Haze scriptwriter Rob Yescombe is about to become very unpopular with just about anyone who has an Xbox Live account. He recently poked the fanboy nest when he told Edge magazine that he thought of Halo as "brilliant, but you're a teenager" and suggested that the Free Radical shooter he's working on is more "mature" stuff.

It's about what's happening in the world today - it's ludicrous, and how can you make something that doesn't reflect that? Well, you could bury your head in the sand and make Halo 3, but the fact of the matter is there are more important things at stake.

Apparently, Haze is a modern warfare "satire" in standard first-person shooter's clothing. Who knew? What I do know is that Bungie must be feeling like the kings of the FPS mountain lately. Michael McWhertor

Haze dev calls for more videogames with mature messages [Games Radar]

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