San Francisco build is from an internal test, was 3 weeks old when they had shown it. Apparently they're all '50's over at 343.
Wraparound, nothing like narrows, cracks in floor you can drop through to get away. Basic design is a big circle in the centre with a cross running through it, and it's a two level map
Man cannons on the level fire you into the centre. However, the line of sight into the centre is broken up by pylons, not a total killing field in the centre than.
Warhouse, a facility vessel, travelling through a crazy atmosphere. Man cannons feature on the outskirts of the map. One side of the map is a star field, one side of the map is filled with clouds, can be used to orient people.
The AR is 'kind of' beefy, (followed by sinister laughs), sounds amazing. Covenant weapons sound really good, Ellis was afraid of holding one because it sounded as if it would explode in his hand.
Special guests were shown significantly more at a recent visit. One particular level referred to as 7, specifically the opening of that level, really impressed Ellis.
They used H4 tech to create a freaky 'man-cortana'. Not many sleeps till new info, again, they repeat campaign was shown, but it was not only the only thing shown to the guests. Clarified what they meant by story in multiplayer to the guest as well.
The DMR and The BR is in!