Ubisoft today announced the development of Haze, a new first-person-shooter for the Playstation3, Xbox 360 and PC, currently in development at Free Radical Design, creators of the hit TimeSplitters series.

Scheduled for an early 2007 launch, Haze employs a new engine designed from the ground up, created by Free Radical to take advantage of the next-generation systems. Set 25 years into the future, a time when governments have outsourced military operations to private multinational corporations. Assuming the role of Jake Carpenter, a newly enlisted soldier in the Mantel army, seeking fulfilment and thrills by fighting for a good cause.

With an arsenal of high-tech vehicles, deadly weaponry and performance enhancing bio-med support, the Mantel army is feared across the world by terrorists, dictators and the corporation's political enemies.

Beginning in a war-torn South American country, Carpenter has been sent into battle to fight a vicious rebel faction named The Promised Hand. What appears to be a routine mission however quickly changes, when things begin to take a turn for the strange.

Look out for more on Haze very soon...