<s>
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racing	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Codemasters	O
subsidiary	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
first	O
released	O
on	O
28	O
August	O
2020	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
last	O
title	O
in	O
the	O
Project	B-Device
CARS	I-Device
series	O
as	O
the	O
development	O
for	O
the	O
fourth	O
installment	O
was	O
cancelled	O
by	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
's	O
owner	O
,	O
Electronic	O
Arts	O
in	O
November	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
introduces	O
more	O
customizable	O
cars	O
that	O
are	O
available	O
to	O
race	O
over	O
140	O
global	O
circuits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
career	O
mode	O
has	O
been	O
rebuilt	O
,	O
with	O
the	B-Application
artificial	I-Application
intelligence	I-Application
being	O
enhanced	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
also	O
support	O
VR	B-Application
on	O
PC	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
CEO	O
of	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
Ian	O
Bell	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
a	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
the	O
Need	B-Application
for	I-Application
Speed	I-Application
:	I-Application
Shift	I-Application
series	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
also	O
developed	O
by	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Having	O
been	O
acquired	O
by	O
British	O
video	O
game	O
developer	O
and	O
publisher	O
Codemasters	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
known	O
for	O
the	O
Formula	O
One	O
series	O
,	O
Colin	O
McRae	O
Rally	O
series	O
and	O
the	O
Dirt	O
series	O
,	O
in	O
November	O
2019	O
,	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
expected	O
to	O
share	O
some	O
elements	O
from	O
Codemasters	O
 '	O
similar	O
genre	O
video	O
game	O
series	O
TOCA	O
,	O
or	O
Grid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
still	O
developed	O
by	O
Slightly	O
Mad	O
Studios	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Bandai	O
Namco	O
Entertainment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
development	O
began	O
in	O
the	O
fall	O
of	O
2018	O
after	O
the	O
commercial	O
success	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
2	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Instead	O
of	O
switching	O
to	O
parent	O
company	O
Codemasters	O
's	O
Ego	B-Application
engine	I-Application
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
still	O
powered	O
by	O
the	O
same	O
engine	O
as	O
its	O
predecessors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
on	O
28	O
August	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
received	O
"	O
mixed	O
or	O
average	O
"	O
reviews	O
from	O
critics	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
IGN	O
's	O
Luke	O
Reilly	O
said	O
that	O
:	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
a	O
racer	O
so	O
fundamentally	O
different	O
from	O
its	O
immediate	O
forerunners	O
it	O
’s	O
bordering	O
on	O
unrecognisable	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
’s	O
never	O
a	O
time	O
when	O
it	O
feels	O
like	O
an	O
actual	O
sequel	O
to	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
2	I-Application
–	O
and	O
that	O
is	O
disappointing.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Jacob	O
Hull	O
from	O
Push	O
Square	O
gave	O
a	O
score	O
of	O
6/10	O
,	O
claiming	O
:	O
"	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
marks	O
a	O
significant	O
departure	O
for	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
abandoning	O
most	O
of	O
its	O
sim	O
heritage	O
in	O
favour	O
of	O
arcade	O
racing	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
would	O
seem	O
,	O
then	O
,	O
that	O
the	O
PS4	B-Operating_System
cycle	O
is	O
ending	O
the	O
way	O
it	O
began	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GameSpot	O
criticised	O
the	O
AI	B-Application
,	O
but	O
said	O
it	O
had	O
"	O
a	O
more	O
arcade	O
style	O
of	O
racing	O
is	O
one	O
that	O
makes	O
the	O
series	O
approachable	O
for	O
the	O
first	O
time.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
PlayStation	I-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
Project	B-Application
CARS	I-Application
3	I-Application
sold	O
2,404	O
copies	O
within	O
its	O
first	O
week	O
on	O
sale	O
in	O
Japan	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
twenty-fourth	O
bestselling	O
retail	O
game	O
of	O
the	O
week	O
in	O
the	O
country	O
.	O
</s>
