Hundreds of people line up to buy Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 at Best Buy in West Los Angeles ahead of its Nov. 10 launch. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Best Buy clerks unload boxes containing the video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in preparation for a national midnight release. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
The developers of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 sign autographs for fans as they arrive to purchase the game at Best Buy in West Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Dozens of people play Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 during a special promotion outside Best Buy in West Los Angeles before the game went on sale at midnight. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
Alejandro Medina, 20, of Culver City wears a sniper suit in honor of his favorite character as he buys the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 video game and night-vision goggles at Best Buy in West Los Angeles. (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)
