GameStop may begin selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare early

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare launches overnight for PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 when the clock strikes midnight. But you probably don’t have to wait until October 25 to start playing the military shooter. If you purchase it digitally, Activision plans to unlock the game at 6 p.m. Pacific time (9 p.m. Eastern). But if you preordered the physical edition from GameStop, do you have to wait until midnight while others get a headstart? Turns out you probably don’t.

Activision has told GameStop that it will look the other way if stores begin selling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific time, according to a source familiar with the companies.