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11 Aug: Gamers Embrace Online Connections During Pandemic

As many people struggled with how to remain socially connected during a time of social distancing, Phillip England found solace in the fictional worlds — and real-life connections — of online gaming.

For Phillip, a Geek Squad Agent in Arizona, that wasn’t a big change from his routine prior to COVID-19. The avid gamer would regularly conquer missions on Arma 3, a military game that led him to collaborate with players from around the world, many of whom he now calls friends.

Best Buy - Call of Duty: WWII

31 Oct: 600+ Best Buy Stores to Open Late for ‘Call of Duty: WWII’ Release

The next chapter in the Call of Duty series launches this week, and you can pick it up at Best Buy as soon as it’s released at midnight ET.

More than 600 U.S. Best Buy locations will be opening simultaneously at 12:01 a.m. ET on Friday, Nov. 3, so you can play Call of Duty: WWII all night long. That means 9:01 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 2, for those on West Coast; 10:01 p.m. for gamers on Mountain Time and 11:01 p.m.