If you preordered from Gamespot, you should get GTASA tomorrow...wich is what I did, so don\'t expect to see me on here for a while
BTW, if you don\'t believe me;
Over the past few days, we\'ve recieved many, many feedback submissions about the game\'s release date. Mainly, they\'ve comprised of things like "my local store is selling it at 7pm on Monday". Today, we can finally lay these rumours to rest and provide everyone with clarification of the game\'s release dates.
It should first be noted that the official release date still stands as Tuesday, October 26th. However, two of the United States\' biggest games retailers, Gamestop and Electronics Boutique (EBGames) have decided they\'re going to throw away the rulebook and sell it one day early, starting late on Monday evening, to those who have preordered a copy. We\'re not yet sure if this is going to be the case nationwide, but from the automated calls people have been receiving from both retailers, it\'s clear that it\'s going to be on a very great scale. So, our advice is that if you\'ve not yet preordered, get over to the website of either Gamestop or EBGames and choose the instore pickup option. Then, call the store and enquire as to when they\'ll be selling it; you\'ll probably be pleasantly surprised
The reasoning behind this is simple, but treads on some shady legal ground. Both retailers are signed up to binding non-disclosure agreements, meaning they aren\'t supposed to sell the game before October 26. Cunningly, the stores will sell the game shortly before they close on Monday evening, meaning that nobody can enquire about their stock levels before the game\'s release. If anyone of great importance were to ask about their stock the later, they can simply claim they sold it first thing on Tuesday morning, the day of the game\'s official release.
Unfortunately, Europeans like myself are going to have to wait until this Friday to lay hands on the game. It is somewhat strange, considering a huge proportion of the game\'s development is done right here in sunny Scotland.
I\'m still yet to see a firm release date for Australia, but it\'s looking likely that it\'ll be the same as Europe\'s.
Look for final reviews of the game from IGN and Gamespot tomorrow. With one perfect score from Official Playstation Magazine already, how close to the perfect 10 can San Andreas come?
And finally, I\'d like to take this opportunity to remind everyone that Grand Theft Auto is on sale Tuesday for Game Boy Advance. It\'s been somewhat overshadowed by the coverage given to San Andreas, but if you\'re looking for a great handheld title, this would be well worth the $29.99 stores are set to sell it for. Rated M, it\'s not going to shy away from the controversy the other titles in the series have succeeded in causing. Check out the screenshots!
http://www.gtagaming.com/
