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EB Games plans mass midnight Halo 2 events Monday

Neowin · Nov 8, 2004 10:35 EST with -1 comments

New York and Los Angeles store to stage flagship sales, with over 1,000 others planning their own midnight events.

November 9 can't come soon enough for some gamers, and EB Games is doing their best to get Halo 2 in the hands of hardcore fans as soon as possible. Some 1,300 EB Games stores will be launching "Midnight Madness" sales on November 8, selling the first copies of Halo 2 in the United States as the clock strikes 12--check your local store to see if it is participating.

EB's biggest event will take place at the newly opened Los Angeles store at the Universal CityWalk promenade, featuring never-before-seen previews of upcoming Xbox titles, a DJ spinning music, and prize giveaways. The Los Angeles event begins at 9pm PST and is expected to be the largest Halo 2 release party on the West Coast. The honor of biggest Halo 2 release party in the country goes to Toys "R" Us at its Times Square location in New York.

News source: GameSpot