Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is an upcoming racing game developed by KT Racing and published by Nacon. It will be the twenty-first game in the Test Drive series, the first title in the series since 2012's Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends, and the third game in the franchise's open world Unlimited sub-series. The game was teased on 3 July 2020 on Twitter[3] and was officially revealed during the Nacon Connect event on 7 July.[4][5] The game will be released for the PlayStation 5,[2] among other platforms to be announced, including for PCs via Steam.

Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown
Game logo
Developer(s)KT Racing
Publisher(s)Nacon
Director(s)Alain Jarniou[1]
SeriesTest Drive
EngineKT Engine
Platform(s)PlayStation 5;[2] others TBA
Release
  • WW: TBA
Genre(s)Racing
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer

Development

It was reported in December 2016 that French publisher Bigben Interactive (now called Nacon) acquired the Test Drive intellectual property from Atari, with plans to reboot the franchise.[6] In 2018, Bigben announced the acquisition of French game developer Kylotonn, with Roman Vincent, president of Kylotonn suggesting they were working on the next installment of Test Drive.[7]

In April 2020, Nacon filed a trade mark to the Intellectual Property Office for Test Drive Solar Crown,[8][9] the last two words referring to the Solar Crown in-universe racing competition series featured in 2011's Test Drive Unlimited 2.

On 3 July 2020, the official Test Drive Twitter account tweeted a twelve-second video clip of a crown-shaped logo with the letters "SC" in it forming, announcing a full reveal during the Nacon Connect video event on 7 July.[3][9] The game was officially announced on that date during the event with a 25-second teaser trailer,[10] with Kylotonn (under their KT Racing brand) developing.[5][1] Based on copyright text at the end of the video, the game will feature vehicles from (among others to be announced) Bugatti, Dodge, Ferrari, Koenigsegg, Lamborghini and Porsche.[10]

The game will feature a 1:1 recreation of an unspecified island,[5][1] similar to the recreations of Oahu in both the first two Test Drive Unlimited games and Ibiza in Test Drive Unlimited 2, and will run on WRC 8's framework and handling model.[5] Creative director Alain Jarniou, who worked on the first two Test Drive Unlimited games, stated in the Nacon Connect video that Unlimited Solar Crown has only been in development for "several months" by that time.[11][12]

References
  1. Prescott, Shaun (7 July 2020). "Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown is an open world racer where 'social status is everything'". PC Gamer. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. Julians, Joe (7 October 2020). "Full PS5 games list – what you can play and what to pre-order now". Radio Times. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. Test Drive [@testdrive] (July 3, 2020). "We're back! ☀👑 #NaconConnect 7th July" (Tweet). Retrieved July 4, 2020 – via Twitter.
  4. Stefan L (7 July 2020). "Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown officially announced". TheSixthAxis. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  5. Robinson, Martin (July 7, 2020). "Kylotonn's new Test Drive Unlimited officially unveiled". Eurogamer. Retrieved July 7, 2020.
  6. Parfitt, Ben (December 15, 2016). "Bigben has acquired the Test Drive brand". MCVUK.com. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
  7. Leonard, Michael (18 October 2018). "Kylotonn Games Working on the Next Test Drive Unlimited?". GT Planet.
  8. "Trade mark number EU018224192: TEST DRIVE SOLAR CROWN". Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  9. Bodnarescu, Florin (July 3, 2020). "Test Drive Solar Crown teased, reveal happening on July 7 during Nacon Connect". Neowin. Retrieved July 4, 2020.
  10. Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown (Trailer). Nacon. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  11. Nacon Connect | July 7th (7PM CEST / 1PM EDT) (Trailer). Nacon. 7 July 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  12. Robinson, Andy (8 July 2020). "Test Drive Unlimited 3 will 'modernise' the series, says director". Video Games Chronicle. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
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