Editing Driver 3 (section)

==="DRIV3Rgate"===
While ''Driver 3'' received mostly mixed reviews, two outlets operated by [[Future plc]], ''[[PSM3|PSM2]]'' and ''[[Xbox World]]'', gave the game 9/10 scores.<ref name=MCPS2/><ref name=MCXB/> This disparity led some gamers and journalists to claim that the [[early access]] Atari gave Future was contingent on receiving favorable ratings, but Atari and Future denied any wrongdoing.<ref name="D3CheatSheet">{{cite web | url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-04-26-franchise-cheat-sheet-driver-article | title=Franchise Cheat Sheet: Driver | publisher=GamesIndustry.biz | date=3 May 2011 | access-date=29 June 2016 | last=Whitehead | first=Dan | archive-date=23 April 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423061032/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-04-26-franchise-cheat-sheet-driver-article | url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="PCWorldGate">{{cite web|last=Lui|first=Spandas|title=A history of gaming's biggest scandals|work=PC World|date=30 March 2010|url=http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/341103/history_gaming_biggest_scandals/?pp=2|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630205613/http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/341103/history_gaming_biggest_scandals/?pp=2|access-date=4 May 2023|archive-date=30 June 2016}}</ref> The incident was dubbed "Driv3rgate".<ref name="PCWorldGate"/><ref>{{cite web|last=Fahey|first=Rob|title=A Question of Trust|date=6 December 2007|publisher=GamesIndustry.biz|url=http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/a-question-of-trust|access-date=12 April 2016|archive-date=23 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423055658/http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/a-question-of-trust|url-status=live}}</ref>

After the accusations of review fixing arose, the [[GamesRadar]] forums (also operated by Future) were filled with critical posts, many of which were deleted by moderators. Although the comments were said to be removed for being libelous, some users suspected a cover-up.<ref name="D3CheatSheet"/><ref name="PCWorldGate"/><ref name="WorldofStuartDriverGate">{{cite web |url=http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/drivergate/drivergate.htm |work=World of Stuart| url-status=dead| title=Driv3r and corruption, continued |access-date=29 June 2016 |author=Campbell, Stuart |author-link=Stuart Campbell (game journalist) |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191121232244/http://worldofstuart.excellentcontent.com/drivergate/drivergate.htm|archive-date=21 November 2019}}</ref> Some comments defending ''Driver 3'' and Future were traced by forum moderators to Babel Media, a marketing company that made use of [[astroturfing]].<ref name="WorldofStuartDriverGate"/> The users admitted they worked for Babel, but said that they were posting on their own behalf, not for Babel.<ref name="WorldofStuartDriverGate"/> The thread was eventually deleted in its entirety.<ref name="WorldofStuartDriverGate"/>