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GameStop's Nationwide GTA IV Launch Events

xBETAx — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 22:50:52 MDT

just last week I asked mine (Bozeman MT) if they were having a midnight launch, I got a big fat NO from the manager, he said he talked to his district manager and asked about a midnight launch but his DM wouldnt give him the extra hours he needed for employees and that midnight launches were reserved mainly for "well known, big, Halo type games" I thought, what the fuck?! GTA is a huge well known halo type (launch) game but I see it on the list now... gonna have to call and confirm

xBETAx

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MuppetChrist — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:52:40 MDT

@D00mM4r1n3:

That would be swell, except for the part where you have anywhere from 100 to 300 people with fully paid pre-orders that want to do the same.

MuppetChrist

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D00mM4r1n3 — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:00:04 MDT

Since I have a fully paid pre-order, will I be able to just show-up at midnight and walk right in to pickup my pre-order? I don't want to stand around for 2-3 hours just to pickup a pre-order.

D00mM4r1n3

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aiko.adonia — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:58:18 MDT

4 gamestops in town. guess which one isn't doing a midnight launch, yeah that's right the one where i already paid for mine. Oh well guess that means I don't have to work on a crazy scheme to leave work for a few minutes to go pick it up.

aiko.adonia

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Mr.SithNinja — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:43:59 MDT

@SubKamran: Ok so let me get this straight.... They lie to you to get you in the store and then you turn aroung and buy it from their website anyway?? Ever hear of Amazon, Fry's, Newegg, or even Target or Best Buy? I thnk all of them have express shipping.

How bout this? I buy 2 copies of the game. You come over to my house. I kick you 'squaa' in the nuts and spit on you. Then I sell you one of my copies.

That is much better treatment that you would get from any GameStop.

Mr.SithNinja

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SubKamran — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 10:06:28 MDT

@GOD: Where from?

Also I called my local Gamestop, and they said I could come and preorder it at the store and pick it up Tuesday. So I did. When I got there, through the rain and metro transit system, the guy said they aren't taking preorders. WTF. I was pissed. I told him that I JUST called and the person said I could preorder it, even if I came in the next day or Saturday. UGH.

So I just ordered it from their website with overnight shipping. I'll get it 4 hours later than I could have picked it up... but I guess I can psych myself up by playing some older games.

SubKamran

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GOD — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:43:38 MDT

I'm happily playing my copy of it on the PS3 right now! (Gloat alert!) Thank you online shopping factory workers who don't know shit! I love you x x x

GOD

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Daymonster — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:36:03 MDT

@Moosebox: They didn't do it for Halo 1, they did it for Xbox. No one knew Halo 1 was going to be good.

Daymonster

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Daymonster — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:34:53 MDT

@Moridin: They said that before Midnight, starting at 10 or so you can pay it off so you can just grab the game when the clock strikes 12. They did this with Halo 3 as well.

Daymonster

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doesntlikedede — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:50:52 MDT

Sweet, midnight launch at the place I pre-ordered(checked the list)

Since ill be at work, ill have my sister wait in line and pick it up for me just like those other times (Halo, Orange Box, etc...)

April 29th here I come!

doesntlikedede

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KK — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 07:13:13 MDT

Hm. I guess Halo 3's spot will be taken. Not that I care, as I was fairly disappointed of Halo 3.

I'll be seeing that game later.

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ca$h — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 06:09:26 MDT

Luckily my mall isn't uptight at all. This is indeed good news for midnight launches, especially in the winter! Ah, the joys of living in a town that isn't full of crazy criminals...

ca$h

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TC — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 05:41:15 MDT

@Captain Impulse: Speaking from a management point of view it is perhaps due to the massive line that partially consists of 12-17yo's staying up past midnight within a mall on launch night for an M-rated title.

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Captain Impulse — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:05:48 MDT

My Gamestop happens to be in one of those wonderfully uptight malls. Didn't used to be that way...even Halo 3 had a launch event there. Wonder what changed their policy.

Captain Impulse

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Komrade_Kayce — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 23:04:29 MDT

EB Games in Canada is doing it. At least at some places. I know mah place of employment is doing one, so just call up your local store.

Komrade_Kayce

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JorgieX — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 22:46:23 MDT

My Gamestop is in da list but I knew this for many weeks now. lol

Cranston, RI

Oh yeah baby....Now where's my Niko Outfit..lol

JorgieX

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Moosebox — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:59:15 MDT

How about EB Games in Canada now. They did it for Halo1,2&3, why not GTAIV.

Moosebox

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jello44 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:47:03 MDT

I have it reserved. I'm in no rush to wait an hour to get a game. I didn't do it with Halo 3 and GTA will be no different. I'll just get it Tuesday afternoon.

jello44

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seafisch — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:43:40 MDT

@CitizenInsane27: woah, I'd glady go to the pre-release "party" if I could snag my copy well before midnight - if not, then meh...

seafisch

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gravytoast — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:37:37 MDT

Speaking of Grand Theft Auto, did you guys get my tip?

Jack Thompson sent a letter to Strauss Zelnick's MOM telling her what a failure her son's work is.

