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Here's my theory. Since just about everyone has been releasing new fps games, is it unthinkable that, for one reason or another, they would delay the best games (Doom 3, HL2) JUST so the not-so-advanced games (UT2004, [insert name of that game I can't think of here]) would not get drowned out?
Also, if this is the deal, is it nessesary a bad thing (annoying without a doubt)? If games continually got drowned out as they !might! in my example, when UT04 herd of Counter-Strike: Source, they would be forced to either cancel the game, or get their arse handed to em, both of which would result in huge finical losses, possiably reducing the quality of future games, if not killing the company or resulting in a monopoly by the victor.