I pre ordered my copy of Oblivion CE on play.com and it say's it is due for release on the 24th. The only thing is with other games like crash day it was released before the date on play.com's web site and i hope to god thats its the same case for Oblivion.

Some people have been saying their Play.com order has been dispatched, but I still doubt you'll get it until the 23rd or 24th.
Bethesda never mentioned a set UK release date so we can expect it before the 24th, but I wouldn't get your hopes up.

its the 24th, if any shop says otherwise then theyre being naughty. i rang gameplay (who have had it down as the 24th for months before the release date was released) up half an hour ago to get the lowdown, and they said the guy on the other end said that the 24th is indeed the date, and they dispatch a couple of days early so it gets to you on the release date. theres the tinyest chance it might get here a day early but thats so negligible that its non existent, though i have had it happen before...

we know the release date, march 20th, and since there's no way to exactly know what any specific site or store can do I see little point for this thread.

So under the "no release date threads" rule, I'll lock this