In a rare move for the gaming industry, the release date for Brink has been bumped a week closer from May 17th to May 10th in the United States. It’s also been bumped a week in Europe from its original release on May 20th back to May 13th.
According to Pete Hines, VP of both Public Relations and Marketing at Bethesda:
“Production wrapped on Brink earlier than we planned and we didn’t see any reason to keep gamers from getting their hands on this highly anticipated game as soon as it was ready. It’s apparent from the tremendous reaction so far that people are eager to jump online and play, and if we can make that happen earlier – we’re going to.”
Nevermind the fact that L.A. Noire comes out on May 17th. That’s completely unrelated.
Source: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-11-brink-release-date-brought-forward