It’s T-minus three days before the really highly anticipated launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops. This game is expected to sell millions of copies within the first week of its release. Part of the strategy to get high sells from a retail standpoint is to let customers buy the game as soon as possible. Excitement is building and GameStop will be there the second people are ready to pop. 4,408 GameStop stores around the country will be staying open extra hours to accommodate the release of Black Ops.

As if fans really need another reason to get psyched about the upcoming animated Star Wars: Clone Wars film, Toys R Us is having an in-store midnight sales event featuring Clone Wars products and also giving away four five-feet tall Clone Wars action figures.

Doors to select stores will open at 12:01 a.m., July 26, 2007 (that’s late Friday or really early Saturday, depending on how you look at it). On shelves will be various Star Wars related items including action figures, building sets, models and, of course, video games…