Midnight Launch...

So, tonight, I HOPEFULLY [I cannot stress the word "hopefully" enough] will be going to the Bioshock 2 midnight launch! My fiance, Dustin, and I just found out recently Bioshock 2 does plan to offer a midnight launch. Unfortunately, we asked a friend that works at our nearest Gamestop, which is in a mall, if they were participating in the midnight launch, and he said they were not. He told us that if they wished to participate in the midnight launch, they would have to pay money [I assume this is because they need to keep the mall doors open MUCH later that the usual 9pm closing time, and so they need to pay security guards probably to stay late]. SO, Dustin and I decided to go and check out the next nearest STAND ALONE Gamestop. We seem to have found one, just 19 minutes away [not THAT much farther than our mall is from us] in Hampstead. But, we seem to have a little teensy bit of a pickle here. See, Bioshock 2 offers 2 DLC [downloadable content] characters if you reserve the game ahead of time, as most know. So, of course, wanting the DLC, Dustin went to our local Gamestop [wanting to reserve the Ltd. Ed. of the game, but apparently it was too late for that] and he reserved the game for himself, not even thinking about the midnight launch. So, our little problem is, we don't know if we're allowed to pick up the game at any Gamestop we so choose, or if we MUST pick it up at the one where we reserved it. I mean, he has a receipt, so it's not like he has no proof he reserved it, and I can imagine all Gamestops have one computer system, so they could tell that way too. But, I just don't know if they will allow it. We asked the same friend we talked to earlier about the midnight launch, but, it's rather early, so we aren't expecting a response from him anytime soon. We can always just call one of the two Gamestops and ask [that's also provided the Hampstead location is doing it] if they're doing the midnight launch, but again, it's only 8:30AM and we cannot call either location until 10AM. I really hope we can though, I mean, I know that there's nothing we can do about it if we can't pick the game up at a different location, but, ugh, if only we thought to ask about the midnight launch ahead of time, we could have just saved ourselves the trouble and reserved it at the Hampstead location to begin with if they're doing the launch! As you can tell, yes, we are VERY excited about this game. I may not be a 1st person shooter champ, but, I absolutely love Bioshock, and now, there's multiplayer, so my fiance and I may play together, and being able to do so at midnight would be awesome, instead of having to wait until 10AM tomorrow!


UPDATE: So, Dustin just called the Gamestop in Hampstead where we wanted to go to the midnight launch. They informed him that they ARE doing the midnight launch. But, unfortunately, Dustin MUST pick up his copy that he reserved from the Gamestop where he first reserved it. I had a bad feeling about that, ugh. -Sigh- so, we're not going to the midnight launch. I mean, I guess we could go just for funzies, but what's the sense in that? Blllaaahhh, screw you Town Mall of Westminster and the Gamestop contained therein, now I'm all sad. But, at least Dustin and I can try to wake up bright and early tomorrow [if we get to bed early enough] and get to Gamestop at 10AM and get the game :] heh.