Haze demo for PSN in early May

By Robert Purchese Published 16 April, 2008

Will feature four-player co-op.

Ubisoft has plans to release a four-player drop-in co-operative demo for Haze in early May. No wait June no last February no definitely May no Christmas. May.

Judging by the screenshot taster for it, you will be enjoying the first stages of the shooter as one of the Mantel super troopers juiced up on Nectar.

Haze, if you remember, pits you against an enormous Private Military Company that your character used to work for.

Free Radical of TimeSplitters fame is developing the game, and Ubisoft recently finally confirmed it will be out exclusively for PS3 on 23rd May.

Pop over to our first impressions of Haze for a detailed rundown of what to expect. In May.

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  • Tejstar #1 4 years ago

    Good news - one of the main reasons I'm buying it is for co-op so I'm hoping we'll be able to test out local co-op as well as co-op over PSN.
    Edited by 1 at 16/04/08 @ 08:25

  • Zomoniac #2 4 years ago

    That's all well and good, but really, who's going to have any free gaming time in early May?

  • systems #3 4 years ago

    Why, what's happening just before early May? Oh, that GTA IV thing I've heard about. It's just as well there's not a big game coming out later on in May as well or they're screwed. Oh, MGS4. Damn.

    They'll be better off releasing this a month later.

  • Vandrius #4 4 years ago

    Too many games, way too little time. Just got into EVE, got Burnout Paradise on the way, MGS4, maybe GTAIV (never been a fan). Wipeout HD. FF: Crisis Core. Some other PSP games.

    Still haven't finished up the harder DMC4 difficulties. Waiting on a new PC to really get into Crysis (but its on my shelf)...

    Haze, I'm sorry, you sound neat but not for another 3-6 months.

  • the_dudefather #5 4 years ago

    prepare for 150 'i don't care about this game but I feel I should comment about it anyway' comments

  • BiscuitBase #6 4 years ago

    Those guys rapelling out of the helicopter in the screenshot are clearly photoshopped in there. The guy on the left rope is a slightly squashed mirror image of the guy on the right! Hazelol!
    Edited by 1 at 16/04/08 @ 08:41

  • Darren #7 4 years ago

    I've pre-ordered the game anyway as I'm confident it'll be at least good, coming from Free Radical, and besides I actually enjoyed the "mediocre" Resistance FoM so even if it's only as good as that I'll be happy. The videos certainly look fine even if the game does look a bit derivative. I mean there's every chance this game could be great, right?

  • Prodigy_BE #8 4 years ago

    I don't care about this...

    Oh wait, I do care.

    Free Radical Design have never let me down, and I don't think they will now.
    The only thing that could be innovative is the story, but I fear they gave the pot twist away (going rebel) to get more media attention. So it'll probably just be a sweet game within the boundaries we know.

    And fun co-op multiplayer, that is.

    I just hope their online network code is better than Ubi's. But I guess that's what they're trying to prove with this demo.

  • redlander #9 4 years ago

    I don't care about this game but I feel I should comment about it anyway.

  • GitSomE_UK #10 4 years ago

    I don't care about this game but I feel I should comment about it anyway.

    edit: Added extra don't careness to this comment
    Edited by 1 at 16/04/08 @ 08:57

  • Xerx3s #11 4 years ago

    "prepare for 150 'i don't care about this game but I feel I should comment about it anyway' comments"

    Seems more like there will be 150 comments on comments from people that "don't care".

  • Olemak #12 4 years ago

    Smart of them to offer a demo, anyway, and a multiplayer demo no less - those are rare and usually pretty good value :)

    Even though the GTA IV multiplayer modes look interesting, I will definately find the time to give the haze demo a spin for a few nights. And if I like what I see, if it is indeed the Halo of the Playstation Three, then it just might find itself boughted.

    If I have the time to get bored to death with GTA IV before Fallout III comes out in the fall. And if I resist staring up COD 4 again. And if I manage to resist MGS5. Oh, and I was planning to play through Drake's Fortune again, on the hardest setting. And I'm still less than halfway through Oblivion on my third character. And I was going to check out Viking, that's right. And Age of Conan on the PC...

    Lots of if's stacked up against poor Haze. Well, the good thing is that it's pretty hard to claim that there are "No games for the PS3" any more. Too many games, too little (spare) time. Maybe I should become a "pro gamer" again (as in "unemployed slob";).

  • Dizzy #13 4 years ago

    "prepare for 150 'i don't care about this game but I feel I should comment about it anyway' comments "

    Hmmm It looks like people really do not care. Only 12 comments ;)

  • Turambar #14 4 years ago

    American or European PSN? Or Both?
    Edited by 1 at 16/04/08 @ 09:52

  • Widge #15 4 years ago

    Seems like the definitive way to know about whether it'll be any good or not. I'll download it for sure to check.
    +1 for too many games at the moment, I've still got all last years to finish off, Oblivion, last boss in Heavenly Sword (although I started that again because I loved the 3rd chapter), DiRT, Ratchet & Clank, Uncharted, RFOM, Motorstorm for a start, Crisis Core, God Of War on the PSP, going through old Final Fantasies, Final Fantasy 12 via BC, tempted to do Ico again. Then there's all the recent stuff I haven't got like COD4, Burnout etc, the PC bits like Bioshock, Stalker, C&C3... ARGH. Not enough hours. Plus 'no ending' games like Warhawk soaking up my time.

  • oreillymj #16 4 years ago

    Until that guy in the distance started shooting, there'd be no way I'd have seen him.
    Either my monitor is too dark, or my eyesight is failing.

    I certainly hope that a midget 5 miles away couldn't kill me at that range.
    Edited by 1 at 16/04/08 @ 16:30

  • Triggerhappytel #17 4 years ago

    Good news, I think this one definitely requires a play before commiting to a purchase. Will wait and see.