Update: Activision shot us an email to point out that "Activision has not given any retailer permission to sell Modern Warfare 2 prior to the Nov. 10 street date. The company fully supports the Nov.10 street date." It seems that a whole mess of folks are breaking street date and selling the game early. If you snagged a copy already, enjoy!
Poor, poor GameStop. As the gaming public's anticipation for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 approached critical mass, they faltered in their loyalty, and took their business to small "mom and pop" game retailers who had broken the game's street date. Fortunately for the retail juggernaut, Activision showed compassion for its plight, and agreed to let certain GameStops in a few Northeast states start selling the game before Tuesday in order to help combat these vicious local businesses.
We've been receiving tips all morning from folks living in New York and Pennsylvania (and Kotaku reports Ohio as well) stating that they were able to find the game on sale at their local GameStop. If you live in one of those Northeastern states, you might want to go ahead and call your local 'Stop to see if it's one of the stores which was granted special permission. If it is, then you can go straight to hell, you lucky jerk.
Select GameStops in NY, OH and PA selling Modern Warfare 2 already [update: Activision responds]
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:00PM Bacon Deity said
Woowww, that's really pathetic. EVERYONE is hatin' on me. I uploaded an unboxing vid and a review on the NVG's and 4 out of every 5 people said something nasty.
And over here, I get -heartsjust for having it....
That sucks Ori, I got my Prestige for regular price... =[
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And over here, I get -heartsjust for having it....
That sucks Ori, I got my Prestige for regular price... =[
Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:19PM (Unverified) said
You expected something different from the crowd that uses the most racist, homophobic, anti-semetic slurs during combat?
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:20PM Bacon Deity said
Hmm... Agreed. But I thought people would be happy that a fellow gamer gots it... I guess not...
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:41PM Funkmaster General said
They're not happy that a fellow gamer is gloating about having it.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:52PM Bacon Deity said
But I never gloated, that's the thing. I never said "Hey you fuckers, I got the game and you don't, you blow huge donkey dicks. This is the best game evar and I'm playing it early..."
Even in my unboxing vid and review, that's all I did. Unbox it, and show how the NVG's worked.
I just mentioned that I had it, I didn't even say how great it was.
God, this is sad. Maybe I should gloat, in retaliation to the assholism that I get from people....
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Even in my unboxing vid and review, that's all I did. Unbox it, and show how the NVG's worked.
I just mentioned that I had it, I didn't even say how great it was.
God, this is sad. Maybe I should gloat, in retaliation to the assholism that I get from people....
Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:54PM wallywallas said
They've been selling it in a mom and pop store here in Mexico since last Wednesday.
Don't care to buy it, but a couple of friends have already.
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Don't care to buy it, but a couple of friends have already.
Posted: Nov 8th 2009 12:57PM (Unverified) said
A couple friends on my list in the LA area have had it since Wed of last week (from mom n pop stores). I personally don't care about the game. Especially after reading this article http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2009/11/pc-modern-warfare-2-its-much-worse-than-you-thought.ars .
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 1:17PM (Unverified) said
It was most likely a joke, but I forgot some people take the internet seriously.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 4:00PM Toop said
I upvoted your explanation of not gloating about having the game, but I have to admit I downvoted your original comment. It is the tongue face, it seems like you are sticking to everyone else. It seems trivial, but that is what made it for me.
That said, people didn't need to be throwing profanity around because of it.
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That said, people didn't need to be throwing profanity around because of it.
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 9:57AM Bacon Deity said
No, there shouldn't be an "oh snap" because, unlike you and most of the internet, I'm happy for you... don't be a douche. =(
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 2:13PM (Unverified) said
Pennsylvania fought for the north in the civil war, and its on the east coast. looks like its northeast to me
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 3:24PM shrimpsauce said
...and seeing as how PA is above the Mason-Dixon line, which separates the North and South...I'd say its in the Northeast corridor as well (not to mention I live in PA).
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Posted: Nov 9th 2009 1:04AM safil said
@wayne nj is considered north east, and part of the tri-state (ny,nj,ct) pa is more mid-atlantic/ohio river valley, except for philly. but then again, philly should just come on over to jersey cause it doesn't fit into the PA state of mind. its always shitty in PA, as opposed to philly, where it is always sunny;p now, let me go play my codmw2 copy i bought, supporting my local mom and pop store! lets do a gamestop boycott, just because they don't give us full value for our trade-ins....
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 9:51PM (Unverified) said
I have Modern Warfare 2 My Gamertag is xMikeS BRx The games great and is worth the wait!
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 11:39AM The Habbler said
I know a guy who will sell it to me before midnight launch, but I still have to wait till tomorrow.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 1:58PM (Unverified) said
It was a good effort, but one spins the wheel. One does not roll it.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 2:19PM vorpyl said
I don't know... it might be pretty entertaining to watch someone try to roll it. Mahouneko spins a bankrupt and goes nuts. Flips the wheel on it's side and rolls this giant wheel at the audience screaming "I'd like to solve the puzzle, bitches!"
Or maybe I'm just angry that I can't be playing MW2 right now as well. Guess that's kinda like lose a turn without a free spin.
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Or maybe I'm just angry that I can't be playing MW2 right now as well. Guess that's kinda like lose a turn without a free spin.
Posted: Nov 9th 2009 8:46AM Pollockroc said
You're wrong. The multiplayer stats are NOT going to be reset at midnight. Fourzerotwo has confirmed this via Twitter.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 11:44AM whatthegeek said
There are definitely some mom and pop shops here in NJ selling it early - one of them even keeps posting about it on craigslist!
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 11:47AM (Unverified) said
i heard about this last night when i was talking to some east coast peeps that managed to get it. they said the gamestops were packed everyone trying to get a copy.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 11:47AM Gaming Expert said
Let's hope once the game launches we wont being hearing about it every 2-3 blogs, I for one am sick and tired of hearing about Call of Duty this, Call of Duty that.
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Posted: Nov 8th 2009 11:52AM (Unverified) said
Shut up, Joystiq reports many games often. Do you know why? Because they are popular and will guarantee hits from people who are interested, and also idiots like you who click on posts which have a game that you apparently are not interested it.
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