PS3 gamers anxious for the release of Free Radical Design's shooter face another disappointment. Ubisoft have delayed the release of Haze for a second time while announcing successful financial results for the final quarter of 2007.

The Haze game was originally scheduled for release in November 2007, but its expected issue date was updated to March 2008. Ubisoft have now confirmed that Haze will not be released at this time and have declared that the game "will now be released in fiscal 2008-09". It should be noted that the fiscal year mentioned lasts from April 1st 2008 to March 31st 2009.

In the same press release, the publisher Ubisoft revised its financial forecasts in an upwards direction. Chief Executive Officer of Ubisoft, Yves Guillemot declared that "The vast majority of our games reaped the benefits of particularly strong market momentum over the Christmas period. Two new long-term multi-million franchises were created, Assassin's Creed and Imagine, generating sell-in sales of 5 and 2.5 million units respectively. They will join our existing portfolio of 12 franchises. As a result, Ubisoft moved up from fourth to third place in the overall ranking of independent publishers in 2007 – a year that saw the video game industry enter new dimension with previously unheard-of visibility."

Yves Guillemot also stated that "This revolution stems from the greater accessibility of Nintendo's consoles as well as from the superb cinema-like visual experience provided by Sony and Microsoft consoles. We expect this situation to significantly drive up market performance once again in 2008, with overall market growth representing at least 10%. Against this backdrop, Ubisoft will continue to leverage its strong brands and design capacities with a view to outperforming the market."

In the meantime, PS3 gamers anticipating the Haze release will have to wait patiently.