Hi guys,
I can give you some explanations here
It was not so very long ago that we not only stuck to release dates, but were able to tell you, six months in advance, what _day_ they would come out, with just a handful slipping in any year - we were one of only (I believe) three RPG companies able to do this.
What changed was the printing facility, and its integration into the rest of the company. However, we have now almost completed the process, and the only thing causing slippages now is demand for certain titles. This week, for example, demand for Return to the Road of Kings and Cthulhutech has been _massive_, with mail orders flying in, and distributors revising their orders mid-week. All this has led to the shipping date for these two books to slip 2-3 days, and will have a knock-on effect on other books this month (minimal, but it will be there, with some books jumping to an early December release).
That said, things are beginning to stabilise, and our book production should, once again, be utterly predictable in Q1 next year.