No Rainbow 6:Vegas 2 today?

WTF?

For a couple of months we've heard March 18th for the release date of Rainbow 6: Vegas 2 and only today do we find out that "Oh, it's shipping today and will be in the stores tomorrow". Now I know, one day, what's the big deal but I'm calling bullshit on this. The friggin' release date should be the date it is available in the stores.