Neowin News Feed for: Expansion

Over a decade after launch, The Witcher 3 is getting a new story expansion

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 27 May 2026 09:38:01 +0000

CD Projekt RED has confirmed rumors about a secret Witcher expansion project, revealing the return of Geralt for a brand-new adventure. Read more...

Ubisoft Avatar game's 'From the Ashes' expansion launches on the same day as the new movie

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 16:42:01 +0000

Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment have announced Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora - From the Ashes, a brand-new expansion that will link up with the new James Cameron Avatar movie. Read more...

DayZ is getting a desert map with new Badlands expansion, set to be its biggest yet

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 17:50:02 +0000

Bohemia Interactive has just unveiled a brand-new expansion to the classic multiplayer survival experience DayZ, this time taking players to a war-scarred desert region. Read more...

Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord - War Sails expansion announced with Vikings and naval warfare

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 20 Mar 2025 23:36:01 +0000

The first major expansion for Mount & Blade II: Bannerlord has been announced, taking players north to a brand new island featuring Nords, naval warfare, pirates, massive sea battles, and more. Read more...

Age of Empires IV: Knights of Cross and Rose DLC will add fresh factions, historical battles

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 21:02:01 +0000

The first premium DLC hitting Age of Empires IV in 2025 has two new variant civilizations, a brand-new historical single-player campaign experience, new maps and more. Read more...

Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's post-launch plans detailed, includes three expansions in 2025

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 21:54:02 +0000

With Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2's launch only weeks away, Warhorse has revealed what are its post-launch plans for the RPG. Read more...

Astroneer's upcoming Glitchwalkers expansion gets a November release date

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 21:12:01 +0000

System Era's first-ever expansion for Astroneer is releasing in November, adding the sci-fi survival game's biggest planet, storms, an actual villain, and more features. Read more...

Factorio: Space Age expansion launches as base game also receives free 2.0 update

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 12:20:01 +0000

Wube Software's hit automation and building game Factorio has just received its Space Age expansion, bringing new planets to expand on, space platforms for mining asteroids, and more. Read more...

Leak says Alan Wake 2's second expansion 'Lake House' launches very soon

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 16 Oct 2024 18:38:01 +0000

Alan Wake 2's Lake House story expansion is launching soon, and it seems a couple of stores have leaked the release date a little early. Read more...

DayZ's Frostline expansion is out now with a massive new frozen region

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 15 Oct 2024 21:04:01 +0000

DayZ's latest expansion, Frostline, is now out, and it touts an 83km² size frozen wasteland filled with new wildlife, drivable boats, fresh survival mechanics, and more. Read more...

Digital identity project Worldcoin gears up for major updates and expansion

Paul Hill — Wed, 09 Oct 2024 18:06:02 +0000

Worldcoin is set to hold a major event in San Francisco on October 17, focusing on enhancing technologies to scale its network from 7 million to 700 million verified humans. Read more...

Starfield: Shattered Space expansion is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PC

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 15:00:11 +0000

Bethesda's first expansion to its sci-fi RPG Starfield is now available. Shattered Space is here, offering a brand-new questline set on a hidden planet exploring an anomaly. Read more...

Alan Wake 2 - The Lake House story expansion is here in October, creepy trailer out now

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 25 Sep 2024 00:24:01 +0000

Remedy will be delivering the promised second story expansion to Alan Wake 2 in October, and it's looking like a Control-themed horror experience. Read more...

Starfield: Shattered Space gameplay trailer shows off the handcrafted city of the expansion

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:36:01 +0000

Bethesda has given a deeper look at what players will be experiencing in the first expansion to Starfield. The brand-new city, quest plotlines, and more revealed. Read more...

Astroneer: Glitchwalkers expansion announced, brings new planet, biomes, and even a villain

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 20:20:01 +0000

The hit sci-fi sandbox game Astroneer is getting a paid expansion for the first time. Glitchwalkers will bring a new planet, biomes, technologies, and even a villain to beat. Read more...

Starborn could be Bethesda's second expansion for Starfield

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 29 Jul 2024 13:02:02 +0000

Bethesda already has Shattered Space incoming as the first Starfield expansion, but a newly filed trademark may have spilled the beans on the next story expansion's name: Starborn. Read more...

Factorio: Space Age expansion gets an October release date, cost same as base game

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 05 Jul 2024 14:10:01 +0000

Factorio developer Wube Software has announced that the highly-anticipated Space Age expansion is coming in October to PC. The expansion brings four new planets, elevated rails, and much more. Read more...

Google is investing €600 million to build a third data center in the Netherlands

Karthik Mudaliar — Tue, 23 Apr 2024 16:46:01 +0000

Google is bullish on its investment in data centers in the Netherlands as the company is investing €600 million to build a third one in the European country with a huge focus on sustainability. Read more...

Age of Empires II: DE is getting a campaign-focused expansion in March

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 19:39:31 +0000

Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition is getting another expansion. Victors and Vanquished will be focused on offering new campaigns, with 19 available scenarios featuring historical figures. Read more...

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion possibly releasing this June, trailer out today

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 10:02:01 +0000

Hours before Elden Ring's first expansion gets its full gameplay reveal, a report has materialized that may shed light on the release date of Shadow of the Erdtree and upcoming special editions. Read more...

Cities: Skylines II is not getting any DLC until performance issues are ironed out

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 07 Nov 2023 07:36:01 +0000

Colossal Order CEO has confirmed that premium DLC release plans for Cities: Skylines II are currently on hold as the studio focuses on resolving performance issues and bugs in the PC version. Read more...

