A number of you reading this already have Modern Warfare 2, despite the game not being released until November 10. A number of retailers across North America started selling the game a few days ago, and have been claiming that Activision gave them permission. The evil publisher has today released a statement saying this is not the case.
"Activision has not given any retailer permission to sell Modern Warfare 2 prior to the Nov. 10 street date," states the publisher. "The company fully supports the Nov.10 street date."
Further to this, Infinity Ward's Robert Bowling has Tweeted on the subject, stating that there are no "special permissions" and that any retailer selling the game is violating street date. However, he added that anybody lucky enough to find the game ahead of launch will not be punished if caught playing it.
It would be odd for Activision to give out special permissions, especially since not even your humble reviewer has been given the gift of pre-launch review code. Still, that might be due to the fact I gave World at War a 6.0 last year.
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6:00 PM on 11.08.2009
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GAMESTOP IS THE BEST.
Some kid tried to trade in 2 games that were on the list for the MW2 offer, and the manager said no. I was standing by, whipped out the list from my pocket, and owned the manager. He was trying to scam a kid!
You are a hero to us all sir. They have tried to tell me that my preorder for a game was not real...
It's a metaphor for what Activision is doing to consumers.
I hope you have another Gamestop in your area: you should call corporate.
Punch 'em in the dick!
Me? I want more info on the Borderlands DLC that Gearbox needs to be hyping to hell and back.
downloaded through psn.
if that score of 6 was based in part on the utter garbage textures/skins of that game, I commend you for calling a turd a turd.
There are no release dates issued for games here, so as soon as a new title arrives in stores, they can sell it! I've had Modern Warfare 2 since Friday, and we got Uncharted 2 a whole week early.
Plus MW only cost the equivalent of £32, which compared to the UK is a freaking bargain!
It doesn't hurt my feelings any.
I think it was just honest ignorance/confusion, if you had any problems picking it up today. I for my part found out that yesterday (Saturday) my local EB Games was selling it, then today they were only letting previous preorders (but not people preordering today) pick theirs up; I wouldn't be surprised if some employees didn't get the messages one way or another.
It's interesting so see how Activision is gonna react to this, will it fight the largest retailer with boycots or fines or will they allow it like a dog with its tail between its legs? Would be nice if anyone could dig up the contract that came with the games' release date that stores had to sign!
i dont even understand why games are street dated. if they're finished and have been sent to my store, i should be able to sell them, not leave them hanging around to collect dust. jesus fuck.
But does any publisher ever clear anyone to break street date? Seriously?
But a game published by Activision? Never..
They would call the feds on you, plant anthrax in your pocket and call you an afghan.
I hear ya.
Any game that is street dated, which are most big games anyway, get shipped a week or so early. Band Hero for example arrived in stores the Friday before the week its released. MW2 arrived in stores the early part of last week as well. So with that said, can Activision really expect people to honor the date? Local vendors make more profit to just pay a large fine and continue to sell the game then to wait until the date and try to compete with companies that have over a million preorders throughout. Thats why its only big games you ever hear about. You think publishers would stop shipping their products to these stores, but you still hear stories of SDs being broken, so obviously these big publishers must not see it as a HUGE problem like they make it out to be. I doubt that GS or Activision really truely cares about whats happening.