Bethesda Softworks today announced that it will release its award-winning RPG, The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind Game of the Year (GotY) edition later this month as part of the Xbox Platinum Hits series. This is the second time Morrowind has been released as a Platinum Hits title, the first game ever to accomplish this feat. (The original version of Morrowind was released as part of the Platinum Hits program in 2003.) The Morrowind GotY edition allows gamers to continue their existing games of Morrowind and experience the new quests and areas offered by the Tribunal and Bloodmoon expansions.
Platinum Hits games are generally available for an estimated retail price of
$19.99 (U.S.) at most retailers. Only a select few games for the Xbox video game system from Microsoft that have enjoyed the greatest popularity and highest sales volumes are being selected for the Platinum Hits program.
Morrowind was the best-selling and most highly acclaimed RPG for Xbox in 2002, earning Game of the Year and Best RPG awards from numerous publications and sites. It was one of the top 10 best-selling games on Xbox from May through October 2003, a full year after its initial launch (Source: The NPD Group / NPD Funworld / TRSTS). The only other game to accomplish this feat was Halo.
In Tribunal, you journey to the capital city of Morrowind, called Mournhold, to meet the other two god-kings of Morrowind, Almalexia and Sotha Sil. Your journey will lead you to the Clockwork City of Sotha Sil and massive, epic-sized dungeons, where strange and deadly creatures await you, including goblins, lich lords, and the mysterious Fabricants.
Bloodmoon takes you to the frozen Island of Solstheim where you’ll experience snow, blizzards, and new creatures, including frost trolls, ice minions, and wolves.just to name a few. You’ll have a choice of stories to follow and have the opportunity to defend the colony, take control over how the colony is built up, and eliminate the werewolves. Or, you can decide to join the werewolves and become one of them, opening up a whole new style of gameplay.
For more information on Morrowind and The Elder Scrolls series, including the recently announced The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, visit the official web site at www.elderscrolls.com.