Editing Driver 3 (section)

==Development and release==
The game had a development budget of $17 million and a marketing budget of $17 million.<ref name="Copies">{{cite web|first=Marcelo|last=Prince|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84996569/gta-sa-budget/|title=Go big or go broke|newspaper=[[The Wall Street Journal]]|page=43|date=21 December 2004|accessdate=24 August 2021|via=[[Ottawa Citizen]]|archive-date=9 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210909022442/https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84996569/gta-sa-budget/|url-status=live}}</ref>
The game was in [[Video game development|development]] for around three and a half years. Special attention was paid in rendering the cities of [[Miami]], [[Nice]], and [[Istanbul]]. The in-game music was composed by Marc Canham, Rich Aitken, and Narco. Atari also shot a short [[Trailer (promotion)|promotional video]] about ''Driver 3'' called ''Run the Gauntlet''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=14 January 2004 |title=''DRIV3R'': The Making of "Run the Gauntlet" |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/01/14/driv3r-the-making-of-run-the-gauntlet |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref>

The game was originally announced by [[Infogrames]] on 17 July 2002 for a 2003 release.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamenation.com/corp_pressreleases.php?op=story&sid=292 |title=Infogrames - Corporate Information |website=www.gamenation.com |access-date=22 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020804133559/http://www.gamenation.com/corp_pressreleases.php?op=story&sid=292 |archive-date=4 August 2002 |url-status=dead}}</ref> Initially scheduled to release in Q4 2003, it was delayed to Q2 2004, and again from March to June of 2004.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Varanini |first=Giancarlo |date=2 April 2003 |title=''Driver 3'' delayed |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/driver-3-delayed/1100-6024513/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=27 January 2004 |title=''Driver 3'' stalled until June |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/driver-3-stalled-until-june/1100-6087076/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> It was eventually released under [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]]'s publishing label for [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Xbox (console)|Xbox]] in 2004 on 21 June in North America,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Douglass C. |date=11 June 2004 |title=A Single Mission from ''Driver 3'' |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/11/a-single-mission-from-driver-3 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> 22 June in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=8 June 2004 |title=''DRIV3R'' passes chequered flag |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/news080604driv3r |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> and on 24 June in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=11 June 2004 |title=Atari's ''DRIV3R'' goes Gold and release date is announced for the 24th of June 2004! |url=http://www.atari.com.au/news/?action=view&id=680 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622075541/http://www.atari.com.au/news/?action=view&id=680 |archive-date=22 June 2004 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari Australia]]}}</ref> The mobile version, developed and published by [[Sorrent]], was released on the same day as the North American console versions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Chris |date=21 June 2004 |title=Sorrent Publishes Atari's ''DRIV3R''™ for Mobile Phones Simultaneous Worldwide Release with Console Versions Establishes Mobile as Fourth Platform |url=http://sorrent.com/company/press/pr_040621.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622183418/http://sorrent.com/company/press/pr_040621.jsp |archive-date=22 June 2004 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Sorrent]]}}</ref> It was developed on both [[J2ME|Java]] and [[BREW]] platforms.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Buchanan |first=Levi |date=2004-06-10 |title=BREW 2004: Show Impressions |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2004/06/10/brew-2004-show-impressions |access-date=2024-09-17 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> A [[Windows]] port of the game touted as having an enhanced graphics engine was released on 15 March 2005 in North America,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adams |first=David |date=27 January 2005 |title=''DRIV3R'' Racing to PC |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/01/27/driv3r-racing-to-pc |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[IGN]]}}</ref> 18 March 2005 in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=18 March 2005 |title=What's New? |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/whatsnew-180305 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> and on 13 April 2005 in Australia.<ref>{{Cite web |date=13 April 2005 |title=''DRIV3R'' PC in retail stores now! |url=http://www.atari.com.au/games/newsDetails.do?id=109&newsId=339 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060527173358/http://www.atari.com.au/games/newsDetails.do?id=109&newsId=339 |archive-date=27 May 2006 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Thorsen |first=Tor |date=28 January 2005 |title=''Driver 3'' reannounced for PC |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/driver-3-reannounced-for-pc/1100-6117372/ |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[GameSpot]]}}</ref> Developed by [[Velez & Dubail]], a separate version of the game was released in 2005 for [[Game Boy Advance]] in the United Kingdom on 14 October,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bramwell |first=Tom |date=19 October 2005 |title=What's New? (14th October 2005) |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/a-whatsnew141005 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Eurogamer]]}}</ref> in North America on 25 October, and in Australia on 28 October.<ref>{{Cite web |title=''DRIV3R'' (''DRIVER 3'') |url=http://atari.com.au/games/overview.do?id=415 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060617180740/http://atari.com.au/games/overview.do?id=415 |archive-date=17 June 2006 |access-date=3 April 2024 |website=[[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari Australia]]}}</ref> Further ports for [[GameCube]] and [[N-Gage (device)|N-Gage]] were planned, but later cancelled.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 February 2004 |title=Driv3r exclusive - creative director Martin Edmonson talks! |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=101443 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070107075941/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=101443 |archive-date=7 January 2007 |access-date=15 April 2016}}</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20020802092327/http://www.nintendo.com/news/news_articles.jsp?articleID=7075 | Infogrames Announces Driver 3 for Nintendo GameCube – News – Nintendo |<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>