North American availability

[Hatchet]

I live in Washington, GameStop says they are going to call me the day before they release the game, but so far no call. And its supposed to come out tommarow, or atleast thats what they told me.

[crazyviking03]

I preordered from Amazon.com, and have been told that my order is experiencing delay and will not be shipped until the 21st... I actually work at an Amazon.com Fullfilment Center, and I know that they don't do this unless something big is wrong. They might not have received the games as planned. I know Amazon pays my bills and gives me damn good health insurance, but they have till tomorrow afternoon. If I dont get an update, I am canceling my order and driving over to EB or maybe even.... shudders.... Wal Mart....

By the way, M2TW looks good enought that it has pulled me from my self imposed exile from the .org. I left over a year ago in shame when a mod I had worked very hard to get going fell apart in shambles, BUT NOW IM BACK BIATCH

[IPoseTheQuestionYouReturnTheAnswer]

I just saw that M2TW is being distributed via Steam. So, if you want, you can download it now and play it instantly upon the coming of the 15th. Its only available in North and South America (sorry rest o' the globe). HL2 didn't take me very long to d'l, so I am very seriously considering it. The same list price applies: $49.95.

I noticed this too...then someone skillfully pointed out that the game is 11GB, thus the wait of downloading it over Steam would probably cause me to inflict bodily harm on someone.

[PwnageBot2000]

I live in Texas, went to gamestop website and typed in my zip code along with the mile radius. 200 mile radius!! And 0s all down the board under "Copies holding" (more than 50 stores on that table). I did this on the 13th. I also went to 2 gamestops and they said it'd come the 14th.

[danfda]

I noticed this too...then someone skillfully pointed out that the game is 11GB, thus the wait of downloading it over Steam would probably cause me to inflict bodily harm on someone.

Yeah, my HL2 didn't take too long (2 hours or so...not bad considering). It'd be suicide if you had dial-up, though.

[Polemists]

I have to put this up here though most of you will have it tommorow so no one will read this thread.

I went to gamestop about 7pm today, placed a preorder. They were getting three copies of limited edition on the 14th (i guess other order of 8 was coming later). I was the third reservation :)

I feel so lucky :)

[Tamur]

...or maybe even.... shudders.... Wal Mart....

We will pray for your soul, cv

[Grimmy]

I just went to bestbuy website and checked. Says available at stores in stores in So Cal area now.

[AlJabberwock]

In Tucson AZ, there are five EBs, four Gamestops (now all part of one big dysfunctional retail family) and two "Software Etcs" apparently also part of their kiddy-driven-console-junky empire. There are 3 Bestbuys, 2 Comp USAs, a Fry's and 8 WalMarts. 5 of these outlets are within a mile of my house. I will make a few discrete calls in the morning, and leave work early if neccessary. The EB nearest my house is conveniently near the nearest Starbucks and I have no doubt a strategically placed espresso will hold my game until the afternoon with my favorite fellow caffeine freak there...

The EB online site has updated their system to show the game as now out, but their locater shows "No Results" available when you look for games in stores near you...

Going to bed now so I won't be as burnt out tomorrow... yeah, right! Heh!

Good Luck tomorrow everybody!


Al Jabberwock

[BigTex]

Checked my Gamestop order tonight and it was shipped. The UPS tracker has it in Kentucky. And avoiding any terrorist acts, robberies, hurricanes, blizzards, floods, accidents, hippy die in's, hippies in general, or being smitten by god himself. I should have it by tomorrow. Which hopefully it will be delivered while I am not at work so as to avoid it sitting out on my front porch till I get home

I noticed this too...then someone skillfully pointed out that the game is 11GB, thus the wait of downloading it over Steam would probably cause me to inflict bodily harm on someone.

Wow seriously 11gb's? Not even oblivion was that big. Heck it's 1/2 the size of it, just wow. That might actually take months to download on dialup.

[Zanderpants]

It's on schedule, should be here tomorrow morning. !##$^#*#%#! I can't wait any longer! Sometimes UPS delivers to my area late in the day, if so, I might hurt somebody.

[Lemur]

So I take it no Orgahs in North America has their mitts on it yet?

[Dr_Who_Regen#4]

I am going to get my copy in a few hours...Got a call that said it would be in my local EB games by afternoon (i had pre-ordered it in the store)....I am hoping they mean noon and will have it in 3 hours!!!!!

Unluckily I have to work the rest of the afternoon so I will only be staring at the box....

