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** The sequel ''VideoGame/HorizonForbiddenWest'' has ''Burning Shores'', a [[VersionExclusiveContent PS5-exclusive]] expansion.



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* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' has an expansion released in June 2018, ''Octo Expansion''. It adds a second single player campaign where an amnesiac Octoling, with the help of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, must escape from the depths of a subway station and make it to the surface of Inkopolis, at which point [[PromotedToPlayable the ability to play as an Octoling in Turf Wars is unlocked]].

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''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' has an expansion released in June 2018, ''Octo Expansion''. It adds a second single player campaign where an amnesiac Octoling, with the help of the New Squidbeak Splatoon, must escape from the depths of a subway station and make it to the surface of Inkopolis, at which point [[PromotedToPlayable the ability to play as an Octoling in Turf Wars is unlocked]].unlocked]].
** ''VideoGame/Splatoon3: Expansion Pass'' contains two waves of content. Wave 1, released in February 2023, adds [[NostalgiaLevel Inkopolis Plaza from the first game]], along with its shops, vendors, and gear. Wave 2 is a single player campaign called ''Side Order''.

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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' averages one expansion every 4 months or so.
** From 1996 with ''Mirage'' to 2015 with ''Dragons of Tarkir'', three of these expansions took place in the same setting and built somewhat on the mechanics of the previous ones, forming a "Block" of one large expansion and two smaller ones (usually). The fourth was a "core set" designed to introduce new players to the rules and reprint certain mainstay cards to keep them in circulation.
** From 2015 with ''Battle for Zendikar'' to 2018 with ''Rivals of Ixalan'', they followed a two-block paradigm that replaced the Core Set with an additional expansion, and did two blocks of two sets per year instead of just one. However, this rapidly proved unpopular, leading to...
** The three-and-one model, with three large-set expansions and the reintroduced core set, which continues to the present (though the core set was later removed again in favor of another expansion). Though there have continued to be several expansions that tie into each other unofficially, like the year-long buildup to ''War of the Spark'' that included elements of the previous two blocks (as they all took place on Ravnica); the double-feature of Innistrad sets ''Midnight Hunt'' and ''Crimson Vow''; the Dominaria focused sets ''Dominaria United'' and ''The Brother's War'', and the New Phyrexia sets ''Phyrexia: All Will Be One'' and ''March of the Machine''.
** Naturally, this doesn't include the various supplemental sets that aren't always legal in all formats or attempt to introduce new ones.
* ''TabletopGame/YuGiOh'' can top that with a new set every three months, as well as all the special packs.
* ''TabletopGame/Pokemon'' also introduces a new set every month or so, often tying in to the new games.
* ''TabletopGame/DigimonCardGame'' has a new expansion about every other month, as well as semi-annual starter decks that contain their own unique cards (though all cards can be used together since there's only one gameplay format).



* Every [[CardGames Collectible Card Game]] in existence. ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' averages one expansion every 4 months or so. Yu-Gi-Oh can top that with a new set every three months. As well as all the special packs.
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* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' had four DLC campaigns which added new areas to explore as well as new weapons. Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot added a bank to store extra items in while The Secret Armory of General Knoxx added in a new vehicle and a BonusBoss meant as a high level challenge. [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 The sequel]] also had DLC campaigns that followed the same formula, with each one also adding at least one new Raid Boss.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' had four DLC campaigns which added new areas to explore as well as new weapons. Mad Moxxi's Underdome Riot added a bank to store extra items in while The Secret Armory of General Knoxx added in a new vehicle and a BonusBoss {{Superboss}} meant as a high level challenge. [[VideoGame/Borderlands2 The sequel]] also had DLC campaigns that followed the same formula, with each one also adding at least one new Raid Boss.
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* ''VideoGame/SeriousSam4'' had a standalone expansion called ''Siberian Mayhem'', which expands on the Russia chapter that was only 2 levels long in the main game. It was developed by a group of [[PromotedFanboy fan modders]] called Timelock Studio and was originally pitched as DLC, but Creator/DevolverDigital decided it should be released separately.
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** ''Horizon 2'' received an expansion pack called ''Storm Island'' that added a whole open world island for players to drive on, complete with its own championship. Later on, the game received its own Porsche expansion pack. Additionally, a standalone expansion called ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' was released initially for free for a couple weeks' time that was essentially a glorified demo of the full game complete with its own storyline and set of achievements, and was also released on Xbox 360 unlike the other two expansions that were released only for the Xbox One.

