One of the most anticipated FPS titles this year is Haze (PS3, Xbox 360, PC), but Free Radical has more in store for fans of new and old. The latest IP is sure to attract a wider audience, but loyal followers of TimeSplitters also have something to be happy about. After OPM UK revealed that a new TimeSplitters is in the works, Free Radical's Rob Yescombe confirmed that they're working hard on the fourth installation in the series.

"In the past TimeSplitters has been very satirical at the expense of movies, this time it will be satirical at the expense of video games," Yescombe told Kotaku. What crazy ideas they're planning with this promise, we do not know.

The game is still in very early stages of development, so no confirmations on which platform it will come out yet. All Yescombe could say was they're "unsigned at the moment." As long as the monkeys and hilarious weapons are back, we're all good.

Free Radical's Haze (PC, 360, PS3) is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated titles this generation. We already found out that the game is aiming for a very immersive experience by throwing emotions at the players. That said, we're still talking about the developers in Timesplitters fame here. Awesome weapons and cool vehicles are bound to be there, along with other nifty features.

Free Radical promised some eye-candy through parallel processing, and it looks like they'll deliver. OPM got their hands on the game and caught some details. Flames burn on the grass and buildings, action is faster than it was on E3, stages can be so big that just walking around can take more than an hour - Haze is definitely not lacking on the aesthetics side.

Among the vehicles revealed were APCs and buggies, while the remote-controlled grenade took most interest from the weapons department. Whoever played the game for OPM sure got emotions, or rather frustrations while trying to cover civilians.

Finally, scriptwriter Rob Yescombe stated that the game's story is inspired by Metal Gear Solid. The writer admires Hideo Kojima's complex ideas and how he gives people something to think about.

More info as they come, so watch this space.

The jig is up for this rumor. Shortly after UK's Official PlayStation Magazine was rumored to be carrying a March 2007 article on a possible PS3 release for the Microsoft-exclusive BioShock title, 2K Games stepped in to make some clarifications.

According to 2K, the magazine was referring to an earlier press release featured during last year's E3, last May of 2006. Back then, 2K hadn't yet announced which console was to receive the game.

To further clarify: 2K actually made an announcement last September, when they finally went official with its Microsoft exclusivity: the game is coming out only for Xbox 360 and PC.

That is all to report, and we do hope you took our suggestion of keeping this whole matter watered down - looks like commenter Blade beat us to the punch on this rumor snippet we picked up earlier.

Expect a game release this June.

It has been reported that UK's Official PlayStation Magazine will be featuring a new development for 2K's Bioshock! game, previously announced to be a 360 exclusive. According to OPM's March 2007 issue, 2K Games recently announced that Bioshock's exclusivity was only an initial announcement, and that it may be heading for the other next-gen consoles. See the images below to see what we mean - specifically the one on the lower right:

 
  

For now, we invite everybody to keep this rumor watered down, as we don't have any confirmation on this snippet. Besides, with the previous cross-platform rumors that have been sprouting up, we don't want to get anybody's hopes up...just yet.

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