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Armed Thieves Steal Over 100 Copies Of Call Of Duty: Black Ops
I'm pretty excited for Call of Duty: Black Ops -- excited enough that I'll be attending a midnight launch tonight and staying up way later than I should to dig into the game. However, sometimes excitement over a game launch goes a bit too far. Take for example a group of robbers in Bel Air, Maryland, who stole more than 100 copies of the much-anticipated game this weekend.
The Baltimore Sun explains how at least two men armed with semi-automatic guns entered a Harford County GameStop just as it was about to close on Saturday night. The men stole four cases full of copies of Call of Duty: Black Ops -- totaling over 100 copies of the game -- as well as cash and some hardware. Two customers who entered the store mid-robbery were forced into a storage area in the store at gunpoint.
This is the second GameStop robbery in the area in the last few weeks, and authorities think the same men may have been responsible. The sheriff's office asked residents in the area to call and inform them about anyone nearby who has a copy of Black Ops before its launch official launch tomorrow.
Thankfully, no one was hurt in this incident. it's unclear if the thieves were looking to sell all of the copies of Black Ops for profit or are planning to play it themselves as well, but assuming the latter, I'm glad most gamers are a good measure more patient.
[via Ars Technica]
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