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** ''Horizon 2'' received an expansion pack called ''Storm Island'' that added a whole open world island for players to drive on, complete with its own championship. Later on, the game received its own Porsche expansion pack. Additionally, a standalone expansion called ''Forza Horizon 2 Presents [[Film/TheFastAndTheFurious [[Franchise/TheFastAndTheFurious Fast & Furious]]'' was released initially for free for a couple weeks' time that was essentially a glorified demo of the full game complete with its own storyline and set of achievements, and was also released on Xbox 360 unlike the other two expansions that were released only for the Xbox One.
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* ''VideoGame/FZero X'' had one released only in Japan for the failed Nintendo 64DD add-on that included a car editor, a track editor, two new cups, and a few new music tracks. It's particularly notable for including a course based on ''VideoGame/MarioKart''[='=]s Rainbow Road.

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* ''VideoGame/FZero X'' had one released only in Japan for the failed Nintendo 64DD add-on that included a car editor, a track editor, two new cups, and a few new music tracks. It's particularly notable for tracks, including a course based on brand new remix of ''VideoGame/MarioKart''[='=]s Rainbow Road.Road, since the base game reused another piece of music for said course instead.
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* ''VideoGame/JustDance'': ''Just Dance: Summer Party'' is a compilation of most DLC from Just Dance 2.

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* RealLife version: At Ride/DisneyThemeParks, Toontown was added to Disney World (although after the New Fantasyland expansion it became the Storybook Circus sub-area), New Orleans Square and Bear Country (Critter Country today) to Disneyland Park, and Disney California Adventure for Disneyland Resort.

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* RealLife version: At Ride/DisneyThemeParks, Toontown was added to Disney World (although after the New Fantasyland expansion it became the Storybook Circus sub-area), New Orleans Square and Bear Country (Critter Country today) to Disneyland Park, and Disney California Adventure for Disneyland Resort.[[AC:Tabletop Games]]



* ''TabletopGame/{{Dominion}}'' is an interesting case. There are 10 expansions (3 small (150-card), 5 standard (300-card), 1 large (400-card), and 1 extra-large (500-card)) and one set that contains basic cards with updated art. To play any game, you need a base set (Original or the first edition Intrigue) or the non-playable base set plus any expansion. To make this confusing mix even odder, while the non-playable base-set contains only cards that are in the base set and intrigue, they're an updated design, so some players may purchase this set even if they already have one of the two base sets. It provides no new cards, but they are nicer-looking versions of old cards you might have at least two full sets of already.
* ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit'' has its share. Feeling like questions about decades? Music? Sports? Movies?
* [[SourceBook Supplements]] for {{tabletop RPG}}s are almost inevitably this. It's in the nature of these games that all one usually really ''needs'' to buy to play one are from one to three "core" rulebooks and any special dice it requires -- but that doesn't keep rules expansions, new setting information (or new settings altogether), pre-made scenarios and the like from ''also'' selling.
* Many [[Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro Shimajiro]] toys support having additional add-on modules or extra activity cards offered separately from the main product, which makes getting the toys even harder than it already is [[NoExportForYou if you don't live in Japan]].


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* ''TabletopGame/ResArcana'' has received two expansions:
** ''Lux et Tenebrae'': Its biggest additions are the Demons artifact type, support for a 5th player, and the "Inscription" magic item, which has the unique property of giving you scrolls that can be saved up for later rounds. It also tweaks the rules to {{Nerf}} the Monuments strategy a bit, and adds some new artifacts, mages, etc.
** ''Perlae Imperii'' adds the valuable Pearl essence to the game and increases the goal to 13 Victory Points. It also introduces a new magic item, new artifacts, new Places of Power, etc.
* ''TabletopGame/TrivialPursuit'' has its share. Feeling like questions about decades? Music? Sports? Movies?
* ''TabletopGame/VillainousRavensburger'' has several expansions that add new villains with new playstyles.
* The base game of ''TabletopGame/{{Wingspan}}'' covers North American birds, and is intended to have an expansion per continent. As of late 2022, three have been released. Note that the expansion ''Wingspan Asia'' can also be played as a stand-alone game for two.

