http://www.gamesradar.com/threads-of-fate/articles/Videogames, like movies and music, live and die by their release dates. A smartly planned launch can make a niche product soar to unpredicted heights or cause a long-respected franchise to slip beneath consumers’ radar.http://www.gamesradar.com/the-top-7-worst-release-dates-ever/Nov. 10, 2008, 2:15 p.m.