Two Worlds II special edition hits Oct. 18

Two Worlds II is getting a double-dip. TopWare Interactive today announced an October 18 release date for the Velvet Game of the Year edition of Reality Pump's well-received open-world role-playing game.

The bundle will include the original version of the game as well as its upcoming Pirates of the Flying Fortress expansion and will come in premium velvet-wrapped packaging. The PC and Mac versions of the game will sport black velvet, with the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions wrapped in red. The added enticements won't be strictly external, as the compilation will also feature a double-sided world map and pirate head pin that's also included in the game itself. Finally, a bonus disc will feature the game's soundtrack and two extra multiplayer maps, along with assorted artwork and videos.

Though TopWare bills the bundle as a Game of the Year edition, a company representative could not point to a specific publication bestowing a Game of the Year award on Two Worlds II. The game launched in November 2010 in Europe and Asia, but it didn't arrive in North America until January of this year.

For more on the pack's contents, check out GameSpot's review of the original Two Worlds II and previous coverage of the Pirates of the Flying Fortress expansion.