Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

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  • Shawn Zipay
    Managing Communities 24/7
    • Apr 2003
    • 69279

    #1

    Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

    Love it or loathe it, the launch of Modern Warfare 2 is already one of the largest game launches ever. Just from a random skimming of forum posts around the Net many retailers had hundreds of people eagerly awaiting the game's release.

    One such location in PA had 700 people waiting in line, reports one GameStop employee. Of those 700, 475 were picking up the Xbox 360 version of the game, 200 were there for the PlayStation 3, and the rest were there for the Wii (MW Reflex) and PC. Roughly 40 of those 700 sales were for the $150 (USD) Prestige Edition of the game.

    Police had to be called in to control the line. People came dressed up in full camo gear with Airsoft rifles, and freebies were distributed. Yours truly was not at any midnight launch, but perhaps you were.

    For those of you who attended a midnight launch, what was the turnout like at your location?
  • Fallendreams
    Member
    • Aug 2009
    • 35

    #2
    Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

    Wait in line down here in Melbourne , Fl like 400 ppl where in line and like 200 didnt get tickets (Meaning your where getting copy of whatever your preorder) there where alot ppl getting PC from what i seen, more xbox 360 and PS3 as you know was going to happen. i pick up both PC and Xbox 360 for about 70 dollars Overall. after trading in 2 games i dont even realy play on 360 (my gf does, but doesnt play it anymore) It was great exp. at gamestop launch party. Well worth the Wait to get this game on PC and 360.

    This game is kickass single player i been play for like 2 hrs straight and the multiplayer for another 30 mins the multiplayer ..... im going to have to say is running great and i have no complaints (Flame Suit on)

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    • RYKUU
      Member
      • Dec 2006
      • 2352

      #3
      Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

      Originally posted by Fallendreams
      This game is kickass single player i been play for like 2 hrs straight and the multiplayer for another 30 mins the multiplayer ..... im going to have to say is running great and i have no complaints (Flame Suit on)
      I totally agree, however i haven't tried multi yet, i want to finish single player first or i never will XD.

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      • davespanzer
        Member
        • Oct 2007
        • 31

        #4
        Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

        pretty sad

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        • DrillB!T
          Ecchi Guy
          • Sep 2008
          • 63

          #5
          Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

          Mine was a great night at EB, not that much people was there but it was enough for everybody to play cod4 on the 360s around 11:30 the eb guys popped on MW2 on both of the 360s and even i got a free poster out of it

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          • JerseyBricklayer
            Member
            • May 2006
            • 60

            #6
            Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

            I was at the GameStop in somers point NJ. It was crazyness. Seemed like 1000 people there.

            Got my pc version. Great game, even though it's a console game ported to pc and they make players take the server load.

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            • RangerXML
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              • Oct 2007
              • 1753

              #7
              Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

              About 300+ at my local Game Stop (note, 300 were arrest on Halloween alone in the neighboring college town). Went right after work and got in line. I was the 4th in line because the 1st got there at 1pm, the 2nd and 3rd got there at 4pm and my friend and I got there at a little past 5pm. After that the line exploded with people.

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              • |TG-69th|Gijoe
                Member
                • Sep 2008
                • 2

                #8
                Re: Modern Warfare 2's Midnight Launch Madness

                The best buy in winnipeg canada had easily 500 people. Same with the future shop right across the parking lot. I got there around 10:30 CST and i was about 30th in line.

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