Not to contradict bltzkriegmcanon, but Oct 4 looks *extremely* unlikely. And 2004 is now in doubt, according to id.
"We can't say, at this point, that it's going to come out this year," said Hollenshead. "There are a couple of big pieces of work that still have to be done."
Linky:
http://money.cnn.com/2004/07/14/comm...ming/index.htm