The folks over at liveside.net have posted some screenshots of an updated MSN Messenger 8.0 interface! This build of Windows Live Messenger is not available for download yet, but you can view the two screenshots of the updated interface Here and Here.

The new Messenger status icons which we mentioned earlier have also been implemented. As you can see to the left, these new icons are a hybrid between the new MSN 8.0 style icons and old MSN Messenger 7 icons!

The design looks darker compared to the current Messenger 8.0.0566 build (the color schemes are too bright!).

Although this is not the absolute final version of the MSN 8.0 interface design, we are getting quite close as the Windows Live brand gets ready for launch.

Things certainly have come a long way from MSN Messenger 3!