EndWar beta footage leaked
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Jun 18th 2008 at 3:30PM }
It's off some guy's television screen and the audio is horrible, but if you're itching to see what Tom Clancy's EndWar looks like, some naughty beta-tester uploaded a video of the game for all to see.
Now watch the video above and enjoy the fruits of somebody breaking their non-disclosure agreement (NDA). If the video suddenly disappears, the Ubi lawyer-ninjas probably got to it. Now we need to photoshop some lawyer-ninjas in case that actually happens. Watch ... while you still can.
[Via X3F]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Martez @ Jun 18th 2008 3:36PM
Watched. And, saved in case it needs to be reuploaded. It's fun to use the internet.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 18th 2008 3:58PM
Looks like those lawyer-ninjas just got handed some MASSIVE DAMAGE.
Martez @ Jun 18th 2008 4:28PM
Oh god, how did this get here? I am not good with computer.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=x3HGh18dqDk
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 11:16AM
Martez, your internets just hit over NINE THOUSAND!
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 11:38AM
Martez, your internets just hit over NINE THOUSAND!
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 11:52AM
Martez, your internets just hit over NINE THOUSAND!
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 11:58AM
Martez, your internets just hit over NINE THOUSAND!
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 12:11PM
Martez, your internets just hit over NINE THOUSAND!
Tim The Enchanter @ Jun 19th 2008 12:38PM
Martez, your internets just hit over NINE THOUSAND!
Intentless @ Jun 18th 2008 3:42PM
If I were offering a Beta I would make sure that a very large portion of the screen would include a watermark of the individuals online ID.... Either that or some random sequence of numbers unique to each user that would look like random nothing to ID the person... not that I don't appreciate the leaks as a gamer but seriously they don't really think it through do they?
muddyhelmit @ Jun 18th 2008 3:42PM
RTS's on consoles don't excite me.
Mike-453 @ Jun 18th 2008 3:48PM
Why?
This RTS is hardly traditional, it plays fantastic with console controls and the voice recognition is pretty amazing. EndWar seems pretty unique among the RTS genre.
NukeAssault @ Jun 18th 2008 4:13PM
Cant say much being under NDA(CURSES!) and all... but i really like the game. Probably the best ive played on a console.
JS Beckerist @ Jun 19th 2008 9:49AM
Agreed. Can't say much but I will be buying this game on day 1. The voice recognition alone is the best new control feature I've seen for a console since the Wii.
ApolloIV @ Jun 18th 2008 3:42PM
Watched. Pretty cool stuff. I am actually suprised about how much I enjoyed the footage. Good job mysterious beta tester. Lets hope Ubi doesn't find out and drop the hammer.
Titanium_Orchid @ Jun 18th 2008 3:45PM
Yea, I really interested in finding out what happens to this guy legally.
Einhanderkiller @ Jun 18th 2008 4:20PM
Most that will happen is that he gets kicked out of the beta, I bet.
E.J. @ Jun 18th 2008 3:49PM
Metal Gear!
Is that David Hayter?
Magnificen7 @ Jun 18th 2008 3:49PM
Phbt, the Beta isn't that secret. I got in, game's great, the voice controls are amazing.
NATO_Duke @ Jun 18th 2008 3:58PM
Its not whether the beta is that secret that matters. You agree to not do stuff like this when you join a beta. Seems that the guy isn't that bright to openly and obviously break an agreement.
Bold =/= smart.
Magnificen7 @ Jun 18th 2008 10:40PM
Oh snap, maybe I should shut my yap. I like playing EndWar!!!
Magnificen7 @ Jun 18th 2008 10:42PM
Oh snap, maybe I should shut my yap. I like playing EndWar!!!
Jon @ Jun 18th 2008 3:51PM
wow, for a second there i thought joystiq would have more respect than this to post clearly labeled NDA breaking footage.
Guess not
hopefully this person gets in trouble, and ubisoft is already aware of the situation about multiple leaks on youtube.
Neon Jebus @ Jun 18th 2008 4:00PM
Jon, please feel free to move on to whatever gaming news site meets your tough personal standards.
JonFitt @ Jun 18th 2008 4:20PM
...and I guess you never saw OJ evading the cops, or basically any episode of COPS, because when someone else breaks a law we shouldn't watch.
pwnetheus @ Jun 18th 2008 3:50PM
meh.
pwnetheus @ Jun 18th 2008 3:51PM
I need to see some more footage to make up my mind. I do hope this turns out to be good though.
