Letter I received from Amazon earlier:
Hello,
We have received new release date information related to the order you placed on August 06, 2011 (Order#). The item(s) listed below will actually ship sooner than we originally expected based on the new release date:
"Star Wars: The Old Republic"
Previous estimated arrival date: December 20, 2011
New estimated arrival date: December 16, 2011
If you want to check on the progress of your order, take a look at this page in Your Account:
(my link was here)
We hope to see you again soon!
Sincerely,
Customer Service Department
http://www.amazon.com
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