The Matrix Online Website has news of a delay to Monolith's upcoming MMORPG based on the movie franchise. The update puts the game's availability at January 18, 2005, cleanly missing the holiday sales season the previous November release date had targeted. The move is explained as a way to allow for a simultaneous North American and European launch. The post also says pre-orders begin next week, allowing entrance into the closed beta testing beginning November 18, as well as a three day head-start on the game's official release. Meanwhile, GameSpot has a Q&A with WSIE's Jason Hall about the announcement: "I can assure you that it’s going to ship on January 18. From a technical standpoint, if we really wanted to not include other countries, we could have shipped it a little bit earlier. This is why we’re very confident in our ship date."