Atari revealed its intentions to revisit and resuscitate some of its better known properties at a press conference in the UK today, pointing to some of its most beloved hits as a focus for 2010 and beyond. The rebounding publisher diverted focus to its next-year line-up, according to Eurogamer, which includes Ghostbusters, The Witcher for consoles and the recently announced Ready 2 Rumble Revolution.

While Atari's been supporting Neverwinter Nights 2 in the form of expansion packs, the Baldur's Gate series has been quiet since the release of Baldur's Gate II: Throne of Bhaal, with the spin-off series Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance petering out in 2004. Sequels to both would be very welcome, my new Atari overlords.

We suppose the only question is: who's going to develop the next Baldur's Gate? BioWare, now owned by EA, has already moved on to its own "spiritual successor" Dragon Age.

As far as another Test Drive, Developer Eden Games is rumored to have already started work on a sequel to Test Drive Unlimited as of earlier this year.

Atari to revisit Baldur's, Test Drive [Eurogamer]

That's bikini model Yuuri Morishita. She recently came to play to Test Drive Unlimited online with dorky plebs. To get everyone in the mood for the Hawaiian course, she even wore a lei! While she said she's not much of a real driver herself, she also added that she hasn't been gaming much recently. Boy, that's how you promote a game: Say you don't really play them. The best bit? Since this is Japan, the chances of people actually getting in some game time with Ms. Morishita were pretty darn high. Gotta love the odds! Brian Ashcraft

Morishita Games [Game Watch Impress]

• Dino 246 GT, Ferrari Challenge Stradale
• Cadillac Cien
• RUF RK Spyder
• Lamborghini Murci lago Roadster
• TVR T440R

Players can also download the Saturn Curve for free. I'm still holding out for my 1996 Nissan Sentra with a bad oil leak and nasty front end damage, but I doubt the devs have the time to create the stalling at red lights functionality to make things truly realistic. Michael Fahey

Brand New Test Drive Unlimited Downloadable Content

Available Now on Xbox Live Marketplace, Test Drive Collection Volume 4

LYON, FRANCE - 14 May 2007 - Atari today announced that the Test Drive Collection Volume 4 downloadable car pack is available now on Xbox Live Marketplace for Test Drive Unlimited, the ultimate automotive and lifestyle gaming experience for Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

Available for download on Xbox Live Marketplace for 350 points, the Test Drive Collection Volume 4 features six highly desirable cars, the Dino 246 GT, Ferrari Challenge Stradale, Cadillac Cien , RUF RK Spyder, Lamborghini Murci lago Roadster, and the TVR T440R. In addition, players can download the Saturn Curve completely free. Once downloaded from Xbox Live Marketplace, players will be able to buy each of the cars as normal from the relevant in-game dealerships.

"At Eden we've worked hard to keep the new cars coming for Test Drive Unlimited, with all the dedicated design and rendering time that doing so involves," said David Nadal, Studio Head, Eden Games. "With this latest pack and recent Lexus pack, there are now more than 30 brand new, meticulously modelled cars that we've made available on Marketplace since launch, plenty for the thousands of committed Test Drive petrol-heads to get their teeth into."

Released in late November 2006, Test Drive Collection Volume 1 contains the RUF RGT, Koenigsegg CCR, Noble M400, Corvette C6 Convertible, Ferrari 250 GTO 1962 and the Lamborghini Countach 25th Anniversary Edition, with the Chevrolet Corvette C1 1957 Hardtop and Lexus IS 350 available free. Test Drive Collection Volume 2 was launched in late December 2006 and features the Ferrari 612 Scaglietti, McLaren F1 GT, Dodge Viper SRT-10 Coupe, RUF Rt 12, Alfa Brera, 1971 Dodge Challenger RT and Edonis, plus a free download of the 1971 Dodge Challenger RT . Launched in March, Test Drive Collection Volume 3 features the Ferrari F40, Chrysler Crossfire SRT6 Roadster, RUF Rturbo, Audi S6, Chevrolet Corvette Stingray Convertible 1971, and Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR, plus a free download of the Cadillac CTS-V. The Lexus GS 450h hybrid-powered luxury sport sedan and Lexus LS 460 premium luxury sedan are also available for free download. Once downloaded, all cars can be bought as normal from the relevant in-game dealerships.

Test Drive Unlimited is packed with 90 vehicles, one thousand plus miles of open roads and a host of online options. Players can win races, challenges, missions and tournaments both on and offline to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, apparel, homes and garages, all in the wide open tropical setting of Hawaii's Oahu island paradise. A new benchmark for racing games, Test Drive Unlimited is racing reinvented.

Following in the footsteps of Project Gotham Racing 3, Atari is releasing a free car pack through Xbox Live for Test Drive Unlimited.

