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Gears of War Roadie Run Retrospective: Gamer drives 6 hours for game to prove GameStop wrong

Ripten: "Would you drive 3 hours one way and then 3 hours back to play a game on the first day of its release if the place you reserved it at didn't get it on time and they told you that you had to suck it up and wait?

This launch day story involves a detailed explanation of GameStop's reservation policy fine print and a 6 hour road trip across state lines. After all the trouble, did he even like the game when he got it home? Find out..."
Updates:
This N4G post was originally titled "Gamer drives 6 hours for game to prove GameStop wrong" which would explain the Road Trip image I used to post it. The reason I went with that title, was because I found the fact that the gamer drove 6 hours to get the game the most interesting and news worthy aspect. I wasn't alone. Kotaku felt the same way, and posted the following:

http://kotaku.com/5065666/would-you-drive-six-hours-for-a-game

However, the story got hot and an N4G Mod decided it would be best to rename the post and change the description to match the article itself, ensuring that my original intent (and ultimately the news I was trying to share) would be lost in translation. This is unfortunate. Nostra-
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Published: 430 days 11 hours ago | Article | Xbox 360 | Gaming
 
 

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1 highdro | 431 days 7 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Nostradavis - 431 days 7 hours ago
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The determination is a bit scary but I have slept outside waiting for two consoles overnight and have gone to many midnight releases. I don't think it is much crazier than that.
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ChrisGTR1 - 430 days 11 hours ago
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lol yea, all those people that waited in line for the ps3 all got owned. lol, all that waiting to only be greeted by another year and a half for its first good game to come out.and all the 360 owners only to be greeted by RROD and a 3 months warranty... yea MS didnt extend it to a year till ps3 came out since that had a year. i learned my lesson, ill never wait over night for anymore consoles.
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thereapersson - 430 days 8 hours ago
1.3 - @ ChrisGTR
Actually, the PS3 had a few good games at launch, one of them being Resistance: Fall of Man.
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miniduf1 - 430 days 6 hours ago
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@ Reaper

Resistance was just an average shooter, the second looks really good but the first one was just the same thing over and over just like the first gears was. Both PS3 and 360 had terrible launch games.
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thereapersson - 430 days 6 hours ago
1.5 - @ MiniDuff
It was good for a LAUNCH title that they rushed out before they managed to add all the features they wanted to. It's still one of my most-played launch games ever this decade.

I never said it was AAA or anything...
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ravinash - 430 days 5 hours ago
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Actually Chris, the first 50 people who were waiting in line at Virgin Megastore in London got free LCD screens for free (can't remember how big they were but they were big).
I had mine on preorder, and I remember thinking damn it...no TV.
Still, got my PS3 on open days and never regretted it. Although I did went out and got a HD 32" Bravia TV about 2 months later.
1.7 inane | 430 days 4 hours ago - comment has been reported as SPAM -
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The Mikester - 430 days 4 hours ago
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now that is as true gamer right there.
he has a lot of determination
1.9 Megatron08 | 430 days 3 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Killjoy3000 - 430 days 2 hours ago
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I think we can all agree that inane doesn't have a PS3, because the controls in RFoM were responsive and fantastic. Besides, you can completely customize your controls if you want. So what's the problem?
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barom - 430 days 1 hour ago
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Virtua Fighter 5 was a sick launch game.
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Proxy - 429 days 23 hours ago
1.12 - @ 1.4
I think I've finally figured out the definition:

average shooter (n.) - a GOOD shooter, that some people choose not to like, most likely because they've played dozens and dozens of other shooters. They're not so much tired of the game, but tired of the genre in general.
1.13 dukadork | 429 days 19 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
2 highdro | 431 days 6 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Nostradavis - 431 days 6 hours ago
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thanks :) I wonder how you lost all your bubbles...
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ReBurn - 431 days 6 hours ago
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How was he trying to prove Gamestop wrong? Was it that his Gamestop wouldn't sell the game early?

Anyway, that's not the point of the article.
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Nostradavis - 431 days 6 hours ago
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GameStop told him there was no way he could play the game that day.

Edit: His GameStop didn't get it and others in his area that did were only selling to reservations made for their location and they would not honor his.
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ReBurn - 430 days 5 hours ago
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Gamestop never honors reservations made at other stores. Every time I've reserved something they've told me that. It just sounds to me like this is being twisted to make it sound like Gamestop was trying to screw the guy over. But that's not what happened.

It doesn't look to me like he was trying to prove Gamestop wrong, rather he was just trying to find a way to play the game.
3.3 HardcoreGamer | 430 days 2 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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xbotpleasefixme - 430 days 11 hours ago
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This story is about me AWESOME now everyone knows my greatness
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Mutley416 - 430 days 10 hours ago
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Ummm CHRISGTR... I plotted 90 days,waited 45 hours... I got 3 PS3`s(@ launch) Sold 2 for almost 2700$... Who got PWNED?

People who did`nt sell them on the first day on Ebay...lol
I seen a couple go for 10K... If I would have sold mine 12 hours earlier... I would have gotten 2200$ to 2700$ a piece...

I personally love midnight releases and getting games on The day they come out- But I`m afraid I`m to smart to drive 6 hours... I would have that chit delivered to my door... Via Amzon or some of these other companies that promise same day shipping.

