Microsoft is set to make Halo 4 the biggest ever midnight launch with more than 10,000 stores to be part of the festivities. Retailers will begin to sell the title in over 40 countries at 12:01am on November 6th.

In addition to the regular retailers opening their doors at midnight, Microsoft is throwing parties at 30 marquee launch events around the world for one of the most highly anticipated titles to be released this year. Sites in Seattle, Paris, Berlin, Toronto, Singapore, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Sydney are just some of the cities that will have marquee launch events.

Early reviews of the title are already starting to tumble in, with reviewers seeming to be in agreement that Halo 4 is a highly recommended title that is a must buy, with very high review scores.