Hooligunn @ Jun 18th 2008 3:51PM
I'm in this beta test and I hope to god they track this guys IP via Youtube (yes they can do that, he's broken a contract) and get him removed from the beta (and possibly charged). Normally I'm all for this kind of leakage, but it's a spit in the face to all the people who were desperate to get in and didn't because of the limited nature of the entries to turn around and do this - not to mention breaking a legal contract with Ubisoft after them being nice enough to do a private beta outside of their internal test team.
And yes, your probably thinking "well he's letting people who didn't get in see it" - but the fact of the matter remains, someone better who actually wants to support and improve on the beta could have got in, instead of some guy who just wants to post videos of it on the internet.
Let's hope he gets what is coming to him. It's really not on.
Martez @ Jun 18th 2008 3:58PM
How do you know he isn't contributing to the beta in other ways? I doubt he just got into the beta to post a video of it, I'm sure he's giving them feedback and whatnot.
NATO_Duke @ Jun 18th 2008 4:01PM
He wouldn't be charged with anything. He would be breaking an agreement, which is civil, not criminal. Either way, if they argued that sales were damaged because people got the wrong impression of the game quality from this leak, he could be in trouble.
JonFitt @ Jun 18th 2008 4:27PM
[Poor Cockney]Lawks! All that after kind Master Ubisoft let 'im do some free work. It's an insult I tell you, Master Ubisoft is ever so kind, he also lets orphan kids work help him improve his salt mines all out of the kindness of his heart.[/Poor Cockney]
NATO_Duke @ Jun 18th 2008 4:34PM
Do free work? People ask to be in the beta. What they are given is not the issue. For a contract you have to have "consideration" in exchange for your promise generally. Their consideration was the ability to play a game before the rest of us. The contract is thus valid, and broken by them not following its terms. So, whether you see at as free work for Ubi or not - they had a duty to stick to their promises.
JonFitt @ Jun 18th 2008 4:46PM
I know. I was mocking the OP with the bowing and scraping people do when they're involved in a closed beta. Like they have to tip toe around and play nice because they've been let into some exclusive club, when the club is really just unpaid tester work.
Case in point:
"them being nice enough to do a private beta outside of their internal test team."
Robert @ Jun 18th 2008 6:11PM
NATO_Duke... enough with the legal speak. I'm studying for the bar and you're ruining my study breaks with your talk of "consideration" and whatnot.
I'm also pretty sure there's a 0% chance they would actually go after this guy. What harm could this possibly cause? None. At all. Think about it. They just got a bunch of video game guys who are not the "general public" to watch a sketchy video of their upcoming game. If it sucks now, so what? They get most of their $ from people who couldn't care less about game blogs, and we'll be checking the latest posts (and gamerankings) to make sure it's good before we buy it. But if they can reel us in NOW by using these "viral" methods, then they get us too. Damn them!
NATO_Duke @ Jun 18th 2008 6:21PM
Yeah, ok Robert, sorry to ruin the study break. Anyway, whether they choose to go after people is a different issue than if they could. The recording industry sues grandma's for letting their gk's download music on their internet connection. So please don't think that because the guy isn't rich, per assumtion, that he would be free from an attack.
BTW: Bar was no fun. GL & keep the nose down on the grindstone. The day after, life feels totally new.
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 18th 2008 3:51PM
I still just can't get excited for this after the "Frag Dolls" were in that video.
Titanium_Orchid @ Jun 18th 2008 3:56PM
@CTC
Totally agree with you. I was excited about the game until I saw the Frag Dolls vid. Now I'm in "meh" territory.
Smack @ Jun 18th 2008 4:12PM
What?? The Frag Dolls rock!
/sarcasmoff
blahblahbloo @ Jun 18th 2008 5:11PM
I didn't see any Frag Dolls. Are you talking about a different video?
CTC XBL-supapaypamawio PSN-ctclaw @ Jun 18th 2008 5:40PM
Yes, it was a different video, but the memories still remain.
mkernan @ Jun 18th 2008 3:52PM
Gone already it seems.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Jun 18th 2008 3:56PM
Yep video just went down I suppose.
So....where are those lawyer-ninjas? I need something to entertain me Alex!
JonFitt @ Jun 18th 2008 4:11PM
Oh, it's gone. If I had been more interested maybe I would have looked quicker. Oh well.
DVersion @ Jun 18th 2008 4:13PM
I have the beta! I no need to watch! muahahaha!
Po0py @ Jun 18th 2008 4:28PM
I seen someone streaming it live as he played on Justin.tv the other day.
Just sayin...
Christian @ Jun 18th 2008 5:25PM
lawyer-ninjas ftw! I must study how they can move so quick and stealthy...
Garrett @ Jun 19th 2008 9:36PM
They better take that footage down. Once the average consumer finds out that a Tom Clancy game is a RTS game and not a shooter of some sorts they will run for the hills.