Originally posted by JScott991
As far as EB and amazon.com go, it ships the 18th. It will be in stores on the 19th.
Without giving out false hope, though, I'd recomend checking EB or other retailers the 18th anyway. EU2 arrived at my local EB the same day it shipped.
When I went to my local EB store and pre-ordered from them, they told me they expected the game on the *16th*. How true that is, I don't know.