[Waleed]

The gamestop near my said they get all shipments between 1 and 3pm so I guess i'm going to stop by then. Works for me as I've got my New York State real estate license exam at 1:30 so should be just finishing up as it arrives at gamestop. This is gonna be a lonnnnnng (but fun) night.

[Quillan]

I expect Steam will not distribute the game in the format it's going to be once installed; they'll probably distribute the installer from the DVD. The DVD is about 6.5 gigs in total size. However, past experience with Steam is that I never seem to get my full bandwidth from them. When I'm updating HL2 and such, it always seems to top out about 100kB/s speed, which is less than a third of what my connection is capable of sustaining. At that speed, it would take 12 hours+ to download.

[Proletariat]

Bleh, EB's telling me 2 pm now... No lunch time install for me

[Sir Robin]

Called my local shop and they are waiting on the FedEx truck to bring it!

Wanted to buy it over lunch so I didn't waste time tonight but it may not be there in time.

[Jacque Schtrapp]

Tracking Detail

Your package is on time with a scheduled delivery date of 11/14/2006.

Type: Package
Status: In Transit
Scheduled Delivery: 11/14/2006
Shipped to: ALPHARETTA, GA, US
Shipped or Billed on: 11/13/2006
Service Type: NEXT DAY AIR SAVER
Weight: 1.00 Lb

Package Progress
Location Date Local Time Description
ROSWELL,
GA, US 11/14/2006 9:09 A.M. OUT FOR DELIVERY
11/14/2006 6:00 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
HAPEVILLE,
GA, US 11/14/2006 4:58 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
11/14/2006 3:58 A.M. ARRIVAL SCAN
LOUISVILLE,
KY, US 11/14/2006 2:53 A.M. DEPARTURE SCAN
11/14/2006 1:01 A.M. ORIGIN SCAN
US 11/13/2006 12:24 A.M. BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED


Tracking results provided by UPS: 11/14/2006 12:42 P.M. EST (USA)

Must... remain... at... work... a... little... longer...

[Xy1on]

GameSpot.com says the game is still shipping to my local stores. Best Buy and WalMart.com says the game is still shipping... Can anyone tell me where I can go to get the game today?

[Lemur]

There's already a thread on this subject, here.

[Sir Robin]

Well I've got it!

Stood over their shoulder at the shop while they opened the box.

Now I am at work listening to the soundtrack counting the hours until I can get home and then count the hours till the wife and kids are in bed. Of course the whole time I will be repeatedly reminding said wife and kids about the advantages of going to bed really early.

"Well you know honey I am not suggesting that you need beauty sleep but every little bit helps." "You know kids I heard a rumor that Santa might be making a test run tonight with a new sleigh. So you might want to be in bed early, like maybe five-ish, so he doesn't see you're awake and decide to skip our house."

[Proletariat]

The local EB's now telling me it'll be there tommorow.

[Bob the Insane]

Baltimore, Gamestop I got the it's not here yet, maybe in the afternoon shipment answer a little after lunch time...

[Lemur]

Sir Robin, could you help us out by posting your city, and the store where you found M2?

[Doug-Thompson]

Arrived in Arkansas this morning. Had to wait in line behind some "Everquest" folks, though.

[Waleed]

For anyone on Long Island just stopped by the Gamestop at the source mall in Westbury. They had several copies left. Sitting here with a big grin on my face installing disk one as we speak. Ah I love having only one class on tuesday.

Good luck to all you searching.

[drone]

BestBuy did not have it out on the shelves when I checked at lunchtime today. No worries, I really need a new computer first...

[Sir Robin]

Sir Robin, could you help us out by posting your city, and the store where you found M2?

Omaha NE, GameStop

[Proletariat]

Alright, screw EB. Decided they can take their delivery gauranteed date (and my deposit) and stick it.

Called up the local Best Buy, they had two copies left, put one on hold and I'm installing it now.

Anyone in the NoVa area in need, might have luck at this branch

Fairlakes VA (Store 273)
13058 Fairlakes Shopping Ctr
Fairfax, VA 22033
Phone: 703-631-3332
Hours: Mon-Sat 10:00am-10:00pm
Sun 10:00am-8:00pm

[t1master]

best buy has it here in cleveland ohio. it wasn't on the shelf, but i asked the clerk and she said they had them in the back, and brought one out for me. i checked the website before i left, and of the seven area stores, only one had it.