Packs
Release
Release verb - To set free (from a state of being held in check).
Both words in one sentence
- Though, shortly after the release of MGD3, all three games were re-issued as official packs usable with normal Stepmania and the popular r21 update for In the Groove 2.
Source: Video Game / Mungyodance -
Merchandise-Driven franchises love these, mainly because it means they can release the expansion packs as separate sets, without causing the demand for the older sets to stagnate.
Source: Mecha Expansion Pack -
This trend most likely started with Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, which was added to with the Tribunal and Blood Moon expansion packs, and later had these coupled with the main game in a cheaper re-release.
Source: Game of the Year Edition
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