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* RealLife version: At Ride/DisneyThemeParks, Toontown was added to Disney World (although after the New Fantasyland expansion it became the Storybook Circus sub-area), New Orleans Square and Bear Country (Critter Country today) to Disneyland Park, and Disney California Adventure for Disneyland Resort.
* ''TabletopGame/{{Dominion}}'' is an interesting case. There are 10 expansions (3 small (150-card), 5 standard (300-card), 1 large (400-card), and 1 extra-large (500-card)) and one set that contains basic cards with updated art. To play any game, you need a base set (Original or the first edition Intrigue) or the non-playable base set plus any expansion. To make this confusing mix even odder, while the non-playable base-set contains only cards that are in the base set and intrigue, they're an updated design, so some players may purchase this set even if they already have one of the two base sets. It provides no new cards, but they are nicer-looking versions of old cards you might have at least two full sets of already.
* [[SourceBook Supplements]] for {{tabletop RPG}}s are almost inevitably this. It's in the nature of these games that all one usually really ''needs'' to buy to play one are from one to three "core" rulebooks and any special dice it requires -- but that doesn't keep rules expansions, new setting information (or new settings altogether), pre-made scenarios and the like from ''also'' selling.
* Many [[Anime/ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro Shimajiro]] toys support having additional add-on modules or extra activity cards offered separately from the main product, which makes getting the toys even harder than it already is [[NoExportForYou if you don't live in Japan]].
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** A third party, ''We Create Stuff'' released (before ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' came out) a flash-based 2D game based on the idea of Valve's 3d Puzzle game. We Create Stuff then released a complete replacement map pack for Portal that can best be (charitably) described as exceedingly NintendoHard.[[note]]Several levels from this map pack ended up being [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent added]] to the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 release of ''Portal''.[[/note]]

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** A third party, ''We Create Stuff'' released (before ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' came out) a flash-based 2D game based on the idea of Valve's 3d Puzzle game. We Create Stuff then released a complete replacement map pack for Portal that can best be (charitably) described as exceedingly NintendoHard.[[note]]Several levels from this map pack ended up being were later [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent added]] to the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 release and UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch releases of ''Portal''.[[/note]]



* ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' had the expansion pack ''Return to Na Pali''.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Unreal|I}}'' had has the expansion pack ''Return to Na Pali''.Pali'', which adds a new campaign that continues the story from the ending of ''Unreal'', along with giving you a couple of new guns to play with.



* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is particularly notable for being [[http://kotaku.com/yes-final-fantasty-xiv-really-was-this-bad-the-first-t-1789996867 terrible at launch]], and only with its first expansion, ''A Realm Reborn''[[note]]which, as the name implies, scrapped everything and started over[[/note]], did it achieve the popularity it has today. Since then, three expansions have been released, each including new areas, jobs, and other content.

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* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' is particularly notable for being [[http://kotaku.com/yes-final-fantasty-xiv-really-was-this-bad-the-first-t-1789996867 terrible at launch]], and only with its first expansion, ''A Realm Reborn''[[note]]which, as the name implies, scrapped everything and started over[[/note]], did it achieve the popularity it has today. Since then, three four expansions have been released, each including new areas, jobs, and other content.
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** The class-based multiplayer game ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'' can also be considered an expansion pack for ''Half-Life 1''. In addition to recycling the vast majority of its assets from ''Half-Life 1'', it was available as a free add-on for all owners of the original WON retail version of the game and was bundled with every subsequent retail release. It's not for nothing that the game sports the [[IconicLogo lambda logo]] on its cover art. To this day, the "Half-Life Complete" pack on Steam still includes it.

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** The class-based multiplayer game ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'' can also be considered an expansion pack for ''Half-Life 1''. In addition to recycling the vast majority of its assets from ''Half-Life 1'', it was available as a free add-on for all owners of the original WON retail version of the game and was bundled with every subsequent retail release. It's not for nothing that the game sports the [[IconicLogo lambda logo]] logo on its cover art. To this day, the "Half-Life Complete" pack on Steam still includes it.