My buddy does it and he gets up in the morning and UPS gives him his game 10am that morning-
Me I like to stay in the trenches and see what our retailers have to say about this and that, So I show up @ the stores...Like a stalker...lol
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Conan997 - 430 days 9 hours ago
5.1 - a lot of people didn't pay
I grabbed a first day PS3 and the later you put it online that friday the lower the price was, so if you woke up and 10Am and saw PS3s going for 1200...1100, you could wait til like 9 oclock that day and the price dropped to $750 and it would still get shipped the same time. I sold one this way and one dude didn't pay.
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FantasyStar - 430 days 10 hours ago
6 - Man I wish I had that dedication and determination.
6 hour trip for just a game? He must've had good music along the way.

EDIT: That's funny, as I clicked out I was thinking about GeoW's Roadie Run and walla! there it was....
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Transporter47 - 430 days 10 hours ago
7 - I did prove gamestop wrong once lol
The guy told me there is no way your going to get an xbox360 on release day, because they were not doing first come first server more like first reserved first serve so what i do i went to Best Buy and got my Xbox360 on release day lol, i waited 7 hours outside on the cold for it but damn i got it lol, then i took the receipt to the guy at gamestop and i'm like wait what is this, his face was priceless :P
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likedamaster - 429 days 23 hours ago
7.1 - I prove Gamestop wrong all the time...
Got my "unreserved" xbox360 @walmart (@launch). And the "reserved" copy of Gears that I did have at Gamestop was refunded to me after I was denied a copy and later found a Collector's Edition Gears @Walmart that day. Not to mention other titles I got @ midnight from Walmart "unreserved"... for ex. Crackdown. It's funny how if u don't reserve it over @ Gamestop they won't have it for you on launch especially popular titles yet they always do at walmart.
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TheDeadMetalhead - 430 days 10 hours ago
8 - Wowser
I remember doing that once. I went to a Game Crazy across town looking for a Wii and they said I won't be able to get one for a long time.

So I go home and call every bloody Game Crazy in town. Finally I come across one that has a Wii in stock.

So I rush across town, get it, go back to the other Game Crazy. Walk up to the same guy with the Wii in-hand and said "Oh really now?"

That was a good day. ^__^
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PS360WiiRocks - 430 days 9 hours ago
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Ohh ok... ridiculous story.
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Nostradavis - 430 days 8 hours ago
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Nice icon.
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PS360WiiRocks - 430 days 1 hour ago
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thanks.
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hynesa02 - 430 days 7 hours ago
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i remember i didnt pre-order my wii on release, GAME and Gamestation (two biggest game stores in UK) said there was no way id get one.

I strolled into Tesco on teh 8th December 2006 at 9AM and just picked one from the shelf and payed :D t'was good day
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monkey602 - 430 days 6 hours ago
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Similar thing happened me
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Mpiece - 430 days 7 hours ago
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so if u factor in the price of gas lol, from when the game came out ...then that was 1 expensive game
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monkey602 - 430 days 6 hours ago
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When I was younger my town didnt get very many new releases. I had to get me games in the cities which are 2 - 3 hours away from me. the difference between me and this guy is I waited until i needed to go to the city or went with family or friends. I did do the journey specifically to get my ps2 though.

Now my town gets everything
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PimpHandStrong - 430 days 5 hours ago
13 - idiot
he spent more money on gas then he did the game

im happy im not one of those guys! I can wait months and the game remains new 2me!
13.1 Megatron08 | 430 days 2 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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Pixel_Addict - 430 days 4 hours ago
14 - This article has nothing to do with "proving Gamestop wrong"
This article is just a Gears of War advertisement is disguise. Drive 6 hours for a game he claimed to have barely heard of? I really enjoy the "innovative" comment thrown in, just in case we didn't realize he wasn't a Gear's loyalist.
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WorseCase - 430 days 4 hours ago
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what a loser..
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Erasmus - 430 days 3 hours ago
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My brother and I live in two different cities. I remember his store got Gears a couple of days ahead of mine. Want to know what I did?

Waited and went about my life like a normal person!
17 VforVideogames | 430 days 3 hours ago - User only got 1 bubble - Show
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N4G Member - 430 days 2 hours ago
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GAMESTOP/EBGAMES SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Stop shopping at these stores people!!!
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ASSASSYN 36o - 430 days 2 hours ago
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O-tay we will. (fingers crossed behind back)
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ASSASSYN 36o - 430 days 2 hours ago
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It is true about Gears early release. It actually was launched ahead of street date. I didn't get mine in phoenix until launch day.
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LevDog - 430 days 1 hour ago
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Gamestop is trash.. It was kinda funny though, When Socom came out.. Me and 2 other friends had it pre ordered at our local gamestop.. We get that stupid call about it will be there after 10 am.. So the next day we all meet up at my house, around 10:20 am.. We stroll in ready for Socom and the new headset.. Hmm what a surprise, The gamestop employee informs us that UPS is gonna be late and it wont be available until after 12.. WHEN IS UPS 2 hours LATE?? So we leave only to find the Best buy had it the day before (the day we got the call from gamestop)... So we buy it there, go back to gamestop and get our pre order money back.. HAHAHA the guy handing us our money did not look happy..
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NaiNaiNai - 429 days 18 hours ago
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funny i know thats a lie. >.> gamestop doesnt give money back on any condition. >.> only credit. so nice story.
-nai-
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ptmidos - 429 days 21 hours ago
21 - Thats Dedication
I salute you,...you are a true gamer
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