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[Pollux]

Good thing I held off from buying Dead Island when it came out. I might pick up the GOTY edition when it enters a Steam sale. I would love to play it with some Gaffers when that time finally comes.

hit me up when you get it, and we'll play some. *fist bump*

 

[Haunted]

ITT people learn about marketing.

 

[Spirit of Jazz]

2 of the 3 pieces of DLC came with the day 1 version of the game...

 

[grandjedi6]

Borderlands won a few i think (if it didn't it was most certainly nominated). And I think its well established now that GOTY doesn't necessarily mean the best game of the year, but rather a more marketable way of saying "Our game is even better, buy it with all released content!" edition.

Nope. I remember checking when the Borderlands GOTY edition was announced. It never won a GOTY award anywhere and I don't particularly remember any nominations.

But you're completely right about it just being a more marketable term. Nowadays GOTY editions are just analoguous to the DVD/blu-rays of movies that come out with added features.

 

[Attackthebase]

hit me up when you get it, and we'll play some. *fist bump*

Will do, sir. And by that time, I should have a mic for my PC.

 

[DR2K]

Isn't false advertising illegal?

 

[Koroviev]

Lol GOTY according to who?

GameCritics voted it GOTY. I don't know of any other site that did.

 

[Lone_Prodigy]

I heard the DLC got some terrible reviews. May just end up getting the original for cheap somewhere.

 

[Imperial Hot]

Game of the Year Edition
It was someone's game of the year

 

[params7]

Bethesda started it.

 

[Koroviev]

Game of the Year Edition
It was someone's game of the year

Pretty much.

 

[Alligatorjandro]

$30 is a good price.

 

[Wildesy]

Just out of curiosity, was Fallout New Vegas actually voted GOTY by any publication? I assumed awhile ago that it had just become a more catchier way to title a bundle.

 

[rainking187]

Just out of curiosity, was Fallout New Vegas actually voted GOTY by any publication? I assumed awhile ago that it had just become a more catchier way to title a bundle.

It's actually called the "Ultimate Edition", at least in the US, not the GOTY Edition, so it doesn't really matter.

 

[Rawket Lawnchair]

I always thought a GOTY edition was the last milking method for a game, at least for companies. Never believed the game actually had to be voted as a game of the year for such an edition.

 

[Koroviev]

I always thought a GOTY edition was the last milking method for a game, at least for companies. Never believed the game actually had to be voted as a game of the year for such an edition.

Most AAA games receive at least one GOTY endorsement. It's easy marketing.

 

[grandjedi6]

Just out of curiosity, was Fallout New Vegas actually voted GOTY by any publication? I assumed awhile ago that it had just become a more catchier way to title a bundle.

Softpedia.com: http://news.softpedia.com/news/GOTY-2010-Best-Video-Game-Fallout-New-Vegas-175555.shtml

Yeah, I know

 

[Wildesy]

It's actually called the "Ultimate Edition", at least in the US, not the GOTY Edition, so it doesn't really matter.

Ah right you are, I just assumed it was titled GOTY for some reason. My bad.

 

[Dueck]

I wished they had used the pre-order LE case when releasing this. The "Shawshank zombie" cover sucks.

 

[Forsaken82]

Nope. I remember checking when the Borderlands GOTY edition was announced. It never won a GOTY award anywhere and I don't particularly remember any nominations.

But you're completely right about it just being a more marketable term. Nowadays GOTY editions are just analoguous to the DVD/blu-rays of movies that come out with added features.

Game informer awarded it as Best Co-op Game of 09 (which IS a game of the year award, granted not THE) and IGN Nominated it for overall Game of the Year

Sure there were others too

 

[Roland Deschain]

GOTY is just another term for Ultimate or Complete edition. It's been going on for a while now.

 

[Version 3.0]

Aw...clicked on the thread hoping to see some Batman-type GOTY photoshops. Leaving disappointed.