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** ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'' has ''The Conquerors,'' which introduced New World civilizations to the series (and added Spain and Korea). The ''HD Edition'' added ''The Forgotten'', with 5 new civilizations, and ''The African Kingdoms'', which added four more civilizations.
*** The ''Definitive Edition'' release added 4 new civilizations, and it had its own set of expansions. ''Lords of the West'' added 2, ''Dawn of the Dukes'' added 2 more, and ''Dynasties of India'' added 3.

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** ''VideoGame/AgeOfEmpiresII'' has ''The Conquerors,'' which introduced New World civilizations to the series (and added Spain and Korea). The ''HD Edition'' added ''The Forgotten'', with 5 new civilizations, and ''The African Kingdoms'', which added four more civilizations.
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*** The ''Definitive Edition'' release added 4 new civilizations, and it had its own set of expansions. ''Lords of the West'' added 2, ''Dawn of the Dukes'' added 2 more, and ''Dynasties of India'' added 3.
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* Its successor, the ''VideoGame/{{ARMA}}'' series, upped the ante quite a bit. The first game, ''Armed Assault'', only had a single standard expansion, ''Queen's Gambit'' (with an additional island and a new campaign). Then ''ARMA II'' came along and received some DLC. But the real expansion pack and DLC fever started with the release of ''ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead'', itself a standalone expansion to the original ''II'' (with a brand new setting and lots of new features). So far, ''Arrowhead'' has received the ''British Armed Forces'', ''Private Military Company'', ''Reinforcements'' and the ''[[CreatorProvincialism Army of the Czech Republic]]'' expansions. And lately, ''VideoGame/{{ARMA}}'''s helicopter sim cousin ''Take On Helicopters'' has also been receiving various small expansions, usually in the form of DownloadableContent.

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* Its successor, The first game in the ''VideoGame/{{ARMA}}'' series, upped the ante quite a bit. The first game, series,, ''Armed Assault'', only had a single standard expansion, ''Queen's Gambit'' (with an additional island and a new campaign). Then ''ARMA II'' came along and received some DLC. But the real expansion pack and DLC fever started with the release of ''ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead'', itself a standalone expansion to the original ''II'' (with a brand new setting and lots of new features). So far, ''Arrowhead'' has received the ''British Armed Forces'', ''Private Military Company'', ''Reinforcements'' and the ''[[CreatorProvincialism Army of the Czech Republic]]'' expansions. And lately, ''VideoGame/{{ARMA}}'''s helicopter sim cousin ''Take On Helicopters'' has also been receiving various small expansions, usually in the form of DownloadableContent.
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* Originally designed as ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'', ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'''s expansion ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBhaal Throne of Bhaal]]'' was the climax to the Bhaalspawn story. (The game that would later be developed as a "Baldur's Gate 3", ''The Black Hound'', had nothing to do with the ''BG'' series' Bhaalspawn saga. It was only named that due to Interplay lacking the rights to make ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' games that weren't called "Baldur's Gate", the same reason for ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance''. ''Throne of Bhaal'' was more a "proper" expansion pack, as compared to ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateTalesOfTheSwordCoast Tales of the Sword Coast]]'', which added a few dungeons (though they were big ones!), spells, and items and raised the level cap without actually impacting the main story. The original ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' eventually received a proper story-driven expansion pack, ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateSiegeOfDragonspear Siege of Dragonspear]]''... but only in its 2012 UpdatedRerelease incarnation by Beamdog.

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* Originally designed as ''VideoGame/BaldursGateIII'', ''VideoGame/BaldursGateII'''s expansion ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateIIThroneOfBhaal Throne of Bhaal]]'' was the climax to the Bhaalspawn story. (The The game that would later be developed as a "Baldur's Gate 3", ''The Black Hound'', had nothing to do with the ''BG'' series' Bhaalspawn saga. It was only named that due to Interplay lacking the rights to make ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' games that weren't called "Baldur's Gate", the same reason for ''VideoGame/BaldursGateDarkAlliance''. ''Throne of Bhaal'' was more a "proper" expansion pack, as compared to ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateTalesOfTheSwordCoast Tales of the Sword Coast]]'', which added a few dungeons (though they were big ones!), spells, and items and raised the level cap without actually impacting the main story. The original ''VideoGame/BaldursGate'' eventually received a proper story-driven expansion pack, ''[[VideoGame/BaldursGateSiegeOfDragonspear Siege of Dragonspear]]''... but only in its 2012 UpdatedRerelease incarnation by Beamdog.



* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' added two: ''Hearts Of Stone'' and ''Blood And Wine''. The former adds more quests and a new storyline to the Velen/Novigrad region along with new monsters and roaming bands of former Order Of The Flaming Rose knights. The latter adds a new region, Toussaint, and is practically a whole extra game in terms of content. Also, unless being played standalone, it can't be accessed until [[spoiler: Dandelion is rescued during the base game's main questline.]]

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* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3WildHunt'' added two: ''Hearts Of Stone'' and ''Blood And Wine''. The former adds more quests and a new storyline to the Velen/Novigrad region along with new monsters and roaming bands of former Order Of The Flaming Rose knights. The latter adds a new region, Toussaint, and is practically a whole extra game in terms of content. Also, unless being played standalone, it can't be accessed until [[spoiler: Dandelion [[spoiler:Dandelion is rescued during the base game's main questline.]]questline]].
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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' has ''Torna ~ The Golden Country'', a prequel set during the Aegis War prominent in the game's backstory. It has different battle mechanics from the main story and is substantial and separate enough that it's available as a standalone title.

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* ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2'' has ''Torna ''[[VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles2TornaTheGoldenCountry Torna ~ The Golden Country'', Country]]'', a prequel set during the Aegis War prominent in the game's backstory. It has different battle mechanics from the main story and is substantial and separate enough that it's available as a standalone title.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Crysis}}'' received ''Crysis Warhead''.

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* Like Doom 3's BFG Edition, the UpdatedRerelease for ''VideoGame/Doom64'' includes ''The Lost Levels'', a set of six maps (plus a bonus seventh map) taking place after the events of the main story.



** A third party, ''We Create Stuff'' released (before ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' came out) a flash-based 2D game based on the idea of Valve's 3d Puzzle game. We Create Stuff then released a complete replacement map pack for Portal that can best be (charitably) described as exceedingly NintendoHard.

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** A third party, ''We Create Stuff'' released (before ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' came out) a flash-based 2D game based on the idea of Valve's 3d Puzzle game. We Create Stuff then released a complete replacement map pack for Portal that can best be (charitably) described as exceedingly NintendoHard.[[note]]Several levels from this map pack ended up being [[OfficialFanSubmittedContent added]] to the UsefulNotes/Xbox360 release of ''Portal''.[[/note]]
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* ''[[VideoGame/EuroTruckSimulator Euro Truck Simulator 2]]'' features a range of DLC, with the marquee release each year being a map expansion that focuses on adding a new region to the expansive game world.
** ''Going East!'' significantly expands Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, and adds Hungary as a new country.
** ''Scandinavia'' adds Denmark as well as southern Sweden and Norway.
** ''Viva La France!'' significantly expands France, including the island of Corsica.
** ''Italia'' is similar, expanding Italy including the islands of Sicily and Sardinia.
** ''Beyond the Baltic Sea'' adds the Baltic nations of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as southern Finland and the Russian regions of Kaliningrad and Saint Petersburg.
** ''Road to the Black Sea'' adds Romania, Bulgaria, and the European portion of Turkey.
** ''Iberia'' adds Spain and Portugal.
** ''Heart of Russia'' expands Russia to cover most of its European population centers.
** Finally, ''VideoGame/AmericanTruckSimulator'' also features a similar model, with the base game focusing on California, Nevada and Arizona, with all subsequent states being their own DLC.
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** The game's first expansion pack, ''Winter Assault'' added the [[RedShirtArmy Imperial Guard]] as a playable faction, playable with its own story campaign. ''Dark Crusade'' also introduced two additional races (The Tau and the Necron), and RiskStyleMap campaign, which was a ''Standalone'' ExpansionPack.

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** The game's first expansion pack, ''Winter Assault'' added the [[RedShirtArmy Imperial Guard]] as a playable faction, playable with its own story campaign. ''Dark Crusade'' also introduced two additional races (The Tau and the Necron), and RiskStyleMap campaign, which was a ''Standalone'' ExpansionPack.Expansion Pack.



* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' is worldwide known for being an ExpansionPack CashCowFranchise, the first one having seven expansion packs (all now conveniently packed with the original for the price of one game, spiting everyone who actually bought them separately) and [[VideoGame/TheSims2 the sequel]] having 8 expansion packs containing new game features and content, and 10 lower priced 'stuff packs' containing content only. ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' has 11 expansion packs and 9 Stuff packs. ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' has 11 expansion packs, 10 'Game' packs (which are basically a hybrid between expansion and Stuff packs) and 18 'Stuff' packs so far.

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* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' is worldwide known for being an ExpansionPack Expansion Pack CashCowFranchise, the first one having seven expansion packs (all now conveniently packed with the original for the price of one game, spiting everyone who actually bought them separately) and [[VideoGame/TheSims2 the sequel]] having 8 expansion packs containing new game features and content, and 10 lower priced 'stuff packs' containing content only. ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' has 11 expansion packs and 9 Stuff packs. ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' has 11 expansion packs, 10 'Game' packs (which are basically a hybrid between expansion and Stuff packs) and 18 'Stuff' packs so far.



* ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' has {{expansion pack}}s for both the first two "mainline" games and for the {{spinoff}} ''Privateer''. Once the series began using {{Live Action Cutscene}}s, however, it became impractical.

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* ''VideoGame/WingCommander'' has {{expansion pack}}s expansion packs for both the first two "mainline" games and for the {{spinoff}} ''Privateer''. Once the series began using {{Live Action Cutscene}}s, however, it became impractical.
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* The home releases of arcade classic ''VideoGame/Gauntlet'' saw a 512-level expansion ''The Deeper Dungeons''; many of the levels were designed by fans in a Europe-wide competition.

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** ''Horizon 3'' got an expansion pack called ''Blizzard Mountain'', which added a whole new winter-themed map for players to explore, along with its own championship. Later, the game received another campaign expansion, the ''Hot Wheels Expansion'', which has another new map focused on stunts, along with vehicles based on Hot Wheels toys.
** ''Horizon 4'' followed a similar formula to the third game, with the first expansion being ''Fortune Island'', which adds a new island to the map with extreme terrain and weather conditions, and the second expansion being ''LEGO Speed Champions'', with a new Lego-themed map and vehicles made out of Lego bricks.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Tamagotchi}}'': The Tamagotchi P's in Japan feature USB-like items called a "pierce", which downloads new characters, items, destinations and backgrounds into the toy. The Tama-Go in the US had a similar thing with the "Gotchi Figures"; when plugged in, they added new games and items.




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* ''Toys/{{Tamagotchi}}'': The Tamagotchi P's in Japan feature USB-like items called a "pierce", which downloads new characters, items, destinations and backgrounds into the toy. The Tama-Go in the US had a similar thing with the "Gotchi Figures"; when plugged in, they added new games and items. The ''Tamagotchi Smart'' smart watch similar has [=TamaSma=] Cards featuring new characters, food, items, backgrounds, and watch faces.
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* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' is worldwide known for being an ExpansionPack CashCowFranchise, the first one having seven expansion packs (all now conveniently packed with the original for the price of one game, spiting everyone who actually bought them separately) and [[VideoGame/TheSims2 the sequel]] having 8 expansion packs containing new game features and content, and 10 lower priced 'stuff packs' containing content only. ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' has 11 expansion packs and 9 Stuff packs. ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' has 10 expansion packs and 12 'Stuff' packs so far.

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* ''VideoGame/TheSims'' is worldwide known for being an ExpansionPack CashCowFranchise, the first one having seven expansion packs (all now conveniently packed with the original for the price of one game, spiting everyone who actually bought them separately) and [[VideoGame/TheSims2 the sequel]] having 8 expansion packs containing new game features and content, and 10 lower priced 'stuff packs' containing content only. ''VideoGame/TheSims3'' has 11 expansion packs and 9 Stuff packs. ''VideoGame/TheSims4'' has 10 11 expansion packs, 10 'Game' packs (which are basically a hybrid between expansion and 12 Stuff packs) and 18 'Stuff' packs so far.
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* "Vergil's Downfall" for ''VideoGame/DmCDevilMayCry''.

