<s>
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
(	O
UT3	B-Application
)	O
is	O
a	O
first-person	O
arena	O
shooter	O
video	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Midway	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Part	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Application
franchise	O
,	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fourth	O
game	O
in	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
eighth	O
game	O
overall	O
;	O
its	O
name	O
is	O
in	O
reflection	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
being	O
the	O
first	O
in	O
the	O
franchise	O
to	O
use	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
November	O
19	O
,	O
2007	O
,	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
December	O
10	O
for	O
the	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
on	O
July	O
3	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
OS	B-Application
X	I-Application
and	O
Linux	B-Application
ports	O
were	O
planned	O
,	O
but	O
they	O
were	O
eventually	O
cancelled	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
,	O
entitled	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
X	O
,	O
would	O
be	O
self-published	O
by	O
Epic	O
Games	O
,	O
and	O
will	O
be	O
released	O
in	O
2023	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
its	O
predecessors	O
,	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
eight	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
Deathmatch	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
modes	O
like	O
Duel	O
,	O
Warfare	O
,	O
Betrayal	O
and	O
Greed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similar	O
to	O
the	O
prior	O
entries	O
of	O
the	O
series	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
is	O
primarily	O
an	O
online	O
multiplayer	O
title	O
offering	O
several	O
game	O
modes	O
,	O
including	O
large-scale	O
Warfare	O
,	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
and	O
Deathmatch	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Vehicle	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
–	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
,	O
with	O
vehicles	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
map	O
;	O
this	O
game	O
mode	O
is	O
distinct	O
from	O
the	O
standard	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
mode	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Greed	O
–	O
Greed	O
is	O
a	O
game	O
that	O
(	O
like	O
the	O
UT2004	B-Application
mod	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
)	O
focuses	O
on	O
collecting	O
skulls	O
dropped	O
from	O
dead	O
players	O
and	O
capturing	O
them	O
in	O
the	O
opposing	O
team	O
's	O
base	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
Greed	O
,	O
the	O
game	O
uses	O
all	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
and	O
Vehicle	O
Capture	B-Application
the	I-Application
Flag	I-Application
maps	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modes	O
not	O
returning	O
from	O
the	O
prior	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
games	O
include	O
Invasion	O
,	O
Mutant	O
(	O
having	O
been	O
later	O
on	O
partially	O
replaced	O
by	O
the	O
Titan	O
mutator	O
in	O
the	O
UT3	B-Application
Titan	O
Pack	O
)	O
,	O
Onslaught	O
(	O
replaced	O
by	O
Warfare	O
)	O
,	O
Bombing	O
Run	O
,	O
Last	O
Man	O
Standing	O
,	O
Domination	O
,	O
and	O
Double	O
Domination	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
this	O
installment	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
,	O
the	O
vehicles	O
are	O
split	O
into	O
two	O
factions	O
,	O
the	O
Axon	O
vehicles	O
and	O
Necris	O
vehicles	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Axon	O
vehicles	O
are	O
the	O
same	O
vehicles	O
from	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2004	I-Application
,	O
but	O
several	O
have	O
significant	O
game	O
play	O
changes	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Unlike	O
the	O
prior	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
games	O
,	O
the	O
single-player	O
campaign	O
does	O
not	O
follow	O
a	O
plot	O
based	O
around	O
the	O
Tournament	O
Grand	O
Championship	O
,	O
and	O
therefore	O
several	O
of	O
the	O
teams	O
within	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
are	O
not	O
Tournament	O
competitors	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
five	O
playable	O
factions	O
are	O
:	O
Iron	O
Guard	O
,	O
a	O
team	O
of	O
human	O
mercenaries	O
led	O
by	O
former	O
Tournament	O
champion	O
Malcolm	O
;	O
the	O
Ronin	O
,	O
a	O
band	O
of	O
four	O
survivors	O
of	O
a	O
Skaarj	O
attack	O
on	O
a	O
human	O
colony	O
;	O
Liandri	O
studius	O
,	O
a	O
series	O
of	O
advanced	O
humanoid	O
robots	O
custom-built	O
or	O
retrofitted	O
for	O
combat	O
;	O
the	O
Krall	O
,	O
a	O
warlike	O
race	O
of	O
aliens	O
formerly	O
under	O
the	O
leadership	O
of	O
the	O
Skaarj	O
,	O
returning	O
from	O
their	O
initial	O
appearance	O
in	O
the	O
original	O
Unreal	B-Application
;	O
and	O
the	O
Necris	O
,	O
warriors	O
who	O
have	O
undergone	O
the	O
process	O
of	O
the	O
same	O
name	O
,	O
making	O
them	O
stronger	O
at	O
the	O
expense	O
of	O
replacing	O
their	O
biological	O
processes	O
with	O
"	O
Nanoblack	O
"	O
,	O
effectively	O
turning	O
them	O
into	O
undead	O
soldiers	O
(	O
hence	O
the	O
name	O
,	O
Necris	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
announced	O
on	O
May	O
9	O
,	O
2005	O
,	O
as	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
2007	I-Application
for	O
a	O
2006	O
release	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
renamed	O
to	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
original	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
uses	O
the	O
first	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
,	O
while	O
UT2003	B-Application
and	O
UT2004	B-Application
use	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
2	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
UT3	B-Application
is	O
the	O
third	O
generation	O
,	O
as	O
it	O
runs	O
on	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
and	O
does	O
not	O
reuse	O
any	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
