Matrix Online: Episode 5.1 Begins

Finally, we've reached the beginning of a new era in the storyline. With Episode 5.1, cinematics will be displayed in WMV format within the game. In addition, new cinematics will be done in an animated "comic-noir" style that we've been talking about.

The Chapter 5 artwork for the cinematics is all done by Paul Chadwick, himself. Future cinematics will be storyboarded by Paul, but we'll have new artists doing the final work; somewhat similar to The Animatrix. We hope you enjoy the new style.

We also have a large number of bug fixes in Update 44. I'll be posting the full list on Monday, so check back on the forums sometime that day.

I'm glad so many of you enjoyed the E3 report. As always, it was good to show off the game to so many new people. I'm also looking forward to the new games we had at E3 this year (along with those we haven't announced yet ;) ).

See you all on the other side next week.