Black Ops 2: The ultimate midnight launch price round-up

With Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 mere hours away from its official release many of you will no doubt be planning your launch evening shenanigans.

Whether you're aiming to play it all night and pull a sicky tomorrow, or just want to hang out with like-minded CoD lovers, we've got you covered with all the information you'll need to make it happen.

HMV is holding the official Black Ops 2 London launch at its flagship Oxford Street branch. The event begins at 10pm tonight, with signings, multiplayer tournaments and other competitions keeping attendees busy until the game officially goes on sale at 12:01am on Tuesday morning.

Attendees will be treated to a "zombie bus stop featuring exciting props from the game as well as an in store Zombie invasion", and will also receive a "collectible goody bag" too.

Tesco will be opening 600 for the release of Black Ops 2, with 150 extending their opening hours for the release, making this the supermarket's biggest ever midnight launch event. Fans that head to Tesco's flagship Extra store at Cheshunt this evening will be able to get a sneak preview of the full game up to two hours before the official midnight launch. They'll also be able to take part in a competition with a host of prizes up for grabs. Tesco's other top one hundred stores will also be offering a chance to win special goodies bags.

GAME will be opening 319 of its stores for the release. Customers who buy Black Ops 2 and any piece of GAME exclusive Black Ops 2 merchandise will get ?5 worth of Reward Points.

Employees at the retailer's Westfield Stratford, Shepherd's Bush and Birmingham Bull Ring stores will be outfitted in full army gear, and to protect the stores against enemy fire, they will be camouflaged. The first 25 people in the line in London will receive goody bags.

I'm fighting proxy wars for the United States.I have explosive diarrhea.Cyber-attacks have crippled the Chinese stock exchange and I need to fix itA buffalo escaped from the the local zoo and found its way to my house, it keeps charging at me every time I try to go for my door.My strike team needs to *REDACTED* so we can kill *REDACTED* to save the *REDACTED*My refrigerator has fallen on me and I'm stuck .My false flag operation is taking longer than expected.My dog is having a nervous breakdown.MY COUNTRY NEEDS ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!My toe is stuck in the faucet.Some idiot bet me I can't force a towel down his throat. Trust me, I can, all the way. I hold onto one little bit at the end. When the stomach starts to digest it, I pull it out, taking your stomach lining with it. It's a lengthy process and I need to prove this fool wrong.My sobriety tool won't let the car start.My heart, it's broken.I watched The Hunger Games and now I'm really upset, I can't come in.The end of the world is imminent, I need a couple of days off to come to terms with this.I won't be able to make it into work today. I am so sick of hearing about Black Ops 2 that's it's rendered me bedridden - Richard DanielsMy goldfish ate my keys so I am trapped in my house until he does a number 2 -Dean SwainZombies at the lobby. Get out everyone while you still can -Shaikh SiddikyI shall not patronise you with an unnecessary explanation for my absence. Black Ops 2 is out. That is all. -JDLWLI'm getting over a bad BREAK-up. *Whisper* Modern Warfare 3 -Codeblue94I can't make it into work today I'm playing black ops 2 and quite frankly would rather do this than work for you. -WillyStyle65I've taken a ballistic knife to the knee -Doc_syn

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