qa_engineer
Member
Not bullshit. They're lucky MS didn't take it one step further and take them to court for breach of agreement.
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Kotaku - Microsoft Punishes Gears Leakers By Making Their Xbox Ones Unusable
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Not bullshit. They're lucky MS didn't take it one step further and take them to court for breach of agreement.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I'm fine with this.
Ban them from online, blacklist them but to make the entire console usuable? Scary shit man.
Altered Juice
Member
a while ago a screenshot was leaked and some people was thinking that it was only the first gears that was getting a remaster. but today the dude uploaded a video of TDM.from gears 3 or judgment.
SEGAvangelist
Member
Awesome. The dudes should get something worse, IMO.
NYCmetsfan
Banned
Didn't VMC have a bunch of leaks of ubisoft stuff?
wait, what? There's more than just gears one? link?
Secret or not, you sign a contract you better fucking read it.
Dat NDA though...
It's probably written right there when they sign that agreement, so they pretty much have this coming.
Cbajd5
Member
I'm guessing it's the consoles owned by the leakers, or at least that's how I assume the console beta tests work for VMC since it's all remote testing as far as I know.
FunkyPajamas
Member
Chill, they were under NDA. They're lucky they're not getting their asses sued into oblivion.
uncledonnie
Banned
If they broke an NDA a bricked console should be the least of their worries.
zeorhymer
Member
Nintendo can do the same thing. It's not just limited to Microsoft.
What are you talking about? They are in breach of a signed contract.
Gucci Messiah
Banned
I feel no sympathy for these guys; they shouldn't have violated the NDA and honestly MS could have sued so they got off easy.
lol ban? These people are lucky they aren't being hit with a law suit.
A lot worse could be happening to them. They will be lucky if that's all they lose. They signed to something and were employed by VMC via MS under NDA.
onadesertedisland
Member
I can see them losing access to online services and banned from further opportunities, but turning their entire console into a warm brick? No, man. If they're so worried about leaks, don't hire external testers.
Rollo Lawson
Banned
I think they broke their NDA, how about you guys?
Why not?
"Hey, go ahead and ignore contracts you signed because NeoGAF and Reddit will hate more than they already do if we try to hold you accountable"
Well I mean VMC staying business literally hinges on publishers being able to trust them. If that's gone then they might as well close their doors. So yeah, I bet they're going hard.
CaptainSlow
Member
You sign an NDA. What the fuck do you think is going to happen?! People think they can just leak shit on to the internet and there won't be any repercussions.
Plus after having Microsoft's entire E3 conference leaked last year, they should have expected that they would come down hard if they catch anyone leaking more info.
Plus after having Microsoft's entire E3 conference leaked last year, they should have expected that they would come down hard if they catch anyone leaking more info.
InaudibleWhispa
Member
I think people sitting at home playing a beta they signed up for online is giving them the false impression that they can talk about it because public betas are common now. Which is no fault of Microsoft or VMC as they're VERY clear about it in every email and make people sign agreements, but when you're hiring random people online there's always going to be a bunch of idiots who don't read or expect repercussions which could be a lot worse than a locked console.
Obliterator
Member
It is actually hilarious that there are people that think this is severe punishment.
Do you guys realize they could be taken to court and fined for thousands of dollars? I mean these people should be thanking god if this is all they get.
Do you guys realize they could be taken to court and fined for thousands of dollars? I mean these people should be thanking god if this is all they get.
Liquidsnake
Banned
Man when i worked in the same building as Respawn, they wouldn't talk about anything, They didnt have their name in the lobby directory, there was no name on the door to the office, and I tried to befriend the smokers outside, but they would say anything. And I am such a cool guy.
Kabuki Quantum Lover
Member
While I don't like the fact Microsoft has killswitch capabilities, these leakers fucked up big time and are lucky that they aren't being litigated against.
they signed a NDA very well knowing what happens when they break that agreement, you want MS to just let it go?
darkside31337
Tomodachi wa Mahou
Good. These people are breaking NDAs. VMC makes it really clear what the possible punishments are for breaking them. They remind people before every project, its honestly plain as day.
VMC got both professional testers that got some experience and they also offer testing from home, something you can apply for.
I participated twice now, you obviously get paid for it and in general it was a pretty good experience.
So it's not really suprising alot of people who are "working" from home tend to leak stuff...
That happened a couple of times now, still it's a pretty good method for every developer and I really hope they don't punish VMC for that.
Muskieratboi
Member
VMC tester here.
The last time a leak like this happened, EVERYONE involved was tempbanned from live until they could find the culprit.
NDAs are serious fucking business.
Breaches and leaks like this hurt the company, and they hurt the community of testers, because developers and publishers will think twice before using them.
Testing is both a privelige, and a PAID JOB FROM A LARGE COMPANY. Leaking a game may get you about 15 minutes of internet fame, but it WILL get you banned, and it WILL ruin any chance of you ever getting into the gaming industry, let alone your job prospects in other industries that may handle sensitive information.
Think before you do something stupid like that. Please.
The last time a leak like this happened, EVERYONE involved was tempbanned from live until they could find the culprit.
NDAs are serious fucking business.
Breaches and leaks like this hurt the company, and they hurt the community of testers, because developers and publishers will think twice before using them.
Testing is both a privelige, and a PAID JOB FROM A LARGE COMPANY. Leaking a game may get you about 15 minutes of internet fame, but it WILL get you banned, and it WILL ruin any chance of you ever getting into the gaming industry, let alone your job prospects in other industries that may handle sensitive information.
Think before you do something stupid like that. Please.
March of the Crabs
Member
I get e-mails from this company (VMC) all the time about upcoming tests and shit and I don't remember ever signing up. That is my contribution to this thread.
Yh and I think probably more Unity as well irrc.
Zeyphersan
Banned
They broke the NDA and Microsoft's EULA
Bad move on their part
Bad move on their part
Collateral22
Member
Yep just got an email about it from the company. Banned XBL accounts and temporarily locked consoles. Harsh but breaking NDA is a no no.
How the hell is this disgusting? They should be thankful that Microsoft isn't taking them to court for breaking an NDA. That is letting them off EXTREMELY easy.
Breaking an NDA is an extremely bad offense and something you CAN be sued for. Anyone calling this harsh has no idea how important NDAs are.
Yeah, their reputation with MS just took a ding and that's bad for business.
Bingo... not to mention, their account may have been worth more/same as the console.
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