Blizzplanet's got the deets on
a Future Shop midnight launch going on in Canada (eh?), so plans of
Wrath midnight launch events are starting to sneak out into the world.
Blizzard will be doing their usual schtick in Los Angeles, and this time also in New York, San Franscisco, and Austin, where developers go out to stores to sign and say hi while people buy their game. Our good friends BRK and Mania are
hosting an event in Orlando, Florida, and I'll be picking up my game at
the Gamestop just south of Clark and Diversey in Chicago (and I'll probably invite you all out for a drink or two beforehand at a bar around here, if you're interested). We're also planning some more events around the country here at WoW Insider -- stay tuned for more information about when and where things are going down.
And if you've got information about a special midnight launch event going on around the country (or if, hint hint, you happen to work for a retailer and want to
give us an inside scoop on what they've got planned, anonymity assured), please do
drop a note on our tip line. The
Burning Crusade launch was
the biggest expansion launch of all time ever, and
Wrath, with its return to
Warcraft III lore and
the increase in Blizzard's playerbase, is shaping up to be even bigger.
Tags: best-buy, blizzard, brk, clark-and-diversey, expansion, future-shop, gamestop, launch, mania, midnight-launch, orlando, walmart, wrath-launch, wrath-midnight-launch
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Events, Blizzard, Expansions, The Burning Crusade, Wrath of the Lich King
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 4)
Rocklaw Oct 30th 2008 4:06PM
My local EB Games in Georgetown, Ontario (near Toronto) is doing a midnight launch for pre-order customers. Got the confirmation from the store clerk on Tuesday when I picked up Fallout 3.
Timmeh Oct 30th 2008 4:13PM
yes i guess if your local EB Games is doing a midnight my local one in Ancaster Ontario will also. Awesome!!
Schylla Oct 30th 2008 5:01PM
The clerks in the EB Games in Cloverdale Mall in Etobicoke, ON also told me that they were planning a special midnight release
Aussie Player Oct 30th 2008 7:05PM
Our local retailer, all the way down here in Tasmania, said they would have a midnight launch, like 17 hours behind the North American Time zones. My mates and I are like "I'd rather get the game during normal hours and let the lag, bugs, and other issues get semi resolved before we all install and start playing." So even though a few of us ordered WotLK CEs, we are going to wait till about 10 AM before we bother to go get them.
Khirzask Oct 30th 2008 4:09PM
See, eh? Enn, eh? Dee, eh?
Pre-ordered at best buy, leisurely in-store pickup inc.
cv Oct 30th 2008 4:11PM
Clark & Diversey? That's my Gamestop too!
I say drinks at Murphy's at Broadway and Barry beforehand.
james Oct 30th 2008 4:23PM
Here's to a Chicago Party on November 12th!!! Let's all meet up at Murphy's and then proceed to the GS.
Don't forget to Pre-order!!!
Maemi Oct 30th 2008 6:05PM
I WISH I'd be home for that. Unfortunately, I'm away at school. Being in Chicago for the WOTLK release would be tons of fun.
Poddo Oct 30th 2008 5:00PM
AW! I wish I would have known this was going on. I preordered at the one close to me, I live in the South Loop. But I would have went up there if I had known there would be a WoWinsider meetup.
Trowbz Oct 30th 2008 5:47PM
I'll be at murphy's too. I was talking to a couple guys from GS and they said that they will have a metal band there performing. And you can expect the norm food and redbull, just like all the other big midnight release games.
Simon Oct 30th 2008 8:12PM
Anyone know if the GameStop on North Ave. (Near Western Ave.) is doing a midnight thing? I ordered my copy from there.
Obi-Habby Oct 30th 2008 6:59PM
That was totally my gamestop before I moved out of the city. I will be hitting up a Meijer or Wal-Mart at midnight in Elgin most likely.
Mike Schramm Oct 30th 2008 7:40PM
I was planning on Duffy's, just because it's closer to me, but we can do Murphy's if you'd rather.
cv Oct 30th 2008 8:14PM
Oh we should do Duffy's. It's bigger.
Gohir Oct 31st 2008 7:23PM
That's the Gamestop we got our BC copies at. If that picture is from BC launch night, we're probably in it.
Perderedeus Oct 30th 2008 6:51PM
Gamestop/EB is a vile, vile company.
Thanks to them, I'll likely be playing Wrath at midnight... on 11/17.
Jorge Blasio Oct 30th 2008 4:12PM
The location for the Mexico City midnight event is:
Blockbuster video Pilares
Av. Universidad #697
Colonia Del Valle, México D.F., Mexico
(+52) 5556059092
Lucasman Oct 30th 2008 4:13PM
If anyone in the Norfolk Nebraska area wants to get a beer and such before the midnight release (confirmed by a gamestop rep when I was preordering) reply and we'll see what we can work out.
Hard8 Oct 30th 2008 4:22PM
Ugg.... I cant stomach looking for parking in Lakeview or I'd be right there with you....Your drinking at Jake's I hope?
Wii Willi Oct 30th 2008 4:25PM
Gamestop, Rogers, MN
Opens at 10pm to get the paperwork done the roll in at midnight to pick it up and walk out.
Anyone else for a drink while we wait?