Midtown Madness 3 is an open world racing/arcade sequel part of the Midtown Madness series. For the first time in the series the game was released only on the Xbox with a Windows version rumoured for later release but ultimately scrapped.[citation needed]The game was developed by DICE (of Battlefield 1942 fame) and published by Microsoft Game Studios. This marked a change from the developer of the first two games Angel Studios (now Rockstar San Diego). Coincidentally Midtown Madness 3 was released in 2003 against Midnight Club II created by the developer of the first two games Rockstar San Diego.The Xbox-only release and change of developer heralded a significant graphical improvement to maintain the console's graphical standards.