Where to buy the Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle

Come Thursday, thousands of Americans will battle each other in retail stores around the country to get their hands on the new 80GB Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle. The package will include the game, a backwards-compatible 80GB system and a rumbling DualShock 3 controller.

Each retailer will have its own policies regarding what to buy with the system, but Wal-Mart clearly has the competition beat with its generous bonus $100 gift card -- an incentive that will also work with this lucrative bundle. Getting a free $100 for buying the Metal Gear bundle? How generous.

If you can't make a Wal-Mart, you may want to try any of these other options:

• amazon.com is already sold out
• Best Buy is holding multiple midnight launches this Wednesday night.
• Circuit City has pre-orders available, but you must buy an extra Blu-ray remote (total: $525).
• EB Games/Gamestop online pre-orders are sold out -- check midnight launches.