GAME is to open hundreds of stores nationwide at midnight in order to sell Grand Theft Auto as early as possible on September 17.
For midnight launches, stores generally open their doors between around 11.45pm and 1am. For those who can't make it to a midnight opening, many stores will be opening early the following morning at 8:30am. HMV stores across the country will also be opening their doors in the early hours to enable consumers to pick up copies of the game at the earliest possible opportunity.
Rockstar has confirmed a US and European GTA 5 release date of September 17 on Xbox 360 and PS3. The game will launch in Japan on October 10.
Last month the studio revealed GTA Online with a debut trailer and the news that it will launch two weeks after GTA 5. For more details read ourGTA Online interview, and get our impressions of it in this GTA Online first look preview.
Rockstar also recently released the official Grand Theft Auto 5 trailer.