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Toys"R"Us will be competing with GameStop with their nationwide midnight openings to celebrate the worldwide release of the "cultural phenomenon" Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The midnight launch will be on November 8, 12:01am.

Fans who weren't able to figure out to get the game early wait in line at Toys"R"Us will receive a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 Special Edition diecast vehicle from Greenlight Collectibles (while supplies last). That alone probably won't stop fans from getting their pre-order with GameStop, but hey, at least it's a competitor.

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The revelation that Batman: Arkham City's one-use code unlocks the entirety of Catwoman gameplay in the game's main campaign set back quite a few gamers looking to rent the game or buy used. GameStop feels your pain.

An internal memo verified with GameStop locations tells its retail staff that used copies of Batman: Arkham City should be paired with a code for Catwoman content printed on the receipt. All of this seems fairly counteractive to the online pass code itself, but GameStop is a huge corporation with some pretty strong ties with publishers.

We'll bring you more details as they become available. How many used copies of Batman: Arkham City will there be on shelves if the game isn't even out yet?

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What used to be earned or just free is now a pre-order bonus.

In the original GoldenEye 007, you could earn Paintball Mode by beating the Dam on Secret Agent in less than 2 minutes and 40 seconds or just entering the cheat code. In the Wii remake, it was unlocked right from the start. But for the upcoming GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, it's now been turned into an exclusive GameStop pre-order bonus, as reported by GiantBomb:

For online multiplayer, paintball is exclusive to Gamestop consumers, you can’t get it without an unlock code. It’s still available as an offline mode for Mi6 Ops missions.

This is a minor gripe, for sure, but why lock content that's already on the disc and already in the original? Why not lock content that's actually extra?

Stop stepping over all of our memories, please.

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The outlook is grim for home consoles and retail packaged goods. Soon it will be only mobile devices, the cloud, and digital distro. Although that's still a ways off, GameStop is getting prepared for the retail goods afterlife by releasing a GameStop branded Android tablet.

At the moment, there aren't any details available. GameStop has only said that they'll be calling it a "GameStop certified gaming platform", meaning that despite being a be-all tablet, it's focus will be on gaming.

There are already a number of games on the Android Market available which will presumable run on this upcoming tablet. We wouldn't be surprised if GameStop opened up their own app market of sorts, maybe tying in with GameStop's Kongregate, which already has an app available for Android allowing you to play flash games.

With the gaming market growing ever so strongly on tablets and smartphones, gamers need to be prepared for these devices to eventually be seen on par with traditional gaming experiences. You could be playing a GameStop certified, PlayStation certified, Activision certified, and GameRevolution certified tablet come 2015. (Sounds pretty awesome to me)

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[UPDATE] I received a confirmation from an anonymous source at GameStop, that this is absolutely true. Bring your receipt and receive your $50 gift cards and buy 2 get 1 free voucher.

Redditor Heartless000 reports that GameStop is trying to repair Deus Ex fiasco, where she won the free OnLive code copies Deus Ex: human revolution:

I got a call from GameStop and it was the Manager, a Conference and everyone have acquired Deus Ex: human revolution for PC is always a $50 gift cards and a "buy 2 get 1 free" coupon.

If you don't believe GameStop me call and questions, only to realize possibly had they not the same Conference at the same time. If you can be sure that I say the truth-let me know. I'm position it tonight to my gift card and vouchers.

Commenter troncat93 confirmed this by e-Mail:

Dear GameStop,

Earlier this week, a competitor's GameStop coupon standard Edition PC versions of the deus ex removed from: human revolution, a recent release of Square Enix. We did not know that the product of a competitor includes offer would. We regret the events surrounding this title can be and put our clients in this matter between GameStop and Square Enix, the Publisher of the game. And we are really sorry for that.

For your inconvenience we want one you free $50 GameStop gift card and a buy 2 get 1 free used buy offer. We want to earn your trust and confidence in the GameStop back experience. Please bring in this email and your store receipt or order confirmation from GameStop.de and show them a game consultant.

With kind regards,

Paul Raines CEO
GameStop

It looks like people who buy a GameStop input of their PC Deus Ex: human revolution are submitted to the $50 to present gift cards. If this is true, I (surprisingly) to GameStop increasingly in and correct their mistakes and Square Enix admire misstep.

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So you along foot are, and you are your own business Beware when BAM! GameStop is like "Stop what you are doing!" You screw sit upright and say "OK!" GameStop is like "ha!" You have! Preorder some sh *! "

"You get dammit GameStop here!" "I'm tired of your shenanigans!"

"OK OK, let us peace!" "Reservation in the match 3 and I will give you the required and recommended PC data for dice and EAsay great autumn shooter!"

"... ALRIGHT! Here's my $5! "Can I pre-order with the poster?"

"Sorry, we're out all!" We have more if you pick up your game! The relevant data for the battlefield-3

Hard drive space: 15 GB disc version or 10 GB for digital version
Operating system: Windows Vista or Windows 7
Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.0 GHz
RAM: 2 GB
Video card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible NVIDIA or AMD ATI card

"Are the recommended specs for battlefield 3"

Hard drive space: 15 GB disc version or 10 GB for digital version
Operating system: Windows 7 64-bit
Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
RAM: 4 GB
"Video card: DirectX 11, NVIDIA or ATI video card, GeForce GTX 460, AMD Radeon Radeon HD 6850"

So then you are just like "Oh, many thanks." * pre-order, breaks will go away *.

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