E3 '07: Oblivion GOTY edition announced

  • By Emma Boyes, Tor Thorsen, GameSpot UK
  • Posted Jul 9, 2007 10:40 am PT

Bethesda's epic PC, 360, and PS3 RPG will be getting a special Game of the Year edition that will include both expansion packs.

SANTA MONICA, Calif.--Bethesda Softworks' open-world role-playing game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion will be joining its processor Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind in the Game of the Year edition club. In September, PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3 GOTY editions of the game will hit retail in North America. The new version will include the original game, expansion pack The Shivering Isles, and the extra content pack The Knights of the Nine. The GOTY edition is $59.99 for 360 and PS3 and $49.99 for PC and will be rated M for Mature like the original game.

Oblivion was released in April 2006 on the 360 and PC, and in March 2007 on the PlayStation 3. The fantasy RPG starts with the main character escaping from prison only to find his native realm of Cyrodiil overrun with Daedra, demonic creatures from the realm of Oblivion. The protagonist then allies with the late emperor's illegitimate son, who is determined to rid the world of the aforementioned hellish invasion.

The expansion pack The Shivering Isles added the realm of Sheogorath, ruled by the Daedric prince of madness. It contained around 30 extra hours of gameplay, as well as new creatures, dungeons, and quests. Knights of the Nine contained extra content including the titular faction and new quests, weapons, and armor.

For more information on The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, check out GameSpot's full reviews of the original game and the Shivering Isles expansion.

270 Comments

  • Ziterenkoy

    Posted Jan 18, 2008 1:37 am PT

    When wil the european version come? They said 16th Octobre and still nothing. And now we are already 3 month forward and still nothing of a GOTY edition of oblivion in Europe??????????????

  • grey_baron

    Posted Dec 9, 2007 1:22 pm PT

    same thing with me rockawuzhere

  • RockaWuzHur

    Posted Dec 4, 2007 6:53 am PT

    How does Oblivion look on a analog, standard defintion TV running on the XBOX 360 hardware? I want a 360 for Christmas and I think I want this to be my first game.

  • rainyhero

    Posted Dec 4, 2007 1:44 am PT

    guys should I get this game cuz there are no RPG games on PS3 and that pissed me

  • ronaldinhojunio

    Posted Sep 23, 2007 7:32 am PT

    i need help!!1
    i have just bought the game of the year edition on my xbox 360 but the anologue controls have seemingly been switched round so the the right (usualy unused ) anologue stick is to move and the left anologue stick is to look around!!!
    if anyone knows how to fix this problem please tell me soon thankz

  • jakjbt

    Posted Sep 19, 2007 12:26 pm PT

    cool im gonna by this 2nd hand ,give the xbox vesion back to my friend and then ill hae oblivion on the PC and the xbox!

  • vegasmaster

    Posted Sep 17, 2007 10:24 pm PT

    there must be a problem wih the discs coz me screwed up too thats why im getin this one. must take good care of disc dont leave on floor this time

  • Gadeos

    Posted Sep 17, 2007 8:05 pm PT

    Ok, since my Oblivion game is all messed up, I'll have to get this one... double payment but, if only I had taken care of the first one... anyway....

  • Lord_Tik

    Posted Sep 11, 2007 7:56 am PT

    Great for those who don't have XBL.

  • HumanTorch101

    Posted Sep 9, 2007 7:40 pm PT

    I may have to get this. I still have three other games that I need to beat but this could be for after I beat those games and after all the other games come out this year.

  • Alex312803

    Posted Sep 8, 2007 4:10 pm PT

    Cant wait until I get this game

  • zgreenwell

    Posted Sep 6, 2007 7:53 am PT

    I actually borrowed oblivion from a friend and thought about downloading the expansion for myself. This would probably be a better option as I could return my friends game to him .

  • Shishio817

    Posted Sep 2, 2007 4:09 pm PT

    Grr...shouldn't have even bothered to buy the expansions then. Oh, well.

  • GamerPigBin

    Posted Sep 1, 2007 5:42 am PT

    Well my oblivion disc is scrachted and I have apsolutely no acess to a credit card so I deffintly getting this so I can get shivering Isles and knights of the nine

  • Panman_Dan

    Posted Aug 26, 2007 8:49 pm PT

    I wonder what they will do with those of us who got Oblivion, but dont want to buy the game over again... Playstation Store Greetings? I hate using a credit card... (Did not bother to read the article so dont burn me if i am *not making sense*)

  • JakRules365

    Posted Aug 21, 2007 8:44 pm PT

    Of course you can load your own game, this isn't a new game... its just all all three games in one package (and maybe on one disc).

    I'm so lucky I found out about this -- I was about to buy oblivion for $50, and I figured it would be better to wait a few weeks and spend 10 bucks more.

    Edit: I just wanted to let everyone know that this is $100 value (on PC)

  • StonyShred420 posted Aug 20, 2007 6:46 am PT (does not meet display criteria. sign in to show)

    StonyShred420

    Posted Aug 20, 2007 6:46 am PT (hide)

    Eh, this series isn't as good as people make it out to be.

  • p00phead

    Posted Aug 17, 2007 8:41 pm PT

    I wonder if your old files will work with this because oblivion is kick ass unlike two worlds

  • cd3taxi

    Posted Aug 15, 2007 2:04 pm PT

    Does anybody know if the glitches from the original will be patched up, or do you need to go to xbox's web site?

  • Yuck_Too

    Posted Aug 15, 2007 12:22 pm PT

    Just traded-in the original 360 Oblivion for $44 and waiting to pick this up, Figure it's a great deal to get Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine for $16.

