Next month we're going to be inundated with game announcements. The number of trailers you're going to watch—don't pretend you aren't—will make your eyes bleed. And you're going to be given a lot of dates to mark in your calendar. But hold on, because release dates are mostly bollocks.
This is nothing new: since our primitive ancestors first left their caves to visit brick and mortar stores to check out new releases, we've had to deal with the disappointment of highly anticipated games getting delayed. But it feels so much more pronounced these days because there are so many games, so much competition, and incalculable amounts of money being poured into marketing campaigns.
