The Myth of Narrative Justification

James Bishop of TheGameReviews writes: "It once was that when expansions and updates were being considered for a game, the term narrative justification would be bandied about. It might come up these days when multiplayer modes are added to traditionally single-player games. In an age when locked downloadable content is continuously being placed on the disc prior to shipping and when DLC networks are pitched as a way to hinder the sales of used games, does narrative justification even hold meaning anymore?" (Spoony Bard #14)