being libelous, some users suspected a cover-up. Some comments defending Driver 3 and Future were traced by forum moderators to Babel Media, a marketing company that made use of astroturfing. The users admitted they worked for Babel, but said that they were posting on their own behalf, not for Babel. The thread was eventually deleted in its entirety. Sales The PlayStation 2 version of Driver 3 received a "Platinum" sales award from the Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA), indicating sales of at least 300,000 copies in the United Kingdom. The game sold more than 3 million copies by December 2004. References External links Driver 3 at MobyGames 2004 video games Action-adventure games Atari games Cancelled GameCube games Cancelled N-Gage games Detective video games Driver (video game series) Game Boy Advance games Open-world video games Organized crime video games PlayStation 2 games Video game controversies Video games about police officers Video games developed in France Video games developed in the United Kingdom Video games scored by Allister Brimble Video game sequels Video games set in France Video games set in Miami Video games set in Turkey Windows games Xbox games de:Driver (Spieleserie)#Driv3r