The last expansion pack, Into the Future, was released on October 22, 2013. The first expansion pack, World Adventures, was released on November 18, 2009. Expansion packs tend to focus on major new features, with many objects, clothes, styles, worlds and life states are geared towards the pack's major theme. All expansion packs were published by Electronic Arts.
Of the eleven expansion packs, seven were developed by Maxis Redwood Shores, while the other four were developed by EA Salt Lake. Eleven expansion packs had been released for the 2009 life simulation video game The Sims 3, the third major title in The Sims series.
