UPDATE: Bravo of 343 Industries stopped by our forums to update us on the situation:

“Friday is the typical launch day for the majority of game releases across Europe. The November 14th release date for Halo: The Master Chief Collection is simply aligning to the typical process for retailers in Europe, as are other Xbox first-party releases like Sunset Overdrive and Forza Horizon 2.”

While many of you are extremely excited about the recent announcement of Halo: The Master Chief Collection, we’ve learned some interesting news today in regards to the games release. While Microsoft and 343 Industries took the E3 stage to reveal that The Master Chief Collection will be releasing on November 11th, 2014. While this is awesome news for fans in the US, fans in Europe noticed that game retailers such as GAME have listed the collection for release on November 14th, three days after the release in North America.

When questioned on Twitter, Dan Ayoub of 343 Industries confirmed that the collection will most likely be brought to Europe on the 14th.

@TheLittleMoa @ClementYFR I am hearing 14th for Europe — Dan Ayoub (@Danayoub) June 19, 2014

Halo titles have often released on the same date around the globe, so this may come as a shock to some people. As we could imagine, three days without Halo 2: Anniversary and other classic Halo action might be a bit unbearable for some of you.

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