Post by Anthony on May 19, 2015 8:40:36 GMT
Gamers have key features disabled
Microsoft has hit back at the players who broke an agreement to stay quiet about the future hit.
Members of a video game test company called VMC Games were able to play the Gears of War remaster, rumoured to be called Gears of War: Ultimate, ahead of an expected announcement at E3 in June.
They were playing the game under a strict non-disclosure agreement to keep the game secret from the masses.
But some leaked info on the game and now they've had their Xbox Live accounts suspended as punishment.
In an email sent by the firm to members it said: "In one case, a member who was participating in that test shared a screenshot on Snapchat with their friend, who wasn't part of the project, but tricked his friend by saying he didn't believe him when he said they were working on the same project.
"Upon reception of the screenshot, the friend who received the Snapchat leaked it online, betraying his friend as well as his NDA with VMC Games.
"Because of this, both members were permanently removed from the community and addressed to our legal department, as per the terms of the NDA."
The email also warned that Microsoft had taken action against those responsible for the leaks by rendering their consoles "unusable".
According to Kotaku, the email added: "This being said, as per that agreement with the testers in fault, Microsoft also permanently disabled their Xbox Live accounts (as well as other suspected accounts present on their Xbox One kits) and temporarily blocked all of their Xbox One privileges - meaning that for a period of time which Microsoft decides on depending on the severity of the offense, their Xbox One is entirely unusable."
Microsoft later countered VMC's email, stressing the Xbox Ones affected continue to work offline.
A spokesman said: "To be clear, if a console is suspended from Xbox Live for a violation of the Terms of Use, it can still be used offline.
"Microsoft enforcement action does not result in a console becoming unusable.
"Suspensions for both consoles and accounts are determined by looking at a number of factors.
To avoid enforcement action including suspension from the service, users should follow the Xbox Live Terms of Use and Code of Conduct."
Microsoft has hit back at the players who broke an agreement to stay quiet about the future hit.
Members of a video game test company called VMC Games were able to play the Gears of War remaster, rumoured to be called Gears of War: Ultimate, ahead of an expected announcement at E3 in June.
They were playing the game under a strict non-disclosure agreement to keep the game secret from the masses.
But some leaked info on the game and now they've had their Xbox Live accounts suspended as punishment.
In an email sent by the firm to members it said: "In one case, a member who was participating in that test shared a screenshot on Snapchat with their friend, who wasn't part of the project, but tricked his friend by saying he didn't believe him when he said they were working on the same project.
"Upon reception of the screenshot, the friend who received the Snapchat leaked it online, betraying his friend as well as his NDA with VMC Games.
"Because of this, both members were permanently removed from the community and addressed to our legal department, as per the terms of the NDA."
The email also warned that Microsoft had taken action against those responsible for the leaks by rendering their consoles "unusable".
According to Kotaku, the email added: "This being said, as per that agreement with the testers in fault, Microsoft also permanently disabled their Xbox Live accounts (as well as other suspected accounts present on their Xbox One kits) and temporarily blocked all of their Xbox One privileges - meaning that for a period of time which Microsoft decides on depending on the severity of the offense, their Xbox One is entirely unusable."
Microsoft later countered VMC's email, stressing the Xbox Ones affected continue to work offline.
A spokesman said: "To be clear, if a console is suspended from Xbox Live for a violation of the Terms of Use, it can still be used offline.
"Microsoft enforcement action does not result in a console becoming unusable.
"Suspensions for both consoles and accounts are determined by looking at a number of factors.
To avoid enforcement action including suspension from the service, users should follow the Xbox Live Terms of Use and Code of Conduct."