Just got back from wal-mart in Saraland, AL.....and on a whim...I just went to check out the PC games section....when lo and behold.....Elemental was sitting on the shelf beckoning to me as a gateway to gaming heaven!  There were four copies behind it as well.  Having already ordered the collectors edition...please realize that it was EXTREMELY hard to put the game back on the shelf.  As much as I have longed to play this game, I couldnt justify paying $69 for Collectors Ed. and then $49 for the vanilla version.  Mind you....i considered it.....very intensely for at least 5 minutes.  was wondering if anyone had any reason why this game is on the shelf 3 or 4 days early?