Rumor: GameStop dates Prototype, Splinter Cell V, Sonic Unleashed, Rogue Warrior and more
by Xav de Matos 
{ Mar 28th 2008 at 12:15AM }
One of our loyal X3F Army tipsters has outed himself as an employee of GameStop, but to make up for it he sent us a camera phone image of a few release dates. While you should take these dates with a grain of salt some of them are accurate, specifically Ninja Gaiden 2, Soul Calibur IV and Civilization Revolution.
Fueling the fire of the Sega's Sonic Unleashed leak is a release date of November 4 for the Xbox 360, PS3, Wii and PS2. EA's NFL Head Coach 09 is slated for a September 3 release and based on the release of the original in relation to Madden, the time frame seems accurate. A few titles we haven't heard much from are Bethesda Softworks' Rogue Warrior (November 10) and Edios Interactive's Shellshock 2: Blood Trails (September 1), which is being developed by the team at Rebellion.
Other dates include Sierra's Prototype from Radical and the Xbox 360 exclusive Splinter Cell: Conviction from Ubisoft which are dated for October 21 and October 2 respectfully.
Remember, pre-order focused retailers tend to guess-timate releases on a regular basis to structure their sales goals for the final two quarters of the year. However, some of the names on this list make us really glad we have a rumor category.
[Thanks, Travisto]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
timesplitter88 @ Mar 28th 2008 1:13AM
Thats definately not fake. I could notice that GPOS layout from a mile away lmao.
But you just gotta keep in mind, gamestop makes up street dates all the time. if you didnt offically hear it, then it aint real lol.
ZEBRA NINER @ Mar 28th 2008 1:21AM
Prototype! w00t!
DaMan09 @ Mar 28th 2008 3:21AM
On Prototype:
Wikipedia says otherwise? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype_%28game%29
Boff @ Mar 28th 2008 6:45AM
You got some of the dates mixed up there Xav. I blame the dodgy American way of writing the date!
Sonic Unleashed is Nov 4th
Shellshock 2 is Sep 1st (My birthday!)
todd @ Mar 28th 2008 7:22AM
Thought Prototype was a summer/fall 08 and looks like SC:C is pushed from March, man I really wanted that game love the series.
HazyCloud @ Mar 28th 2008 9:38AM
What about Rapala's? I see it on thie list! :)
Xav de Matos @ Mar 28th 2008 11:22AM
@Boff: Ah yes, looks like my "stupid" skill was acting up again! Also, thanks for pointing that out without using a :) or ;)
That's annoying.
brodsky2809 @ Mar 28th 2008 6:57PM
I work at gamestop too and I can tell you that most of the release dates are educated guesses sent from the publishers.
Aegis @ Mar 28th 2008 4:35PM
I don't know if it means much, but doesn't "NFL Head Coach 09" come out in August? Unless the copy of Head Coach in the Madden anniversary edition is a special before launch deal, it doesn't seem that the list is completely accurate.