<s>
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
fantasy-themed	O
open	O
world	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Piranha	O
Bytes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
sequel	O
to	O
Gothic	B-Application
II	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
JoWooD	O
released	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
,	O
entitled	O
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forsaken	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
,	O
in	O
November	O
2008	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
first	B-Application
part	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gothic	I-Application
tells	O
the	O
story	O
of	O
The	O
Nameless	O
Hero	O
,	O
a	O
man	O
thrust	O
into	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
a	O
penal	O
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
second	B-Application
part	I-Application
of	I-Application
Gothic	I-Application
sees	O
The	O
Nameless	O
Hero	O
resurrected	O
by	O
Xardas	O
into	O
a	O
new	O
setting	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Now	O
located	O
outside	O
the	O
city	O
of	O
Khorinis	B-Application
,	O
he	O
is	O
asked	O
by	O
Xardas	O
to	O
investigate	O
a	O
new	O
evil	O
that	O
threatens	O
Khorinis	B-Application
and	O
the	O
surrounding	O
lands	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Factions	O
now	O
consist	O
of	O
the	O
Militia/Paladins	O
of	O
Khorinis	B-Application
,	O
the	O
Fire	O
Novices/Fire	O
Mages	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Mercenaries/Dragon	O
Hunters	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
discovered	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
evil	O
threatening	O
Khorinis	B-Application
,	O
our	O
hero	O
assembles	O
a	O
crew	O
of	O
trusted	O
friends	O
and	O
sails	O
to	O
a	O
nearby	O
island	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
2	I-Application
also	O
has	O
an	O
expansion	O
called	O
Night	O
of	O
the	O
Raven	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Presumably	O
this	O
is	O
the	O
source	O
of	O
the	O
orc	O
invasion	O
that	O
was	O
launched	O
on	O
Khorinis	B-Application
during	O
the	O
second	O
chapter	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
lands	O
have	O
no	O
physical	O
connection	O
to	O
Khorinis	B-Application
or	O
the	O
ruins	O
of	O
the	O
penal	O
colony	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
powered	O
by	O
a	O
custom	O
engine	O
called	O
Genome	O
;	O
it	O
supports	O
Pixel	O
Shader	O
3.0	O
,	O
has	O
a	O
multithreaded	B-General_Concept
design	O
and	O
includes	O
dynamic	O
lighting	O
(	O
including	O
self-shadowing	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Character	O
animation	O
uses	O
EMotion	O
FX	O
2	O
and	O
physics	O
simulation	O
is	O
provided	O
by	O
Ageia	O
's	O
PhysX	B-Operating_System
physics	O
engine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
uses	O
IDV	O
's	O
SpeedTreeRT	B-General_Concept
tree	O
and	O
plant	O
software	O
,	O
Bink	B-Algorithm
Video	I-Algorithm
Technology	I-Algorithm
from	O
RAD	B-Algorithm
Game	I-Algorithm
Tools	I-Algorithm
for	O
the	O
cutscenes	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
FMOD	B-Application
Sound	I-Application
System	I-Application
from	O
Firelight	O
Technologies	O
for	O
sound	O
playback	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Also	O
,	O
a	O
"	O
Community	O
Story	O
Project	O
"	O
still	O
works	O
on	O
fixing	O
inconsistencies	O
in	O
former	O
Gothic	B-Application
games	I-Application
and	O
on	O
filling	O
story	O
gaps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
a	O
commercial	O
success	O
,	O
with	O
global	O
sales	O
over	O
500,000	O
copies	O
by	O
March	O
2007	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
"	O
reviews	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
video	O
game	O
review	B-Application
aggregator	I-Application
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Prior	O
to	O
its	O
release	O
in	O
early	O
October	O
2006	O
,	O
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
nominated	O
as	O
the	O
best	O
game	O
of	O
E3	O
by	O
IGN	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
was	O
followed	O
by	O
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Beginning	O
,	O
a	O
mobile	O
video	O
game	O
produced	O
by	O
the	O
German	O
developer	O
Handy-Games	O
GmbH	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
takes	O
place	O
140	O
years	O
before	O
the	O
events	O
in	O
the	O
first	O
Gothic	B-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
on	O
the	O
island	O
of	O
Khorinis	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xardas	O
(	O
one	O
of	O
the	O
main	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
PC	O
Gothic	B-Application
series	O
)	O
,	O
an	O
orphan	O
,	O
raised	O
by	O
farmers	O
,	O
is	O
visited	O
one	O
night	O
by	O
the	O
ghost	O
of	O
Buthomar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	O
The	O
Beginning	O
was	O
awarded	O
up	O
to	O
seven	O
awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
21	O
November	O
2008	O
JoWooD	O
Productions	O
released	O
a	O
standalone	O
expansion	O
entitled	O
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forsaken	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
,	O
developed	O
by	O
Trine	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Gothic	B-Application
3	I-Application
:	I-Application
Forsaken	I-Application
Gods	I-Application
was	O
similar	O
buggy	O
as	O
the	O
original	O
game	O
and	O
was	O
later	O
fixed	O
in	O
an	O
Enhanced	O
Edition	O
by	O
Mad	O
Vulture	O
Games	O
,	O
a	O
company	O
which	O
was	O
created	O
by	O
developers	O
from	O
the	O
game	O
community	O
.	O
</s>
