Microsoft along with law enforcement have started to investigate how an early non-beta playable copy of Gears of War 3 surfaced on the Internet, specifically Youtube, after it was found that the videos were showing off unapproved gameplay footage of the single player.
Microsoft also confirmed that the footage is indeed legit although they did state "This content is not from a final build" and didn't not explicitly say how recent the stolen build of the game was.
The stuff was also confirmed to have been possibly taken from a development kit instead of the traditional way of leaks occurring after discs are printed.
The leak is assumed to have come from inside Epic Games studio with either an actual programmer for the game or one of the on-site beta testers providing the leaked content.
http://kotaku.com/5817846/early-gear...-investigating
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Quick News Round-Up:
1) Naughty Dog hints that their next project after Uncharted 3 is finished could be a new Jax and Daxter game and would be for the PS3.
2) EA reveals it is planning to reveal some huge announcements at their Summer Showcase event along with having playable demos of Madden 12, Battlefield 3, and The Sims 3 Pets.
3) Based on rumors from Tawain, the PS4 could be making a surprise debut at E3 2012 along with the next Xbox console and if the company manufacturing the new console is to be believed, the PS4 will also have Kinect-like abilities. Also rumored were production for the console is expected to start in late 2011 with a release date of late 2012.