You sir, have clearly not been initiated into the secret cult known as "the American Economy". These dates are what investors and other executives use to gauge all kinds of beancounter garbage. Their purpose is NOT just to inform gamers of a release - they have many other purposes as well. Purposes that have nothing to do with consumers.
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Supporter of the "shut the fuck up" fan club.
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"When the bomb drops it'll be a bank holiday
Everybody happy in their tents and caravans
Everybody happy in their ignorance and apathy
No one realizes until the television breaks down..."
- SUBHUMANS