On the Weekly Update on Bungie.net, Frankie of Halo franchise developer Bungie Studios reveals a little more information on the status of Halo 3 for Xbox 360.

"Paul let us play something that blew our minds."

Paul Bertone, one of the game's lead designers let Frankie in on an early single-player session of Halo 3, and Lars, a multiplayer designer, diverged that multiplayer sessions are occurring daily.

"Paul let us play something that blew our minds. That was single player, and from a mission very early in the game. And one that takes place before the events seen in the E3 trailer," Frankie writes.

He continues, "But Lars, one of the new(er) multiplayer designers, has a regular multiplayer test in session now - that happens every day - and with surprisingly polished-looking graphics, although I'm told a lot of the textures and decorator objects are just placeholder at the moment. Could have fooled me."

Those interested in all things Halo 3 should regularly keep up with Frankie's weekly posts on Bungie.net, as there are usually awesome bits of Halo info, as well as consistently entertaining humor, to boot.

 

According to Variety, Universal and Fox have finally closed the deal on a Halo movie project. Tentatively scheduled for a 2007 release, the Hollywood Halo collaboration will more than likely out alongside Halo 3, the third installment of the FPS video game franchise, on the Xbox 360.

Universal will manage production and domestic distribution while Fox handles foreign matters. The two studios will split revenues right down the middle.

28 Days Later scriptwriter Alex Garland will ink the screenplay (which has already undergone a first draft) for the Microsoft movie that is being produced by former Columbia head Peter Schlessel.

Though any real specifics have yet to be ironed out, a 2007 Halo 3 release would put the anticipated video game sequel a year behind schedule, deviating from Bill Gates' plan to release the next version of the Sci-Fi shooter on the PlayStation 3 launch day.

The Halo movie project looks to be off in the right direction, with the series developer Bungie Studios in complete creative control.

For more info on the movie, head over to Bungie.net here.