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Oct 26, 2008 From bluesnews;
Bethesda Softworks and Best Buy Bring Fallout 3 to Fans with Midnight Launch
Events Across the Country has word on plans for several Best Buy stores
in some major US cities to allow lines to begin forming at 3:00 pm local
time and to begin offering Fallout 3 for sale at the stroke of Midnight
on October 28. Additionally, folks from Bethesda Softworks will be on hand
at their local store to celebrate the event: "The Fallout 3 team’s hometown
Best Buy in Rockville, MD will serve as the flagship location of the midnight
events, with special festivities including game kiosks, giveaways, contests
and a live broadcast from the event with DC 101 FM. Game director Todd Howard
will be on-hand along with other key members of the development team to
sign copies of the game and chat with fans. In addition to the Rockville
event, 11 Best Buy stores across the country will be hosting special midnight
sales events." Also,
Steam is now accepting pre-purchase of the game for online sales, though
it's not specified when on October 28 the Steam edition will be released/unlocked.
This reminds me of a conversation I had recently regarding how things are
done around these parts. Recently Spore was released. For a week leading
up to the release date the local Wal-Mart had signs plastered all over the
store announcing the imminent availability. So I stop by on the day
it is to be released. Nothing on the shelves. I ask an employee in
the computer section, "I don't think it is out yet" he says, as we are standing
in front of the sign that says 'available today'. I give up, drive
25 miles to the next Wal-Mart. "Nope, haven't heard of it", as we stand
in front of another sign reading 'available today'. "Wait, let me
check one other place ..... Here it is, in these
boxes under the register! I was wondering what was in those." Sigh.
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