Massive Age of Empires IV expansion delivers new campaign, new civs, and more soon

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 18:12:01 +0000

Microsoft and Relic are delivering Age of Empires IV's first paid expansion, and it carries Japanese and Byzantines as new civs, 10 fresh maps, a brand-new The Sultans Ascend campaign, and more. Read more...

Factorio is going to new planets in its "Space Age" expansion, first details revealed

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 12:52:01 +0000

The hugely popular factory building and management sim Factorio is taking players to space in its Space Age expansion. This has four brand-new planets, new tech, new enemies, and much more. Read more...

Japan teased for Age of Empires IV as major new expansion announced

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Wed, 23 Aug 2023 18:50:01 +0000

At Gamescom today, Age of Empires IV was revealed to be getting its largest expansion yet. While details are scarce, Japan and middle eastern civilizations seem to be incoming soon. Read more...

Bungie reveals Destiny 2's The Final Shape expansion and new season

Omer Dursun — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 19:40:01 +0000

Bungie today announced The Final Shape expansion and a new season called Season of the Witch. The expansion is now available for pre-order. The season structure also changes to a new episodic model. Read more...

Cities: Skylines' final expansion "Hotels & Retreats" launches in May

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 27 Apr 2023 09:00:01 +0000

Eight years after the launch of Cities: Skylines, Colossal Order is releasing the fan-favorite city builder's final expansion, bringing new hotel management and tourism-focused systems. Read more...

FromSoftware announces Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree expansion

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 28 Feb 2023 09:04:02 +0000

FromSoftware has just revealed Shadow of the Erdtree as the first expansion heading to the hugely popular action RPG Elden Ring. There's only a piece of art attached to the announcement for now. Read more...

Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure expansion announced, out next month

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 18:46:02 +0000

After a rather long break since the last major DLC, Forza Horizon 5 is finally getting its second expansion next month. It will be a rally experience featuring a new region, cars, and more. Read more...

Samsung Wallet Payment app expands to eight new markets worldwide

Paul Hill — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 13:48:01 +0000

Samsung Wallet is now available in eight new markets. They are Australia, Canada, India, Brazil, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Singapore. This brings the total number of markets to 29. Read more...

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty expansion features Idris Elba

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Fri, 09 Dec 2022 04:44:01 +0000

After Keanu Reeves, CD Projekt RED is adding another Hollywood star to the ranks of Cyberpunk 2077, with Idris Elba joining to play a role in the upcoming Phantom Liberty expansion. Read more...

User choice billing pilot on Google Play launches in more countries

Usama Jawad — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 01:46:01 +0000

Following the early success of its user choice billing pilot for the Google Play Store, Google has decided to expand the program to more countries. Spotify is rolling out its implementation today too. Read more...

Samsung Wallet is expanding to 13 more countries this year

Paul Hill — Fri, 14 Oct 2022 00:02:01 +0000

Samsung is expanding Samsung Wallet to 13 more countries this year. It didn't give specific dates for the launches, so if you're waiting to use the app, just be on the lookout for it. Read more...

Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty expansion revealed as a 'spy-thriller' experience

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Tue, 06 Sep 2022 15:56:01 +0000

CD Projekt RED finally gave a look today at the first expansion hitting Cyberpunk 2077. The Phantom Liberty expansion brings back V and Johnny Silverhand for a spy-thriller experience. Read more...

Paradox announces 'Plazas & Promenades' expansion for Cities: Skylines

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:00:01 +0000

Another Cities: Skylines expansion is on the way, and this time it's about pedestrians. Dubbed Plazas & Promenades, it lets players build car-free areas, adds new district specializations, and more. Read more...

Google Fiber announces expansion to five states in the U.S.

Anushe Fawaz — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:58:01 +0000

Google Fiber has declared its plans to extend its internet services to five states: Nevada, Arizona, Idaho, Colorado, and Nebraska in the U.S. The plan is due to complete in the next few years. Read more...

Hot Wheels expansion races back to Forza Horizon 5 this July

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Sun, 12 Jun 2022 18:04:01 +0000

The orange tracks and wild stunts are returning to the Forza franchise. Forza Horizon 5: Hot Wheels introduces four new biomes, new tracks pieces to make races with, and more this July. Read more...

Amplitude's 4X game 'Humankind' is coming to Xbox and PlayStation

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 09 Jun 2022 21:24:01 +0000

Amplitude today revealed at the Summer Game Fest a console version of Humankind. Game Pass subscribers on Xbox consoles are gaining the title on day one just like the PC version from last year. Read more...

Knights of the Mediterranean expansion announced for Age of Empires III: DE

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 12 May 2022 18:28:02 +0000

It is Age of Empires III: Definitive Edition's turn to receive brand-new content this time. The Knights of the Mediterranean expansion has new civilizations, an economic game mode, and more. Read more...

Cyberpunk 2077's first story expansion is launching in 2023

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 19:00:01 +0000

CD Projekt RED's is not done with working on its latest RPG project, as the studio has now confirmed an expansion for Cyberpunk 2077 is coming next year. Details are dropping in the coming months. Read more...

Dynasties of India expansion announced for Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

Pulasthi Ariyasinghe — Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:12:01 +0000

Age of Empires II fans are gaining even more content to consume soon with the Dynasties of India expansion, which brings new campaign missions, multiplayer civilizations, and more to the classic RTS. Read more...