My local Gamestop told me the other day that the official release date is September 2nd, 2004. The strategy guide comes out September 1st, 2004.



The guy told me that there had never been an official date as far as when the game was coming out in their computers. Only a month with a date pending has been on there before. With in the last week the date has went from June of 2004 with date pending, to September 2nd, 2004, with the guide coming out on the 1st.



I looked up the dates on the calendar when I got home and he could be right. The 1st of September is a Wednesday and the 2nd is a Thursday. That is when most games get shipped or come out.