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Better late than never.

Next week sees the release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Game of the Year Edition, a full-priced collection of the original Oblivion, the bonus questline Knights of the Nine and the full expansion pack, Shivering Isles. That's all well and good for newcomers, but are current Oblivion owners without access to Xbox Live going to be left out in the cold?

Well, yes, but only for a little while, as Shivering Isles will also be getting its own release on disc sometime in October. The expansion will retail for $29.99, the same price it currently sells for on Xbox Live, and will also feature Knights of the Nine free of charge.

I don't quite understand the rationale behind releasing the expansion a month after the Game of the Year edition, aside from trying to lure people who already shelled out $60 for Oblivion 18 months ago into buying the GOTY edition. But hey, I'm surprised to see an expansion pack on disc at all. That hasn't happened since…well, GRAW2!

[via Joystiq]