Euro Oblivion 5th Anniversary Ed date

By Robert Purchese Published 16 September, 2011

Kvatch it while you can.

Bethesda has confirmed the Oblivion 5th Anniversary for Europe. It will be released on 23rd September for £20 on PS3 and Xbox 360, £18 on PC.

European PR manager Alistair Hatch confirmed the date on Twitter.

Inside the Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition is the Game of the Year Edition of Oblivion, which contains DLC add-ons Shivering Isles and Knights of the Nine.

Also in the box are a Making of Oblivion DVD and a colour map of game world Cyrodiil and the Shivering Isles.

A Skryim video is thrown in as well.

The Oblivion 5th Anniversary Edition doesn't come in Steelbook casing in Europe, but it does in the US.

Oblivion was the fourth Elder Scrolls game and is the predecessor to new game Skyrim. Eurogamer's Oblivion review awarded a modest 10/10.

Shivering Isles.

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About Robert Purchese

Bertie is Eurogamer's Senior Staff Writer. When he's not hunting down news stories he's often found playing with his kids or gabbling about fantasy games and strange online worlds. @Clert on Twitter.

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  • MisterM #1 8 months ago

    I see what you did there.

  • DozyKipper #2 8 months ago

    I'm guessing they haven't gone back and patched in rumble and trophies for the PS3 version? Pass.

  • nemesisND1derboy #3 8 months ago

    Does it come with the money off voucher for Skyrim? I'm looking to get Oblivion on the PC and was waiting for this, the voucher would only sweeten the deal.

  • TruSmiles #4 8 months ago

    Tempted to pick up a copy, even though I have the collectors edition and GoTY edition on Xbox and a copy on Steam. I've already overkilled the game, but that's a nice price :o

  • 32768Colours #5 8 months ago

    What, no Horse Armour?!

  • HyperTails #6 8 months ago

    Eh? So, they ignore Europe and then a couple of days before hand go 'oh yeah, here you are, enjoy'. Bet the cure for vampirism glitch isn't fixed in the PS3 version.

    You missed your chance, Bethesda. Even though I own it, I would've happily bought it a few weeks ago for the steel case, and making of DVD. Now you've released it when the big hitters are starting to drop, so thanks but no thanks.

  • makeamazing #7 8 months ago

    @Dozy, if they have put in trophies then i dont see the point in re-buying it for PS3.... which would be a bit of a shame to be honest.

  • Bumbuliuz #8 8 months ago

    Strange that they didn't use the opportunity to include all of the DLC on the PC and 360 that came out. I would actually re-buy the game for the Xbox 360 for that one.

  • jidnffc #9 8 months ago

    So they're not including the book that was released in the special edition? I'm sure I read that was gonna be part of the deal...

  • bratmandu #10 8 months ago

    Already re-bought last month off games on demand (360).

    Still plays well, and stacks of fun just picking random dungeons to raid. The levelling system sucks balls though - hopefully Skyrim uses a more fallout-ey system. I mean, in Obliv you don't get xp for any quests for anything - you could finish every mission and never level up, the only way to level up is to increase major skills by 10 points. It can really mess up the game by making it too hard or too easy due to how you level up. Ironically anything you want to specialise in - you're better off picking it as a minor skill.

    I tried having acrobatics as a major first time I ever played and since you're always running and jumping - the skill went up like a motherfucker and I levelled up so fast - which of course made enemies harder, yet my acrobatics was at 80 whilst any offensive skills were back down at like 25 - I wasn't gonna jump them to death!

  • Architect_z #11 8 months ago

    Did anyone find the big mac in Oblivion?

  • FortysixterUK #12 8 months ago

    No tin box? No sale.

  • HL706 #13 8 months ago

    Does it come with new achievements, ala Batman GOTY?

    I'll probably still buy it, but it'd be a nice Brucey Bonus.

  • Vistrix #14 8 months ago

    @DozyKipper I thought it was a requirement now to have trophies in all PS3 retail games?

  • Mr_Brown #15 8 months ago

    Even if this came out in Europe I wouldn't get it. I'm a massive fan of the game, but I've completed virtually everything on it (xbox 360 version) must have put over 300 hours into the game. If it had a special packageor bonus content or quests I'd go for it but it doesn't offer anything new at all.

