[Update: 6:45pm] An Activision representative has confirmed to Shacknews that users who purchase Call of Duty: Black Ops in stores will be able to play the game right away. Digital copies, it seems, are at the mercy of Valve's Steam clock.
[Original Story] In preparation for the server crash that's bound to happen when Call of Duty: Black Ops hits Steam tomorrow, the game is now available to be pre-loaded.
The option to install the 8GB+ title went live over the weekend and gives players the opportunity to immediately jump into the action when Black Ops becomes officially available on Valve's popular digital distribution service.
According to my east coast timer, the game won't go live until around 10am on Tuesday, November 9. In that time, Xbox 360 and PS3 owners would have "Prestiged" about seven times each and ruined the ending for everyone who has yet to play the game.
It would nice is Steam would launch at midnight too, especially considering the PC version of Cod Blops runs on the Steamworks infrastructure
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