ya. the release isn't only worldwide by day, but also by TIME. 12AM for those in Pacific Time. 3AM for those in Eastern Time (being me, and... apparently Kermit too). not gettin mine till like.... almost 9AM. sad for me, but EBX ain't open all night, and i wouldn't wanna drive at 3AM either.)
edit: Grandmaster, that leak doesn't really count. it wasn't really that playable. all you could really do was mess wit the physics and that was about it. Halo 2 was out on the net like 2 weeks before release and was fully playable. so were a few other games that i can't think of.