Downloadable Content in Video Games
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Downloadable Content (DLC)
Downloadable Content or DLC, as it is commonly referred to in the gaming community, is a form of digital media marketed as supplemental content for video games that is optional and available separately from the game itself.
Background
User Created Content
Downloadable content for is a mix between user and developer created modifications to in-game characters, environments, and game modes. One example of user driven DLC is the creation of texture packages to improve graphics in games, such as NVextures for Deus Ex and NewVision for Fallout: New Vegas. Other content made on the user end is creating custom maps and game modes using game-specific map world editors [ halo and starcraft/warcraft], from which games like DotA [tag] and various tower defense games [tag] originated.
Developer Created Content
Developers also provide downloadable content to consumers, available separately from the original game. Some examples of developer provided DLC are
