It's
Monday, April 28th. Where are you going to be, come
midnight? The answer to that question, for many gamers across North
America, is “waiting in line to buy a copy of
Grand Theft Auto
IV
”. Retailers across North
America will be closing tonight, only to re-open theirs doors a of
couple hours later to begin selling
GTA IV
and
whatever other accessories or related paraphernalia they can manage.
Your best chance for picking up the game tonight will be either EB
Games/GameStop or Best Buy stores. There will be hundreds of
locations opening their doors at midnight across the U.S., and a
scant few, only five for Best Buy, for Canada. So just to be safe,
and not to be disappointed, check with your local EB Games/GameStop
or Best Buy, or click the provided links below. Canadians wishing to
purchase the game from an EB Games location in Canada will have to
call that location to find out if it will be opening at midnight.
Fans
of the franchise looking to get some cool freebies or win
GTA
IV
related prizes will want to
get to the launches early, as many of the launch locations will
either be giving away, or giving the chance to win various prizes.
The first 100 people in line at each of the five Best Buy
GTA
IV
Midnight Launch locations in
Canada will qualify to win a Limited Edition
GTA IV
Xbox 360, not available in stores. The activities at those locations
will begin at 9 p.m. local time tonight, leading up to the game's
launch.
GTA
IV
is already extremely popular,
thanks to a massive advertising campaign and general buzz. The game
is actually expected to exceed the first week sales record, set by
Halo 3
($300 million).
Analysts have been saying that they expect the game's first week
sales to be somewhere between $360 million and $400 million. Of
course, the sales will likely be driven higher thanks to the game
launching not only on Xbox 360, but on Playstation 3 as well.
As
for us, members of our team will be at the Best Buy at Dundas Square
in downtown Toronto, covering the festivities.
Best
Buy Canada
GTA IV
Midnight
Launch
Best
Buy
GTA IV
Midnight
Launch
EB
Games/GameStop
GTA IV Midnight Launch
