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Retail Radar: Oblivion expansion, Bully and Splinter Cell collector's editions

By Brendan Sinclair, GameSpotPosted Sep 11, 2006 4:01 pm PT

Online retailer lists Knights of the White Stallion expansion for popular PC role-playing game, premium packages for two anticipated releases.

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Bethesda Softworks' The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion has been one of the most popular games thus far to embrace micropayments, selling additional game content to players for small sums of money after the initial purchase. The company has already released seven content packs for its PC and Xbox 360 role-playing game, charging $.99 to $2.99 for add-ons that range from horse armor to new dungeons, locations, and side quests.

In addition to being somewhat controversial among gamers, the add-ons have raised questions about how Bethesda would handle possible expansion packs to its game. With The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, the company released a pair of expansion packs for the PC version of the game, Tribunal and Bloodmoon, and later on compiled them with the original game for the Morrowind Game of the Year edition on Xbox.

A product listing spotted on GameStop.com today (pictured above) only raises more questions, as the online retailer is accepting preorders for the Knights of the White Stallion Expansion Pack for the PC version of the game. Or was, at any rate. Shortly after GameSpot sent a request for comment to Bethesda, the listing disappeared from the retailer's site. GameStop was asking $19.99 for the expansion, and listed it with a November 21 shipping date. The page included no other information on the pack, and a search for an Xbox 360 counterpart page yielded no results.

Still up on the site (as of press time, at least) are limited edition premium packages for Splinter Cell: Double Agent on the Xbox 360 and Bully on the PlayStation 2. The limited edition of Rockstar Games' controversial schoolyard action game is advertised as a GameStop/EB Games exclusive, and includes an official Bullworth Academy dodgeball and a Bully comic book with the game for $49.99. For Sam Fischer's latest exploits, GameStop lists the $69.99 collector's edition as including special packaging and a bonus DVD featuring a documentary titled True Life of a Cover Operative, a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the game, interviews with series voice actor Michael Ironside, tips and tricks, mini-Web films, and more.

Finally, for gamers with anger-management issues prone to hurling controllers across the room, help could be on the way. GameStop is listing a NERF-branded PS2 controller for release later this year from peripheral manufacturer Pelican. Frustrated gamers are still advised to keep their tempers in check, however, as nothing hurts quite like NERF in the eye.

Please note, while retailer listings frequently jump the gun on publishers' product announcements, they should not be taken as final confirmation of a game's existence, nor should the absence of a listing be considered as proof that a game isn't coming to a given platform.

122 Comments

  • KandyKornMan

    Posted Sep 24, 2006 8:53 am PT

    umm did they mean the life of a "covert" operative or is that right?

  • dj_copycat

    Posted Sep 19, 2006 12:32 pm PT

    i really hope they do bring out a expansion pack for oblivion

  • ninjajuggalo810

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 7:34 pm PT

    i think most se are stupid i saw one that was an extra ten dollars for a coin from the game why would i want that

  • The_Weekend

    Posted Sep 17, 2006 7:04 am PT

    A real expansion for Oblivion ??? Sweet mama ... oooooh yeah!

  • --Sinister--

    Posted Sep 16, 2006 8:53 pm PT

    i dont have much money so i dont no if the extra 10 on double agent is worth it....im so lost....

  • _Sam_

    Posted Sep 14, 2006 4:02 pm PT

    I'll pick up the Splinter Cell edition

  • P1nPoint

    Posted Sep 13, 2006 1:55 am PT

    Questions about said add on (expansion, what ever you want to call it) were put forward to Bethesda, if the site was hacked and there is no official release being made by Bethesda surly they would of just said its faulse and has nout to do with us??

    as they decided to give a "no comment" awnser and then had the game site remove the pre order page this could well be the game site accidentaly applying the pre order to their website ahead of Bethesdas schedule.

  • pooflinger356

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 8:28 pm PT

    SPLINTER CELL,its my favorit game but these people just keep me waiting too long!! i think that I might go get my reserve money back because it looks like this game is never going to come out!!

  • jdbthexboxgamr

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 4:22 pm PT

    well it looks like I'll be picking up the Splinter Cell limited edition.Cant wait!

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 3:52 pm PT

    There is a free mod called the same thing - see it at Planet Elder Scrolls website in their mods section.

    Very unprofessional to spread this news based on one retailer. What if the site's been hacked or something? Or this business is struggling and they wanted some free publicity? I saw a website that said UFO's were real? Why are they not being talked about on the BBC or ABC? I mean if it just takes one website.......

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 3:48 pm PT

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  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 3:45 pm PT

    It is a free mod - wonder if the site was hacked? In any event one retailer should not be enough for this tittle tattle news spreading like this. What's the point? And it's so UNPROFESSIONAL!!!!

    You can see the free mod called the same here:

    http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/View.php?view=OblivionMods.Detail&id=1773

  • Humorguy_basic

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 3:38 pm PT

    Wasn't there a free mod called something like 'Knights of the White Stallion'?

    Also, these micropayments are always talking about as just a little payment, which in one way they are. But look at it this way. If the full 100 hour game is $40 should some armour for your horse be 5% of the cost of the game? Does it give 5 hours of gameplay? 5% of 100 hours? Same goes for the other add-ons.

  • awarriorofgamin

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 3:16 pm PT

    pleeseee i agree w/ u i miss being a werewolf and pwning n00bs i dont think the expansion will be able to handle my pwnsauce character though lvl 36 and almost 37 i wonder wat the expansion gonna be like though hopefully something like the bloomoon expansion for morrowind

  • pleeseee

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 2:35 pm PT

    I'ld be cool if the Oblivion expansion let you be a wherewolf. Oblivion has endless possibilitys.

  • pleeseee

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 2:32 pm PT

    I'ld be cool if the Oblivion expansion let you be a wherewolf. Oblivion has endless possibilitys.

  • pleeseee

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 2:32 pm PT

    I'ld be cool if the Oblivion expansion let you be a wherewolf. Oblivion has endless possibilitys.

  • STEALTH5000

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 1:46 pm PT

    I'm so buying the Collector's Edition for Splinter Cell Double Agent. Can't wait to get it!

  • Fallout_red

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 9:57 am PT

    Real expansion for Oblivion, KOOL.

  • raedon023

    Posted Sep 12, 2006 9:52 am PT

    I had bought the expansion content through Xbox live, I really hope they make an expansion it's a great game.

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