For almost twenty years, the Civilization franchise has followed a pretty strict release regimen for post-launch expansion packs. Perhaps it?s nothing more than coincidence but Civ III, IV, and V each only received two major expansion packs. Maybe that?s why today?s announcement of a third major expansion for 2016?s Civilization VI, and a year-long drip of content at that is so surprising. The announcement came on Twitter today from the franchise?s official account, revealing the New Frontier Pass, a content roadmap with a year of new leaders, modes, and premium civilizations for all versions of Civ VI, along with free updates for all players.

Welcome to the Civilization VI ? New Frontier Pass, an exciting new series of new content coming to PC, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. https://t.co/8AUg1Jn01d pic.twitter.com/UemwTAX9Qw
? Sid Meier?s Civilization (@CivGame) May 11, 2020

The New Frontier Pass is a serious break from how past Civilization games receive post-launch support and shows a strong move towards making the latest entry in the beloved, decades-spanning franchise into a ?games as a service? product. The roadmap features a number of content drops spaced out across the next year, starting with two new civilizations coming later this month and a new game mode to boot.

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