The Lexus Car Pack includes the Lexus GS 450h hybrid-powered luxury sport sedan and Lexus LS 460 premium luxury sedan and should be available now. As part of this new deal with Lexus, Atari will also be releasing additional Lexus vehicles including the SC 430 hard-top convertible and the 2008 LS 600h L, which will be the world's first full hybrid V8 luxury sedan. Brian Crecente

Atari and Lexus Test Drive New Cars

New-to-Market Lexus Cars Now Available for Test Drive Unlimited for Free on Xbox Live(R) Marketplace

NEW YORK, April 12 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — Atari, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATAR), one of the world's most recognized brands and a third-party video game publisher, today announced that a new "Lexus Car Pack" is available now for free download on Xbox Live(R) Marketplace for Test Drive Unlimited, the ultimate automotive and lifestyle gaming experience for Xbox 360(TM) video game and entertainment system from Microsoft.

As part of the Company's new relationship with Lexus, Atari has released the Lexus GS 450h hybrid-powered luxury sport sedan and Lexus LS 460 premium luxury sedan on Xbox Live Marketplace for free download. Additional Lexus vehicles coming soon to Test Drive Unlimited include the SC 430 hard-top convertible and the all-new 2008 LS 600h L, which will be the world's first full hybrid V8 luxury sedan. The LS 600h L will reach Lexus dealer showrooms later this Spring.

"Lexus automobiles are among the finest vehicles on the market today and a perfect fit for Test Drive Unlimited, one of the hottest racing games in recent times," said Nique Fajors, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Atari, Inc. "Atari is committed to providing consumers with a top-notch automotive experience and this free, downloadable Lexus Car Pack for Test Drive Unlimited is another example of that commitment."

Packed with 90 vehicles, one thousand plus miles of open roads and a host of online options, Test Drive Unlimited is M.O.O.R. (TM): Massively Open Online Racing. Both online and offline gamers will experience many of the world's most exotic and fastest vehicles on Test Drive Unlimited's diverse Hawaiian roads. Gamers win races, challenges, missions and tournaments to earn credits and purchase new cars, bikes, apparel, homes and garages. Boasting huge online content, racers around the world can challenge others to join them in the virtual paradise of the game's persistent online racing world. Players will engage in online challenges, and build communities by creating or joining exclusive members clubs to talk, trade cars, and race with other like-minded and similarly-skilled drivers in Test Drive Unlimited, one of the most comprehensive online racing experiences to date. Test Drive Unlimited is currently available in North America for a suggested retail price of $39.99 and rated E10+.

For more information visit http://www.testdriveunlimited.com .

• Ghost Rider (PS2, PSP, GBA) He of the flaming skull rides in to your heart and your PS2.
• The Warriors (PSP)
  Can you dig it?
• Wii Play (WII)
  A collection of casual games including billiards, air hockey, tank battles, table tennis rally, Mii poses and a cow-riding race. Comes bundled with a Wii remote!
• Ratchet & Clank: Size Matters (PSP)
  No matter what they tell you, bigger is better.
• Galactic Civilizations II: Dark Avatar (PC)
  The expansion pack for Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords laser blasts it's way to your PC.
• Test Drive Unlimited (PC)
  Racing reinvented. Or so they tell me.
• Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (PSP)
  Use a magical drill to bore your way into this cutsey-poo action RPG.
• Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas (PSP)
  Viva la Rainbow Six! Viva la PSP! Viva Las Vegas!
• Monster Kingdom: Jewel Summoner (PSP)
  Become a Jewel Summoner and fight The Abomination.
• Dreamlords (PC)
  Another MMO enters the ring.
• Chulip (PS2)
  Kiss the girls, but don't make them cry.
• Disney's Kim Possible: Global Gemini (DS)
  Disney's teen spy in an all new DS adventure.

Previously, our resident hermit, Eliza, mentioned she would be venturing outside (the first time in months) to purchase a pretty sweet Xbox 360 bundle that includes a Premium Console, Saint's Row, Dead Rising and Test Drive Unlimited all for US $359.96. Sweet enough to make even the biggest agoraphobe venture over to their local Fry's Outpost and pick it up. Eliza, included.

Well, Eliza just pinged me (she's an insomniac as well) to let me know the deal is lame. It's still pretty good, but ripe with the bad aftertaste of suckage. The Fry's Outpost website now lists the bundle as $449.99. That's not nearly as good as promised and very, very lame. So lame that Eliza is now on the fence—not just about buying it, but leaving the house. Brian Ashcraft

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This deal is so good I have a very hard time believing that it's not just a misprint, but our Gawker bruddas over at Consumerist have taken time away from complaining about shampoo bottles to point out that, right now, Outpost.com is selling the Xbox 360 Premium for $359.96.

Not that great a price, I know. But then they are throwing in Saint's Row, Dead Rising and Test Drive Unlimited.

End price for the console plus three games? Still only $359.96. Buy those all separately and you'd be spending about $200 more.

If this is legit, and Outpost honors it, it's the best deal on a 360 you're going to see this side of Christmas. Florian Eckhardt

Xbox 360 Premium Bundle with 3 Games for $359.96 [Consumerist]

Edit: Okay, this appears not to be working... the page is, indeed, up, but you can't add it to your cart. If it starts working, we'll update!

Atari sends a reminder that Test Drive Unlimited is heading to the Xbox 360 this June. The racing title will support up to 8 player races and more than 125 vehicles and real world upgrades from car manufacturers.