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EndWar Beta

Submitted by Master Kim on Sat, 05/31/2008 - 10:38am.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168021

Registration for Tom Clancy's EndWar, a RTS game coming out for the Xbox 360, is now available. Beta testers can play in "over three maps, with 1v1 and 2v2 matches available for play." You need to be an Xbox Live Gold member with at least 3GB of hard drive space on your console.

Slayer's picture

I signed up! Thanks for the

I signed up! Thanks for the heads up!
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Master Kim's picture

No problem, dude, I just

No problem, dude, I just want to get the word out and we hadn't had a story in a while, and I think this blog should be placed as a story on the front page so more people will know about it.

Mintz's picture

It's done been blogged by

It's done been blogged by every other blog site out there.

I'm actually looking forward to this game, and if I get into the beta and like it, I'll probably purchase it. I like the idea of controlling everything using just your voice.

Master Kim's picture

Me too, I think that it's a

Me too, I think that it's a great concept, and if it's executed well, this could *gasp* actually create the first console RTS with controls that are better than mediocre. In the article with EGM, they talked about how most RTS games were (watered down) PC ports and how the developers failed when they tried to translate the top-down perspective and controls to the console. That's why they wanted to try a new method. That is good. What is uncertain is whether or not it's going to end up working as well as the mouse and keyboard could have.

Mintz's picture

I read in an interview

I read in an interview somewhere that the actual commands you say are pretty intuitive, and thanks to the power behind today's consoles, they can dedicate more processing power to interpreting voices, meaning it's more likely to understand you.

Master Kim's picture

In other news, Halo Wars

In other news, Halo Wars continues to become just another mediocre console RTS with mediocre controls.

http://nikon.bungie.org/news.html?item=23078

Yeah, that definitely won't be on par with PC RTS titles.

Mintz's picture

Just got an email this

Just got an email this morning confirming I'm in the EndWar beta. I also had to sign an NDA :(

Slayer's picture

Hope I get one

Hope I get one soon!
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"Don't blow this, Gene!"

Master Kim's picture

Likewise, oh boy.

Likewise, oh boy.

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