Pre-Order Endwar, get into beta early (Xbox 360 version only)

by: Chuck - posted: 8/27/2008 12:50:00 AM

Xbox 360 fans who pre-order Tom Clancy's EndWar from participating retailers will be able to get a code that will allow them to get into the beta of the game in October.  The codes are going to be given out on a first come, first serve basis so if you're thinking about getting it this might be the time to do so.  I didn't get the chance to check out the game at E3 but the voice command interface does look to be working well for people.

San Francisco – August 26, 2008 – Kicking off the countdown to the game's release this fall, Ubisoft announced today that a pre-launch VIP demo of Tom Clancy's EndWar(TM) for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft will be made available to consumers prior to the game's release. Tom Clancy's EndWar was recently named the Best Strategy Game of E3 2008 by Game Critics Awards, the first time ever a console game has received this award.

"We believe EndWar will revolutionize the strategy genre on consoles and are thrilled gamers will be able to get a little taste of why we are so excited about EndWar's release this holiday season,” said Tony Key, senior vice president of sales and marketing at Ubisoft. "With its innovative voice command and intuitive game design, fans will be able to learn first hand how a console game was able to win the judges over and win Best Strategy Game of E3 for the first time in a category previously dominated by PC titles.”

The pre-launch VIP demo will feature multiplayer functionality and serve as a final stress test for the online systems of the massive war game, allowing fans to try EndWar's voice command¬ enabled strategy prior to its release. With only a limited number of slots available for access to the VIP demo, fans that pre-order the game at participating retailers will be given access to a unique token on a first-come first-served basis that will allow them to download the VIP demo from Xbox LIVE® Marketplace for Xbox 360.

The Xbox 360 VIP demo of Tom Clancy's EndWar will begin in early October.

Tom Clancy's EndWar will ship in North America this fall for the Xbox 360 video game system from Microsoft, the PLAYSTATION®3 computer entertainment system and PSP® (PlayStation®Portable) system, and Nintendo DS(TM). For more information go to www.endwargame.com or www.endwargame.com/vipdemo.