Legend of Legaia release date confusion

[12.15.98] » EB World lists Sony's upcoming RPG with a confusing placeholder timeslot.

   As confirmed several days ago, Legend of Legaia is slated for a North American release and has now made its way into EB World's online database of upcoming dates. However, some confusion has arisen regarding the game's actual release date, assisted by reports on several online gaming sites.

   EB World has "Legend of Legia" (Legaia is the proper, albeit confusing spelling) listed with a release date of January 5th, 1999. Numerous other titles are listed with the same date, as January 5th is used as a placeholder timeslot for titles expected sometime in 1999, but without a specific date. For example, Shadow Madness is also listed with a January 5th release date, despite Crave's estimate of a release sometime around March.

   Unfortunately, we have not been able to get in contact with SCEA for an estimated release timeframe. Still, SCEA is typically quick to translate their Japanese titles, and sources indicate we could all be enjoying this promising RPG as early as March.