Halo 3 UK midnight launch party planned…then cancelled
According to Microsoft UK Head of Gaming and Entertainment Stephen McGill, they were originally planning to conduct a midnight launch event for Halo 3 but the Westminster council advised that they should not go with it due to security reasons. We guess we don’t have to remind you how big of a fan gamers in UK are.
Anyway, to compensate for this McGill said that around 1,000 retail stores will be opened by midnight so eager fans can get their retail copies as early as possible. To make things easier to understand – Halo 3 will be available on the eve of September 26 but no street events will be taking place.
“We are pleased to confirm that over 1,000 retailers around London and the rest of the UK will be opening up at midnight to ensure fans can get their copy of Halo 3 it as soon as humanly possible – including many Game, Gamestation, HMV and Virgin Megastores stores”, said the official.
Aside from that, gamers will also have the chance to party with Halo 3 fanatics at UK’s biggest cinema screen BFI IMAX (in Waterloo) on Tuesday, September 25, as many celebrities will be going head-to-head against lucky fans on the big screen.
Tickets and other giveaways are also available in The Daily Telegraph this Saturday and on Kiss FM next Tuesday. Those stores which won’t be able to serve customers on the eve of launch will open very early the next day.
Via CVG
According to Microsoft UK Head of Gaming and Entertainment Stephen McGill, they were originally planning to conduct a midnight launch event for Halo 3 but the Westminster council advised that they should not go with it due to security reasons. We guess we don’t have to remind you how big of a fan gamers in UK are.
Anyway, to compensate for this McGill said that around 1,000 retail stores will be opened by midnight so eager fans can get their retail copies as early as possible. To make things easier to understand – Halo 3 will be available on the eve of September 26 but no street events will be taking place.
“We are pleased to confirm that over 1,000 retailers around London and the rest of the UK will be opening up at midnight to ensure fans can get their copy of Halo 3 it as soon as humanly possible – including many Game, Gamestation, HMV and Virgin Megastores stores”, said the official.
Aside from that, gamers will also have the chance to party with Halo 3 fanatics at UK’s biggest cinema screen BFI IMAX (in Waterloo) on Tuesday, September 25, as many celebrities will be going head-to-head against lucky fans on the big screen.
Tickets and other giveaways are also available in The Daily Telegraph this Saturday and on Kiss FM next Tuesday. Those stores which won’t be able to serve customers on the eve of launch will open very early the next day.
Via CVG