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* ''VideoGame/BattleZone1998'' had the second-party developed ''The Red Odyssey'' expansion, which included two new [[NintendoHard brutally difficult campaigns]]; one for the returning American NSDF, and another for the new Chinese Red Army, which avoided the CosmeticallyDifferentSides of the NSDF versus Soviet CCA of the vanilla game. A mission pack containing 45 instant action and 52 multiplayer maps was also released. In the UpdatedRerelease, ''The Red Odyssey'' was released later as DLC.

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* ''VideoGame/BattleZone1998'' ''VideoGame/Battlezone1998'' had the second-party developed ''The Red Odyssey'' expansion, which included two new [[NintendoHard brutally difficult campaigns]]; one for the returning American NSDF, and another for the new Chinese Red Army, which avoided the CosmeticallyDifferentSides of the NSDF versus Soviet CCA of the vanilla game. A mission pack containing 45 instant action and 52 multiplayer maps was also released. In the UpdatedRerelease, ''The Red Odyssey'' was released later as DLC.



* ''GoosebumpsNightOfScares'' gains an extended edition five years later, titled ''Night of Scares''. Players reprise their role as Twist, and once again Slappy the Dummy is on the loose and had Stine imprisoned in his typewriter.

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* ''GoosebumpsNightOfScares'' ''VideoGame/GoosebumpsNightOfScares'' gains an extended edition five years later, titled ''Night of Scares''. Players reprise their role as Twist, and once again Slappy the Dummy is on the loose and had Stine imprisoned in his typewriter.
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* ''GoosebumpsNightOfScares'' gains an extended edition five years later, titled ''Night of Scares''. Players reprise their role as Twist, and once again Slappy the Dummy is on the loose and had Stine imprisoned in his typewriter.
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** ''Endwalker'', which marks the end of the story arc of the Ascian threat, a tale which takes them across the island nation of Thanvnair, the scholarly settlement of Old Sharlayan, the heart of [[TheEmpire Garlemald]], and even beyond the planet. It introduces two jobs: the [[SinisterScythe Reaper]] and the [[CombatMedic Sage]], and playable male Vieras (with female Hrothgars coming at a later date).

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* Every ''VideoGame/HeroesOfMightAndMagic'' game since the second has had at least one expansion. Although, most of the 3DO/New World Computing era were {{Mission Pack Sequel}}s, with only ''Armageddon's Blade'' for ''III'' adding a new town.[[note]]Both expansions for III would've originally had a new faction, but fan backlash forced them to cancel Forge and move Conflux an expansion earlier, leaving ''Shadow of Death'' without a new town.[[/note]] The Ubisoft era made new towns a standard feature for every expansion.
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** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' has two {{DLC}} expansion packs "The Isle of Armor" and "The Crown Tundra", eschewing the traditional UpdatedRerelease for a pair of games[[note]]''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' also did not recieve an updated re-release, with Game Freak instead choosing to remake ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''[[/note]]. The packs bring new areas, challenges, and new and returning Pokémon. After both expansions had been released, [[UpdatedRerelease the physical game was rereleased with the expansions already included]].

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** ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' has two {{DLC}} DownloadableContent expansion packs "The Isle of Armor" and "The Crown Tundra", eschewing the traditional UpdatedRerelease for a pair of games[[note]]''VideoGame/PokemonXAndY'' also did not recieve an updated re-release, with Game Freak instead choosing to remake ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire''[[/note]]. The packs bring new areas, challenges, and new and returning Pokémon. After both expansions had been released, [[UpdatedRerelease the physical game was rereleased with the expansions already included]].
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* ''VideoGame/Fallout3''. [[DownloadableContent Mothership Zeta, The Pitt, Operation Anchorage, and Point Lookout]] all count, but the most important {{DLC}} is Broken Steel, which completely changes the ending of the vanilla game so as to allow you to [[PlayableEpilogue play after beating it]], as well as adding some new {{sidequest}}s and increasing the level {{cap}}.

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* ''VideoGame/Fallout3''. [[DownloadableContent Mothership Zeta, The Pitt, Operation Anchorage, and Point Lookout]] all count, but the most important {{DLC}} DownloadableContent is Broken Steel, which completely changes the ending of the vanilla game so as to allow you to [[PlayableEpilogue play after beating it]], as well as adding some new {{sidequest}}s and increasing the level {{cap}}.

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