Glad for this bit of news. Good timing as well, summer is only what, 6 weeks from being into the Sept/fall season now, when a lot of guys will be back to gaming and outdoors less. Should be a good new fall gaming season here, I'm sure there is a lot of guys waiting in the wings, to come out of that woodwork and check out what's new. I know from a couple squad boards and the "board that must not be named", I've seen an increasing number of posts of x-players saying they are waiting for the new beta to come back.
It's hard to get a sense of what it'll look like from a lower rez screen capture, but the past videos and new artwork on the home page show a vast improvement, as well as the effects in this new pic.