GameStop says pre-order sales of Activision s Modern Warfare 2 are the highest for any title in the company s history.  Speaking to Mike Snider at USA Today, GameStop s Tony Bartel says customers reserving copies of the game at their 6,200 stores have managed to set the new milestone.  He doesn’t divulge how many orders the retailer has taken.

Snider writes that GameStop stores and more than 2,600 24-hour Walmart locations are planning midnight launches for November 10, when “Modern Warfare 2” hits stores. Read more at USA Today.