<s>
Dirt	B-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
stylised	O
as	O
DiRT	B-Application
3	I-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
simcade	B-Application
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
sequel	O
,	O
Dirt	B-Application
4	I-Application
,	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
June	O
2017	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
September	O
2011	O
,	O
there	O
were	O
reports	O
that	O
a	O
network	O
security	O
problem	O
on	O
the	O
website	O
of	O
an	O
AMD	O
promo	O
had	O
resulted	O
in	O
the	O
loss	O
of	O
3	O
million	O
Dirt	B-Application
3	I-Application
keys	O
to	O
the	O
public	O
for	O
use	O
via	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
platform	O
that	O
have	O
then	O
been	O
posted	O
in	O
various	O
places	O
around	O
the	O
internet	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Flashbacks	O
return	O
from	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
times	O
in	O
any	O
difficulty	O
,	O
but	O
cost	O
reputation	O
points	O
to	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
New	O
features	O
include	O
a	O
"	O
Hardcore	O
mode	O
"	O
which	O
limits	O
players	O
to	O
the	O
cockpit	O
view	O
(	O
known	O
as	O
"	O
head	O
cam	O
"	O
)	O
with	O
no	O
driver	O
assists	O
,	O
the	O
appearance	O
of	O
rain	O
and	O
snow	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
upload	O
replay	O
clips	O
directly	O
to	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
.	I-General_Concept
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
sees	O
the	O
return	O
of	O
many	O
racing	O
disciplines	O
from	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
but	O
also	O
introduces	O
new	O
modes	O
and	O
disciplines	O
as	O
well	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Head	O
2	O
Head	O
events	O
are	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
Crossover	O
events	O
from	O
Colin	B-Application
McRae	I-Application
:	I-Application
Dirt	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
for	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
was	O
released	O
in	O
29	O
January	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Complete	O
Edition	O
was	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
marketplace	O
in	O
early	O
2017	O
presumably	O
due	O
to	O
expiring	O
licenses	O
for	O
the	O
cars	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameTrailers	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
9.2	O
,	O
praising	O
the	O
gameplay	O
and	O
presentation	O
,	O
although	O
criticising	O
the	O
limits	O
of	O
the	O
YouTube	B-General_Concept
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Official	O
Xbox	B-Device
Magazine	O
gave	O
the	O
game	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
8.5/10	O
,	O
hailing	O
its	O
impressive	O
car	O
design	O
and	O
smooth	O
handling	O
,	O
while	O
criticising	O
the	O
lack	O
of	O
dynamism	O
in	O
the	O
surfaces	O
and	O
poor	O
social	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Eurogamer	O
wrote	O
positively	O
about	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
dynamic	O
weather	O
,	O
Gymkhana	O
mode	O
,	O
settings	O
,	O
and	O
handling	O
,	O
writing	O
,	O
"	O
DiRT	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
n't	O
a	O
sim	O
...	O
it	O
strikes	O
a	O
satisfying	O
ground	O
...	O
offering	O
a	O
tactile	O
and	O
engaging	O
model	O
that	O
sits	O
well	O
across	O
all	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
many	O
disciplines.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
similarly	O
praised	O
new	O
event	O
types	O
,	O
accessible	O
difficulty	O
options	O
,	O
presentation	O
,	O
handling	O
,	O
vehicle	O
variety	O
,	O
and	O
both	O
local	O
and	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
,	O
while	O
also	O
noting	O
the	O
limited	O
Youtube	B-General_Concept
functionality	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Following	O
reports	O
that	O
the	O
PC	O
version	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
was	O
unplayable	O
due	O
to	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
reliance	O
on	O
the	O
now	O
defunct	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
software	O
,	O
a	O
spokesperson	O
for	O
Codemasters	O
issued	O
a	O
statement	O
on	O
the	O
Steam	B-Application
community	O
in	O
January	O
2014	O
stating	O
that	O
Codemasters	O
were	O
in	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
removing	O
Games	B-Application
for	I-Application
Windows	I-Application
–	I-Application
Live	I-Application
from	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
and	O
would	O
announce	O
completion	O
of	O
the	O
task	O
at	O
a	O
later	O
date	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
1	O
April	O
2015	O
,	O
the	O
work	O
had	O
been	O
completed	O
and	O
GFWL	B-Application
had	O
been	O
removed	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
November	O
2015	O
Games	O
with	O
Gold	O
free	O
games	O
,	O
the	O
first	O
of	O
the	O
promotion	O
to	O
be	O
playable	O
on	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
through	O
backwards	O
compatibility	O
.	O
</s>