[www.escapistmagazine.com]

gravytoast

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Wulfgang — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:37:29 MDT

Never been to one of these midnight releases. What time can I show up and not deal with this stuff? I'm going to one of the Nashville locations and they are having Coyote Ugly girls and some kind of cars or something, I dunno.

Wulfgang

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enigma89 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:30:05 MDT

Oh, crap. Funny story, right. The mall closest to my house has two gamestops. One on the outside and one on the inside. The one on the outside used to be an Electronic Boutique, which they bought immediately. Well, turns out that the one outside is the one having a midnight release. I could go, but I live in Baltimore, and it's definitely not safe to be buying Playstation 3 games at midnight. Absolutely not. Never.

enigma89

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cavingman — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:20:57 MDT

god damn king of prussia mall. why did i pre-order from you?! WHHYY?!?!
since pre-ordering i found a gamestop with little to no douche factor, that is so far out of the way that its never busy, yet on my way home from work. totally forgot to pre-order there :(

cavingman

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rabidkeebler — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:05:37 MDT

All I can think of is the Halo 3 release, and all the parents with their 10 year old sons. Not to mention they were WAY back in the line (ie, another 30 minutes in line until they got in the store).

rabidkeebler

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blackmanfu — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 20:04:45 MDT

Yeah I'm definitely going for the midnight launch. Though i know it's definitely still going to be on all the store shelves mid-day Tuesday, I'm sure I won't be able to sleep knowing other people got the game and are playing their little lucky hearts out.

Since i pre-ordered the Special EDition (see what i did there?), i won't be camping out for hours... no no... I'll show up fashionably late and just waltz right through the door and hopefully catch them right as they pack up to close and demand my copy of the game even though I was so late and didn't wait in line and refuse to pick it up the next day because I preordered it two months ago dammit and I won't take no for an answer.

cuz I'm cool like that.

blackmanfu

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DeeBG — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:36:18 MDT

@M: Some people with chipped 360s have already downloaded, played, and finished the main missions. I'm glad to see others can wait (personally, I'm going to the midnight opening because the manager is cool is lets us bring food and drinks to these events and it's going to be a hell of a party).

DeeBG

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DeeBG — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:34:22 MDT

Sweet, I live in Waldorf, MD and there are 4 Gamestops within walking distance (two in the mall, one right across from the other... it's goofy) and all 4 of them will be open. I guess I will be hanging at from 9pm - ~12am at the store where I reserved my copy.

In the small chance that someone else from Waldorf reads this, a couple dozen nacho platters from the Taco Bell up the street and some sodas to the party.

DeeBG

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Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:21:05 MDT

I don't think I'll go. I don't mind waiting until Tuesday evening to play it.

GameStop's Nationwide GTA IV Launch Events

ceokhan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:18:06 MDT

I will be there!

ceokhan

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Nexus6 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:56 MDT

I can wait until Tuesday afternoon. It'll be waiting for me in its nice bundle of boxed goodies & ready for me to consume its crazed debauchery.

Nexus6

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Peryite — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:17:25 MDT

Huh. The Gamestop across the street from me isn'tdoing the midnight launch. I would have thought that every Gamestop in New York would be having a midnight launch.

Oh well. It's not like I was gonna play at midnight anyway. I need ma sleepytime.

Peryite

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ShaggE — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:14:03 MDT

Damn... no way for me to get there... bah.

ShaggE

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jaeohen — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:12:12 MDT

of course the gamestop i preordered at is the only gamestop in america not doing a midnight release....go figure

jaeohen

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Muffin_Man — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:04:41 MDT

More than once GameStop has done midnight launches just at the strip and free-standing stores, since it costs money to have a mall open special at night.
If midnight launches are something you like, and you have the option, go for the outside stores, to be safe. Gamestop is going gun-ho on midnight launches lately, and if it works out its something they will continue doing in the future, I'll bet.

Muffin_Man

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kosbee — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:52:54 MDT

I can't get to my local GameStop until 11:30 or so... But I've got my CE paid off for the 360, no classes or work the next day...

HAWT DAYUM! Next Tuesday is going to be great. =)

kosbee

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kingclip — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:52:41 MDT

I can't believe that both of them in my little town of DeKalb, IL are doing this, as they're right across the street from eachother in true Starbuck's fashion. I'll be busy playing FES.

kingclip

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TheUBERspectre — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:49:34 MDT

I would go, but shoot, I attended the Halo 3 midnight launch and it was CRAZY. The line was terribly long, and I hate waiting in lines :\ No doubt it'll be just as long for GTA4 if not longer since it's also being released on PS3. I can wait until morning.

TheUBERspectre

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creid — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:49:25 MDT

Lookalike contests? Anyone going to go dressed as Candy Suxx?

creid

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Mister Adequate — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:47:03 MDT

I have my first final on release day! So no midnight pickup for me, or I wouldn't make it.

Mister Adequate

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White-Sharingan — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:44:10 MDT

lmao they even placed Puerto Rico

very nice

closest to me will have a midnight launch ;3 yay

White-Sharingan

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Dr-Awesome — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:43:40 MDT

Damn, normally this would be a moment of celebration. That day is my university's declared dead day. Unfortunately the chemistry department must not have gotten the memo, as I have an advanced organic final that day.

