Last week we got the VO (voice over) work done, and it came out fantastic. The experience was amazing - as were the actors. Now, I'll take credit for the words. I put a lot of work into those. But I'm not going to even pretend that my direction helped the actors that much - they really didn't need it.

This was my first time working with actors like this, and I think I got extremely lucky to work with such an incredible group. These guys and gals just nailed it. I would continue gushing, but I already sound like some half-crazed fanboy, so I'll hold my tongue for now. Besides, all the proof you'll need will come when this thing is released.

I'm sure by now you've seen some of the new screenshots; I believe all are from one environment, you'll be seeing more as we continue pushing out media. So, basically, you can consider those shots an appetizer.

The art is really coming along in all the levels - were rapidly hitting all the remaining “dev” textures and placeholders that are still in place. Beyond that we're continuing to polish gameplay. There's a couple of AI characters and some gameplay sequences that need some tweaking before I'll be satisfied with them, but for the most part the dust is settling on the design front leaving us in a real polish phase.

Our next big big focus, now that the VO is recorded, is to get all the choreography elements in the game. This is a big milestone for us. Once these scenes are in place, the story will really pop, and the entire game will take on a rough form of its final incarnation.