With any big launch, it seems like we state the obvious, but here's your confirmation -- GameStops will be holding midnight launch events for Final Fantasy XIII next week.
The events will take place next Monday, March 8 at "more than 3,200" stores nationwide. Of course, you'll want to check your local shop to verify; a list of participating stores can be found here. If your store isn't doing one, call them, complain, and threaten to pull your reserve. They love it when you do that.
Launches are said to feature the following: costume contests, trivia challenges, and an artwork contest. Most likely, it'll just be a bunch of people standing around in the cold, taking orders from frustrated and tired retail workers who would rather be home playing the game than selling it to you. But I urge you to wear your best Sazh costume, regardless.
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9:20 AM on 03.04.2010
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This better be worth it. :)
Midnight releases are kinda losing their appeal to me but having a 9-5 gig and getting older will do that to you.
Get there at 11pm, stand outside in a queue, stand there, in the cold, the occasional "(insert game here) Whooo" but other than that, very little discussion, very little interaction, just stand there, wait, wait wait. 12 comes, and slowly, very, very slowly, begin your queue shuffle into the store, around the store, and up to the counter.
notice people going to the other counter as you queue, ask around, apparently "trade ins" - WTF I did my trade ins yesterday because they say not to bring trade in's at midnight. Fuckers!
Finally buy your copy, rush home and play it till you fall asleep.
I tend to take some weed with me myself, try to park by the queue and sit in the car getting kaned, offering people in the queue a toke, just to start a conversation.
Seriously though, if you don't want to play it all night, that night, get it the next day.
anyway, instead i'll be picking it up tuesday morning after a delicious taco loco, cheers everybody i am looking forward to this as hard as i fucking can, but right now i have a murder to solve, righ Zach?
@Sexualchocolate
thats beautiful man, i would lose a nice place in line to hang with you, i feel kinda awkward when no one is saying anything, it just makes me feel even geekier, definitely a better experience with company
The only midnight launches that I've been to that had any amount of people at all were for the WoW expansions.
@ MeGrimlockKing - i wish there were more people like you round here, the response you get is either, sure i'll have a toke and fuck off back to my spot in the queue - or - uh, NO thanks!
We once took a laptop with us (for the GTA4 launch) and watched a film (the one about Bender from Futurama) in the queue, that was pretty cool and we ended up chatting to people and stuff that time.
man, it would be so cool if there was something like a midnight launch where all the toid community could get together, would be amazing to queue up with you guys, turn it into a bit of a party.
I'd probably get punched by some of the Xbox guys though. ; )
Btw, does anyone think they'll be quite a few fanboy hussy fits thrown in lines around the nation on Monday night?Multi-platform launches always seem to encourage a little bitching, and there's a lot of potential for this one to be worse than most.
A Deadly Premonition 2 launch for 360 and PS3? I'd protect you Sexy.
Sucks to be you, Arizona ftw.
*Not to say across the street gamestop doesn't have good employees, but it looks kind of crummy and I've only been in there once and there were lots of crying kids.
yea, those midnight-launches at Gamestop? they don't pay their employees extra for that, which is total bullsh*t. if you're a sales rep and you're scheduled for a midnight opening, you're expected to "hang around" after the store closes proper until you can resume your shift. and managers, because they're salaried, get squat.
Who am I kidding... NIAGRA FALLS HERE I COME
Gives me sometime to play the Bad Company 2 campaign.