Re: have people already got copies of the game
i find it seriously hard to believe that a big name store like gamestop would put a game on the shelf early, and only limit it to 5 games.
as far as i know, employees take the copies of the games from the storage room after the boxes have been opened, as an ex employee of blockbuster video, i know! we used to do this.
Also small privately owned shops that get games in early may put them on the shelves, here in downtown brooklyn we have a shop owned by an arabic guy who normally puts the games up 2 days early, thats why everyone was whining on my list wondering how i got halo 3 and cod4 early. But this is only the privately owned shops, because if word got out that big name/chain stores put the game on the shelf early they will have a big law suit coming there way because the orange tab on the games clearly says 'do not sell until this date'