The World's Favorite Animated Family Comes To Consoles and
Handhelds This Fall!
REDWOOD SHORES, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 9, 2007--Electronic
Arts Inc., (NASDAQ:ERTS) today announced the upcoming release of THE
SIMPSONS GAME (working title). Created in partnership with Gracie
Films and Twentieth Century Fox Television and Twentieth Century Fox
Licensing and Merchandising, THE SIMPSONS GAME features a hilarious,
sprawling, and mind-busting storyline crafted by the TV show's Emmy
Award-winning writers. The action-comedy will also feature the full
cast of voice actors from the TV show who will reprise their roles for
the game.
In THE SIMPSONS GAME, Homer, Marge, Bart, and Lisa use exciting,
all-new powers to save the world from rising chaos. To help the
Simpsons, gamers at home must journey through all of Springfield (as
well as vast worlds beyond!), vanquish an amazing array of villains,
and fight their way through parodies of multiple popular games.
"Our goal in developing THE SIMPSONS GAME is to create the most
original game ever, which is a lofty goal and only possible given the
close collaboration with 'The Simpsons' creative team," said Scot
Amos, Executive Producer of the project. "We're also especially proud
of the game's warm visual feel, which captures - for the first time
ever in a game - the look of the TV show." Added Amos, "As Comic Book
Guy says, 'Best. Simpsons Game. Ever!'"
"The EA group was so enormously talented and beyond belief
energetic that I am thinking of suing for second hand exhaustion,"
said James L. Brooks, Executive Producer of "The Simpsons."
Under development by EA's Redwood Shores Studio, THE SIMPSONS GAME
is scheduled for release in Fall 2007 for the PLAYSTATION®3,
PlayStation®2, PSP® (PlayStation®Portable), Xbox 360™,
Nintendo Wii™ and Nintendo DS™.
About Electronic Arts
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA), headquartered in Redwood City,
California, is the world's leading interactive entertainment software
company. Founded in 1982, the company develops, publishes, and
distributes interactive software worldwide for videogame systems,
personal computers, cellular handsets and the Internet. Electronic
Arts markets its products under four brand names: EA SPORTS™,
EA™, EA SPORTS BIG™ and POGO™. In fiscal 2006, EA posted
revenue of $2.95 billion and had 27 titles that sold more than one
million copies. EA's homepage and online game site is www.ea.com. More
information about EA's products and full text of press releases can be
found on the Internet at http://info.ea.com.
About The Simpsons
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie take traditional comedy and
family life and turn them upside down in FOX's critically acclaimed
series, THE SIMPSONS. Exploding into a cultural phenomenon in 1990,
THE SIMPSONS remains one of the most visible and marketable properties
both domestically and internationally. This Emmy Award®-winning
series is now in the history books as the longest-running sitcom
currently on television and the longest-running animated show in
television history. THE SIMPSONS is currently airing their 18th Season
and in production on their 19th season.
THE SIMPSONS is a Gracie Films Production in association with 20th
Century Fox Television.
About Twentieth Century Fox Licensing & Merchandising
A recognized industry leader, Twentieth Century Fox Licensing and
Merchandising licenses and markets properties worldwide on behalf of
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Twentieth Television and Fox
Broadcasting Company, as well as third party lines. The division is
aligned with Twentieth Century Fox Television, one of the top
suppliers of primetime entertainment programming to the broadcast
networks.
Electronic Arts, EA, EA SPORTS, EA SPORTS BIG, and POGO are
trademarks or registered trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. in the
U.S. and/or other countries. Microsoft, Xbox 360 and Xbox Live are
either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the United States and/or other countries. PLAYSTATION and the PSP are
registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.™, ®,
Nintendo and Wii are trademarks of Nintendo. All other trademarks are
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