  • sp3ct-fr0m-fl4x

    Posted Aug 15, 2007 4:29 am PT

    Never got to play the normal one so this one gotta pick up =)

  • willxcore

    Posted Aug 14, 2007 7:15 pm PT

    this is gonna be sick definately pick it up

  • Arab-man666

    Posted Aug 13, 2007 8:30 pm PT

    I hope you can load your old game

  • ascalon94

    Posted Aug 9, 2007 9:42 am PT

    burnitup420 its coming out this september

  • king_bobo

    Posted Aug 7, 2007 2:42 am PT

    So if you already have Oblivion, you'll be rebuying it - or is it just the expansions? I would probably get it, just as long as you can use the same save file on the expansion....

  • Peter_Eater

    Posted Aug 5, 2007 7:48 am PT

    I can't wait to get a non-CTD-on-exit KotN game!!! Yay!
    I'm just wondering about mods- if they screw something up, and mods don't work on GotY... I'll be forced to dust off my AK47...

  • x2926014

    Posted Aug 3, 2007 3:14 am PT

    do you mean that SHIVERING ISLANDS IS GONNA GET OUT FOR PS3???

  • UncleMatt

    Posted Aug 2, 2007 12:28 pm PT

    well guess wut the dumb bastards at Bethesda won't answer any of my e-mails, then when i called them they didn't answer my question...pricks...

  • The_Pro_310

    Posted Aug 2, 2007 4:50 am PT

    It won't, only KOTN and SI.

  • UncleMatt

    Posted Aug 1, 2007 6:07 pm PT

    dude i played the wiz tower and the theifs den with this free demo, they are soo awesome yo, s**ts off the hook! mehrunes ravor and vile lair look just as good if not better! i sent Bethesda 2 e-mails and i'm calling their office tommorrow and imma ask them whether it'll include all the add-ons, i'll let yall know whats going on

  • mark12149

    Posted Aug 1, 2007 9:17 am PT

    i am so getting that what if it has the wizz tower :O that would be sweet

  • LeopoldRoze

    Posted Jul 31, 2007 7:19 pm PT

    coool

  • UncleMatt

    Posted Jul 31, 2007 11:06 am PT

    imma be pissed off if it doesn't have Vile Lair, Mehrunes Razor, etc. heh that'll be the gayest thing ever if they didn't include them! i mean it won't hurt anything, and it'll make me happy! and it'll boost the sales! nuff said...

  • Shiekern

    Posted Jul 31, 2007 10:13 am PT

    Hopefully if I get a new gaming computer for Christmas, I will be able to get this too. IT IS GONNA ROCK!!!! I had the game of the year edition for morrowind, only thing is in morrowind the fighting system sucks. I played this before and it rocks! GO GO GO GO RELEASE THE AWESOMENESS!!!!!!

  • PseudoFinrod

    Posted Jul 29, 2007 1:32 pm PT

    How are they going to fit all that extra stuff onto a DVD for the 360 version? Will they have an extra disc to download all of the add-ons to your hard drive?

  • Rx_Nightmare

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 10:38 pm PT

    Im still wondering on if i should get the PC or Xbox cause i dont want to let this amazing rig im running go to waste just by playing sup com and CNC3 and i wont have to w8 for my 360 to get fixed and i could also use mods and cheats but on the Xbox i could chat with friends, have an easier controll layout, and get extra content off the marketplace as well as not have to worry about crashes or errors.

    Lol the irony is that my old copy of oblivion for the xbox is busted..and so is my xbox so even if i buy a new copy i still gotta w8 for repairs

  • pathock3

    Posted Jul 26, 2007 6:31 am PT

    hey, so this means no more expansions? darn.

  • The_Ripper

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 2:18 pm PT

    when is this coming out?

  • mohorovicic

    Posted Jul 25, 2007 9:56 am PT

    ""Will include the original game, expansion pack The Shivering Isles, and the extra content pack The Knights of the Nine". No horse armor? "

    Knights of the nine contains all of the small updates up until it was released

  • lil_d_mack_314

    Posted Jul 24, 2007 9:44 am PT

    yeeah baby!1!!!11 but what will i play before i get this humm?

  • nicfromspace

    Posted Jul 24, 2007 6:23 am PT

    Dont play oblivion it will suck your life away. it its that awesome

  • SKOM34

    Posted Jul 21, 2007 12:35 pm PT

    I don't have Oblivion yet, so I'm waiting for this.

  • Alteredbeast360

    Posted Jul 20, 2007 6:52 am PT

    OMG !!!!!!!!! This is so damn awsome i have played it so much that my friends ask me for help.

  • gfxarts

    Posted Jul 19, 2007 12:49 pm PT

    Since I cracked my old disk and never downloaded the expansions.. this will be a great way to revive my old characters. Thanks for putting this together.

  • Agulf

    Posted Jul 19, 2007 6:31 am PT

    "Will include the original game, expansion pack The Shivering Isles, and the extra content pack The Knights of the Nine". No horse armor?

  • fon1988

    Posted Jul 19, 2007 12:48 am PT

    Wow im an idiot, I should have seen this coming. I got Morrowind for christmas one year and traded it in for the game of the year edition a few months later when it came out. Now, a few days ago I bought Oblvion collectors edition for $50 and now they are making GOTY.....oh well, this game is bad a** anyway!

  • danieltopness

    Posted Jul 18, 2007 11:51 am PT

    Great, I payed about $150.00 for this game on 360 with all the downloads. How about givin my freakin money back microsoft.

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