Civilization 5 GOTY edition announced, available Sept. 27

2K Games announced today that a "Game of the Year Edition" for Civilization 5 will enter the annals of retail history on September 27. The $50 bundle includes the core game, soundtrack and previously released add-on content that was sold to Civ addicts for between $5 and $10 a hit.

Civilization 5, as expected, was one of the best strategy games of the past year. The GOTY edition also includes all the mega-patches the game received since its launch a year ago. We've listed the included DLC for the GOTY bundle after the break.

Included in GOTY bundle:

• Sid Meier's Civilization 5 (standalone game)

• Civilization and Scenario Pack: The Mongols

• Civilization Pack: Babylon

• Cradle of Civilization Map Packs: Mesopotamia, Americas, Asia and Mediterranean

• Double Civilization and Scenario Pack: Spain and Inca

• Civilization and Scenario Pack: Polynesia

• Civilization and Scenario Pack: Denmark - The Vikings

• Explorer's Map Pack

• Sid Meier's Civilization 5 digital soundtrack