Play it First at 8PM with GameStop

Both Walmart and Best Buy are throwing midnight launch events for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 on Monday, November 7 that let gamers play the shooter early. A Sunday ad flyer that came out today shows that GameStop will also let gamers go hands-on early the PS3, Xbox 360 and PC game.

The fun kicks off at select GameStops across the United States at 8 p.m. local time on Monday with the chance to play Modern Warfare 3 in-store first. We called one of our local GameStops to get details and they plan on bringing in a game truck and holding tournaments. You can find out if your local GameStop is participating at the website.

If you’ve pre-ordered, Modern Warfare 3 at GameStop, you can arrive betwee 6 and 10 p.m. on Monday to finalize your order. You’ll receive a sales receipt to make checkout easier when stores start selling the game at 12:01 a.m.

As for special deals, the games retailer is offering 10% off the official strategy guide with purchase of Modern Warfare 3 and is also offering a 30% extra trade-in bonus towards the game.