Mass Effect release date

From Mass Effect Wiki

The Mass Effect release date was scheduled for November 20th, 2007 in North America, followed by Europe on the 22nd and Australia and New Zealand on November 23rd. There were, however numerous problems in keeping the date.

On November 10, 2007, retailers K-Mart and Wal-Mart mistakenly sold the game early even though most of the games were labeled with "Do Not Sell Before 11/20" stickers on them. Microsoft and Bioware quickly put a stop to sales.

On November 16th, 2007, EB Games in Australia sold Mass Effect for the day. According to a rumor they received an email from Microsoft to sell it. The email was not an official comunique and sales later stopped.

The PC version of the game was released in North America on 28th May 2008, and in Europe on 6th June 2008. The European version also contained a second DVD with Spanish, French and Italian versions on it.