bonus	O
DVD	O
is	O
also	O
included	O
,	O
featuring	O
more	O
than	O
twenty	O
hours	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Engine	I-Operating_System
3	O
tool	O
kit	O
video	O
tutorials	O
,	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
series	O
,	O
and	O
behind-the-scenes	O
footage	O
of	O
the	O
making	O
of	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
version	O
supports	O
community-made	O
mods	O
that	O
can	O
be	O
uploaded	O
and	O
downloaded	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
's	O
HDD	O
or	O
external	O
media	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
mouse	O
and	O
keyboard	O
inputs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Online	O
and	O
LAN	B-General_Concept
multiplayer	O
for	O
this	O
version	O
was	O
terminated	O
in	O
July	O
2014	O
,	O
following	O
the	O
shutdown	O
of	O
all	O
GameSpy	O
servers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Upon	O
release	O
,	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
had	O
five	O
exclusive	O
maps	O
,	O
two	O
exclusive	O
characters	O
,	O
a	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
mode	O
,	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	O
content	O
released	O
by	O
Epic	O
already	O
on	O
the	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
With	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
and	O
PC	O
"	O
Titan	O
Upgrade	O
"	O
patch	O
on	O
March	O
5	O
,	O
these	O
versions	O
offered	O
the	O
formerly	O
exclusive	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
content	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
other	O
content	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
does	O
not	O
support	O
user-generated	O
mods	O
,	O
as	O
additional	O
content	O
has	O
to	O
be	O
verified	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
before	O
being	O
released	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
Mac	B-Application
OS	I-Application
X	I-Application
versions	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
were	O
planned	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
as	O
downloadable	O
installers	O
that	O
work	O
with	O
the	O
retail	O
disc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
May	O
22	O
,	O
2009	O
,	O
Ryan	O
stated	O
that	O
the	O
UT3	B-Application
port	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
was	O
still	O
in	O
process	O
,	O
but	O
later	O
in	O
December	O
2010	O
,	O
Steve	O
Polge	O
announced	O
that	O
the	O
Linux	B-Application
port	O
would	O
never	O
be	O
released	O
,	O
making	O
it	O
the	O
second	O
 '	O
'	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
game	O
not	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
on	O
Linux	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SoundtrackUnreal	O
Tournament	O
3	O
:	O
The	O
Soundtrack	O
is	O
primarily	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
original	O
Unreal	B-Operating_System
Tournament	I-Operating_System
score	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
composed	O
by	O
Straylight	O
Productions	O
and	O
Michiel	O
van	O
den	O
Bos	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
free	O
update	O
titled	O
Titan	O
Pack	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
PC	O
in	O
March	O
2009	O
;	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
of	O
the	O
pack	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
March	O
19	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pack	O
includes	O
five	O
maps	O
and	O
two	O
characters	O
that	O
were	O
formerly	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	B-Operating_System
Xbox	I-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
version	O
,	O
along	O
with	O
eleven	O
brand-new	O
maps	O
,	O
two	O
new	O
game	O
modes	O
(	O
"	O
Greed	O
"	O
and	O
"	O
Betrayal	O
"	O
)	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Titan	O
Mutator	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
new	O
patch	O
was	O
also	O
released	O
in	O
conjunction	O
with	O
the	O
Titan	O
Pack	O
,	O
which	O
allowed	O
for	O
various	O
AI	O
improvements	O
(	O
especially	O
in	O
vehicle	O
modes	O
)	O
,	O
networking	O
performance	O
upgrades	O
and	O
added	O
support	O
for	O
Steam	B-Application
Achievements	O
(	O
PC	O
)	O
and	O
Trophies	O
(	O
PS3	B-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
also	O
adds	O
a	O
two-player	O
split	O
screen	O
mode	O
(	O
formerly	O
exclusive	O
to	O
the	O
360	B-Operating_System
version	O
)	O
and	O
mod	O
browsing	O
for	O
the	B-Operating_System
PS3	I-Operating_System
version	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
Black	O
Edition	O
is	O
a	O
complete	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
package	O
—	O
included	O
is	O
the	O
complete	O
UT3	B-Application
(	O
with	O
patch	O
2.0	O
)	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
the	O
Titan	O
Pack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
that	O
same	O
day	O
,	O
a	O
free-to-play	O
version	O
,	O
entitled	O
Unreal	B-Application
Tournament	I-Application
3	I-Application
X	O
,	O
was	O
leaked	O
on	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
meaning	O
that	O
the	O
game	O
will	O
be	O
using	O
the	O
Epic	O
Online	O
Services	O
and	O
full	O
cross-play	B-Application
between	O
Steam	B-Application
,	O
GOG.com,	O
and	O
the	O
Epic	O
Games	O
Store	O
,	O
with	O
the	O
latter	O
platform	O
being	O
added	O
when	O
it	O
releases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
rated	O
it	O
8.5	O
out	O
of	O
10	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Xbox	B-Operating_System
Magazine	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
PlayStation	O
:	O
the	O
Official	O
Magazine	O
gave	O
it	O
5	O
stars	O
out	O
of	O
5	O
in	O
its	O
February	O
2008	O
issue	O
and	O
stated	O
,	O
"	O
UT3	B-Application
looks	O
great	O
,	O
but	O
it	O
's	O
every	O
bit	O
the	O
stunner	O
under	O
the	O
surface	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
March	O
2008	O
,	O
Midway	O
announced	O
that	O
UT3''	O
had	O
sold	O
over	O
a	O
million	O
copies	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
