Today is the official shipping day of Battlefield2 for North America. Technically, the games started leaving the warehouses last night, but either way, if you pre-ordered a game, you should expect to see it by the end of the week (unless you were like me & did the free shipping option, which, since it takes 4-5 days, won't get here until gawd only knows when).

"Get to the chopper! Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Digital Illusions today announced that Battlefield 2™ has begun to ship to retail outlets for the PC. Powered by an all new game engine, Battlefield 2 brings the intensity and excitement of its predecessors, the award-winning Battlefield 1942™ and Battlefield Vietnam™, into the modern era with the latest, most technologically advanced vehicles and weapons systems available to man."

**Update** Even though I chose the free shipping option on my BF2 pre-order, my copy shipped today via UPS 2-Day Air. w00t!