Dr-Awesome

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Moridin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:42:44 MDT

Should also mention, to those who haven't done so, that if you plan on going to the midnight release, you should stop in sometime this weekend and pay off your pre-order so you don't have to wait in the inevitably longer line of people who still need to pay.

Moridin

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egyptomix — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:33:31 MDT

Damn, I have clinicals all day and I'm gonna be dead by the time this comes around.

Eh, I'll get it the next day I guess. Kotaku should post pictures although I'd be mad if I missed Crecente going to a Denver one.

I have yet to witness that mane of hair in person. I hear it glows.

egyptomix

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Dumari — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:33:28 MDT

bah.

Not my town :/

Dumari

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Scazza — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:32:19 MDT

The only game store within 50km is doing a midnight launch, just got home from work and they had the good news... Plus I am off tuesday... no sleep for me!

Scazza

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look-up-in-the-sky-its-baby-jesus — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:32:01 MDT

yup , gonna be there too, And i don't start work until 12 pm the next day!!! hehehehe. What really sucks is that my brother's boss is going to the midnite launch as well with my brother. So my brother can't call in sick the next day ....

look-up-in-the-sky-its-baby-jesus

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FullyShadow — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:30:08 MDT

sweeet.. so what time would be safe to arrive at gamestop!?

FullyShadow

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CitizenInsane27 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:29:46 MDT

@CitizenInsane27: or for the criminally insane, one of the two....

CitizenInsane27

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CitizenInsane27 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:29:24 MDT

@WallaJoy- Snorlax?: Seriously, it's like f'n christmas for nerds.

CitizenInsane27

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Blake Ruff — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:29:02 MDT

I can't wait to get my hands on my SE GTA IV! So, the cover of the SE one is embossed right? Or is it the same for the regular edition too?

Blake Ruff

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infi — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:25:48 MDT

hmm I'll just wait for the delivery guy, a lot more comfortable

infi

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ManjiKengo — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:22:16 MDT

Ah, midnight launches. If I'm working it, I'm skipping class. If I'm not working it, I'm skipping class.

I told my teacher I wouldn't be there Tuesday, so I can't disappoint her with lies now can I?

ManjiKengo

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Vidril — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:18:32 MDT

Can't take off work... why a MONDAY? D:

Vidril

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WallaJoy- Snorlax? — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:18:19 MDT

@CitizenInsane27: I'm in the same boat. I feel like a kid again when I get the excitement rush.

WallaJoy- Snorlax?

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Gangsta-Grillz — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:16:00 MDT

I'm on the list. Just like in the VIP....

Gangsta-Grillz

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CitizenInsane27 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:15:57 MDT

@StealthMaster86: Agreed, I'm going in at like 8 or 9 when the 'party' starts. They did this when San Andreas came out too, I showed up at like 8:30pm, and they gave me my copy straight-away, and I was out the door and back to my house playng it by 9. I feel like this is going to be an awesome repeating of that day.

FUCK I'M EXCITED!

Sorry....that happens.

CitizenInsane27

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WallaJoy- Snorlax? — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:15:09 MDT

Wowee! I didn't realize how many Gamestops were in California before!

Looks like I'll be going to two midnight launches within a week. (Mario Kart Wii.)

WallaJoy- Snorlax?

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Moridin — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:13:40 MDT

Yep, the store I pre-ordered at is doing this. Signs in the store say the line starts at 10:00PM. So, yeah. I'll be there... God, I'm such a nerd.

Moridin

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StealthMaster86 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:13:24 MDT

The store I go to is doing it and I am going to get there EARLY.

StealthMaster86

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Sigma-D — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:13:02 MDT

Already have a copy waiting at work with the note: Do not sell...Disc is warped.

My co-workers actually believe it.

Sigma-D

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NfoRcErX — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:11:00 MDT

@balls187++:

I don't know if most people buy it just for their kids... most of the adults I know that have it play it and let their kids play it to.

I don't know about you but most of the parents I know wouldn't go to a midnight launch for a game on tuesday for a GTA game other than for themselves.

NfoRcErX

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Tetelestia — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:10:58 MDT

WTB WaitMate

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Tetelestia

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PapaBear434 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:08:55 MDT

Mine's on the list. Since I'm paid in full, I may do it, just to have it. I don't know about playing all their silly games, I just want my copy.

Maybe I can get an hour or two in before I need to study for my finals. Again. And again...

/can't wait until this is over...

PapaBear434

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CitizenInsane27 — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:07:59 MDT

AWESOME. I was just about to call them and find out if they were gonna do a midnight launch! Kick ass. They totally are.

CitizenInsane27

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HomerSapien — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:07:49 MDT

The EB Games in the mall near here is holding one of these, though I probably won't (be able to) go to it.

Damn Monday's!

HomerSapien

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balls187 upside yo head — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:06:10 MDT

I wanna camp out at the local Gamestop with a camera and film all the dumb ass parents buying it for their little kids.

balls187 upside yo head