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PlayStation 3 News by Robert Purchese
A Ubisoft spokesperson has told Eurogamer that Haze will "definitely" be released on 23rd May.
The news follows much confusion over when the game will be released.
Haze is a PS3-exclusive shooter from Free Radical that sees you fighting a gigantic private military company.
Mantel, as it's known, gives soldiers a drug called Nectar. This boosts their performance to super-human levels. But it also leaves them with various weaknesses, which you and your rebel forces will have to exploit in order to win the day.
Will it be worth the wait? Pop over to our detailed first impressions of Haze for more.
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Not a great time to launch, but at least the COD4 and Halo # mania has died down, making room for another shooter... the other competitive shooters released the past six months have been bretty meh.
I might get this if the reviews are good. But it's got some stiff competition from GTA IV. I'm a slow gamer with little time on my hands, and with the out-doorsy season coming up I might have to give this a miss all together. May is the doldrums of the gaming industry. |
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MasterNameless
09/04/08 @ 10:55
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@betahoven
LOL! Didn't you notice Bumhug's fairly obvious sarcasm? If Haze outsells Rock Band 2:1 it will be doing VERY badly! More like 20:1, at the very least. Or were you making a joke about how badly Haze will sell? If so, took me a while to get it. |
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monkie_king
09/04/08 @ 10:58
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Yes, expect another Ubi press release this afternoon confirming that Haze is now pencilled in for an Xmas launch as a Wii exclusive.
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They say no press is bad press when it comes to games.
I would agree with this for the most part, but constant fluctuating hype and mystery and confusion over release dates has done this game no good at all. I have lost interest anyway, it looks very average to me, but I like to think I have high standards, thats why i whine a lot. |
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MasterNameless
09/04/08 @ 11:17
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Surely at £130 for the set(with the discounts that is), Rock Band can't still outsell Haze? God I hope not, otherwise we'll continue ripped off to the nth degree by EA's ridiculously insulting pricing structure... Please please, cancel those preorders!!
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BiscuitBase
09/04/08 @ 11:34
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@Smartgun
No man, shooting enemies is so last gen, it's all about story and moral choices these days!! |
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Few FPS developers have the merit list of FREE RADICAL: GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters, they are the real team behind Goldeneye and Perfect Dark, they were that RARE not the RARE everybody knows today
not really. some people (5 or so i think) left rare and started up free radical, most of the people now at frd have never had anything to do with rare. btw, is this now a definite ps3 exclusive? seemed to be some confusion over it in the last few news articles, but this one now says for sure... |
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I think it could still be really good, I wouldn't write it off.
I think the main problem is the constant delays mean it's already looking kind of shonky compared to the latest FPS stuff. The other thing is every single time we get some news, we seem to hear the entire story and gameplay mechanics all over again. I feel like I've completed it twice already! |
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Many sites reported Haze for the 360 & PC. Xbox-fanboys are an important part of the video-game ecology, but not "that" important, as to rule all those sites, imo.
And will you get out of that tiny box? Rock Band was released ages ago, and it proved its success already. What's Haze in comparison, btw ?
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WinterSnowblind
09/04/08 @ 11:48
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@Beano
It has nothing to do with the "fanboys" but the fact the developers outright said there would be a PC and 360 version. This was later contridicted, but as in many cases, chances are Sony managed to capture a timed exclusive deal. Expect to see this ported to the other systems before the end of the year. Either way, I can't say I'm interested, there's been enough FPS' lately and there's too many better games coming this year. And yes, I have PS3. |
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"And will you get out of that tiny box? Rock Band was released ages ago, and it proved its success already. What's Haze in comparison, btw ? "
What are you talking about? Rock Band will not be out on PS3 in may (only the 360 version will) so Haze will not be affected by it in any way. Haze's success is "only" depending on if it's a good game or not, and how it's marketed - not Rock Band on Xbox 360. |
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"It has nothing to do with the "fanboys" but the fact the developers outright said there would be a PC and 360 version. This was later contridicted, but as in many cases, chances are Sony managed to capture a timed exclusive deal. "
True - but it has been mentioned as a exclusive title on several occations since bit "some people" keeps speculating on the 360 version. |
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GitSomE UK
09/04/08 @ 12:07
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So the 23rd May......
/Ace Ventura voice Reeeaahhhhllllllleeeeeeeeyyyyyyyyy Why, spank you very much Mr Radical |
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kangarootoo
09/04/08 @ 12:09
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"Haze will outsell Rock Band 2:1"
Its going to be shit loads higher than that. My guess is 8:1. If Haze is good, I'll be pleased. If its not, I shall silently not buy it. Its as simple as that. |
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Haze looks magnificent, the demo i saw based in a jungle, much like Crysis and Far Cry, with lush green environment, dense, details, providing beautiful streams of light filtering though open patches of sky, the "proof of concept" demo also shows smooth animation, quick movement, and an attention to detail in the character models and backgrounds.The game is packed with gameplay elements in need of being fleshed out, distinguished and polished, Free Radical have done it's homework, the story elements and narrative "that explores morale issues etc are very intresting "-- in addition to advanced AI, team dynamics and more, the fact that they didn't used the Unreal Engine distinguishes the game from the majority of other shooters around too.
Can't wait, the game will be amazing... sitting confortably between 8/10 and 10/10. |
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muscleblade
09/04/08 @ 13:01
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@hedbog wrote: It'll be utter shite.
Of course it will. Its an PS3 exclusive. |
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Beano, djeeezuz man, Rock Band is out on PS3 and 360 ages ago. It sold already much more than Haze ever will, imo.
http://kotaku.com/346379/rock-band-25-mi... |
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Progguitarist
09/04/08 @ 13:33
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Im sure it could potentially be a decent game but wtf were they thinking with the character design?
Sneaking around the jungle with a luminous yellow visor = please shoot me in the face, thanks. |
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@Garulon
The unreal engine is coming along nicely now so it really isn't an advantage not to use it. The games usually look the same because people use the stock shaders for some unfathomable reason. Looking at some of the games you wonder why they don't have a go at their artists for simply plugging textures into the stock shaders and claiming to have created some art assets. |
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Kenshin001
09/04/08 @ 13:38
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Awesome, first GTA4 then Haze and then MGS4. Plenty of stuff to keep people busy. The Edge preview of this sounded pretty good too.
Don't know why so many people who love the 360 are ragging on this game since more than likely they will never play it. |
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RE: Mantel's yellow visors. I think that fits their profile of walking meathead killing machines, who are dosed on self belief and arrogance that they don't care they are seen a mile off, they want you to see them... heading in... to kill you... which they fully believe they will do so.
I dunno, I keep going up and down about this. Ask me a month ago, no interest, all these stories now, some interest. I like the idea of no loading times, I didn't like the chapter by chapter stylee of RFOM. I'm also hoping there is a good bit of story driven action in it, because I found HalfLife2 a huge journey driven by no motivation. Dare I say it, I've not played an involving 1 player FPS since Halo (discounting Bioshock because I only played it for a hour before moving back to FFXII using backwards compatibility!). |
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There are no loading screens in Haze. Once you’ve booted up the game, you can play the entire ten hour single player or four-player co-op campaign without ever seeing a mission select or loading screen. The whole game is one big seamless, streaming experience. So, whilst there aren’t ‘levels’ in the conventional sense, you will be traveling through twelve unique environments in Haze. From a lush sunny jungle, to the freezing heights of a mountain top, to a huge cargo ship, to the Promise Hand village in the midst of a tropical storm - each of the environments are hand-made.
Cant wait...
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