annoyingly), it just adds them to the game. The Skyline is in the Nissan garage and costs $50,000 (worth it, very nice indeed), the RS4 is in the Audi garage, not checked how much that is.

  • ronuds #15 6 years ago

    Yes, but how do I get the cars onto my 360 in the first place? Are they included in the recent update that auto downloaded?

  • Furbs #16 6 years ago

    Live Marketplace > Played Games > TDU > Launch Pack

  • ronuds #17 6 years ago

    Thank you, sir!

  • dryfish #18 6 years ago

    Bah! Now I need to save $1,300,000 to buy the McLaren F1 LM in the game!
    Edited by 1 at 13/09/06 @ 21:40

  • SomaticSense #19 5 years ago

    The yanks are getting the d/ls free as well? Wasn't one of the main excuses for not releasing this as a budget price game here is that it would be balanced out by the fact we would get the d/ls free and the yanks would have to pay for them?

    Atari fuck us over again. So as well as announcing the game as a budget title only to then release it full price, they are resorting to outright lying as well.

    What bastards.