    Roll on Skyrim I cannot wait!

  • DozyKipper #16 8 months ago

    @Vistrix It is mandatory for trophies for all games released after Jan 2009 but this game came out before then.

  • Vistrix #17 8 months ago

    @DozyKipper This particular version of the game is being release now though - all of the HD collections were required to add trophies...

  • MisterM #18 8 months ago

    I have played this to death already - PS3. If they're not adding all the other DLCs and official plugins that were missing from the PS3 versions, what's the point in this?

    Oh, right, yeah, cynical marketing to try and rinse pennies out of the four people that haven't completed this already. Bastards. Just give me Skyrim early.

  • syra #19 8 months ago

    Lol how many people will play this, HATE IT, and then not buy skyrim because of it.

    NEGATIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN. SHIT GAME. That is all.

  • Incarta #20 8 months ago

    £20? I've played it, but for that price, quite tempted...

  • guernican #21 8 months ago

    That Cure for Vampirism glitch is really awesome though. Particularly as the German-language fix breaks the Shivering Isles questline.

  • slickster #22 8 months ago

    @DozyKipper, it do have rumble but no trophies because this was out before trophies was on ps3, For £20 im in i have completed it on 360 and ps3 over the years but its a great price for a great game.

  • Broken_Hands #23 8 months ago

    GAME information page for this says it is a steelbook...

  • Collymilad #24 8 months ago

    Already have the GOTY edition.

  • HyperTails #25 8 months ago

    @Broken_Hands

    Yeah, so either Game have it wrong, or EG do.

    Though i'm more inclined to believe Game as they've no doubt got the info straight from the publisher.
    Edited by HyperTails at 16/09/11 @ 17:13

  • Rack #26 8 months ago

    Wow, that original Oblivion review is a work of sublime fiction. Fingers crossed Skyrim is half as good as that review claimed Oblivion was.

  • smeg666 #27 8 months ago

    whilst i like collecting trophys from the games i purchase its not a deal breaker if a game does not support them (heavenly sword was fantastic fun).I think the emphasis that is now put on trophy support and online play has over shadowed and influenced the gaming industry too much and i'm not advocating a return to basics before all the trolls out there start flaming me...i'm just saying that i think a percentage of gamers these days are trophy/acheivement obsessed and maybe have begun tsarting to miss out on a lot of really good titles because one or more component is missing.oh and to syra who thinks this game is shit...you obviously have never given it more than a 20 minute play through and i suggest you actually play through oblivion before posting those kind of comments..

  • Darksjeik #28 8 months ago

    People need to let go of the past, Oblivion was great, now let it rest.

  • OliverH #29 8 months ago

    10/10 for a game that was nice to look at but deeply lacking in creativity both in landscape design and in a whole lot of the quests was really ridiculous. Yes,yes, I know the Dark Brotherhood quest... the sheer fact that this one quest is the one consistently brought up when the quests are being criticised shows that it was an outlier and not the norm. Not to mention that it only lends itself to players ready to play evil characters.

  • Bluetooth #30 8 months ago

    £20 for stuff I've already played 5 years ago??? Stop right there criminal scum!

  • Murton #31 8 months ago

    Still don't get why this is being re-released again. The PS3 version isn't getting trophies, isn't getting the missing DLCs and isn't getting it countless bugs fixed in this release so what is the incentive to buy this version?

    In the US you get a steelbook case that some people like to collect and a money off voucher for Skyrim, that release has a point, but the EU release just seems a little half arsed. But then we're still waiting on the EU release of Shivering Isles on PSN, so i guess it's not unexpected to see them mess this up as well.

  • Gylfi #32 8 months ago

    hooo happy birthday, worst game in history! *muah

  • Toffeli #33 8 months ago

    Get Morrowind instead, it has aged better.(And is a much more better game overall)

  • fletch273 #34 8 months ago

    Seriously, what is the point? If you are going to take your time and play it properly you won't have got anywhere near finished by the time Skyrim comes out. If you already have it and just want it for the shiny metal box, can I remind you that games are playing, not looking at on your shelf. It's not like this special edition will be worth anything second-hand in the future.
    Edited by fletch273 at 18/09/11 @ 21:37

  • TheEarlOfZinger #35 8 months ago

    I saw a mudcrab the other day...filthy creatures.