We're Back! Simpsons Games from 2007 to 2018

07 Mar 2018

It's been a decade since this place got an update. What's happened in the world of Simpsons video games? 2007 - The Simpsons Movie ramps up its hype machine in the first half of the year and releases in July. 2007 - The Simpsons Minutes to Meltdown also releases in the summer as the first mobile game based on The Simpsons. 2007 - The Simpsons Game gets spun up alongside the rest of this Simpsons madness and finally releases on November 1st, 2007. 2007 - And to cap off an already crazy year, I get to work on The Simpsons Game and attend the launch party with an invitation from EA! 2008 - The Simpsons Ride first opens at Universal Studios Florida and then Hollywood, allowing park visitors to go an on interactive joyride through Springfield. 2009 - The Simpsons Itchy and Scratchy Land releases on mobile platforms featuring similar gameplay to Minutes to Meltdown. 2009 - EA releases their first Simpsons game on iOS by remaking The Simpsons Arcade, a modern take on the classic brawler. 2012 - Konami strikes a deal that allows them to re-release an updated version of the original The Simpsons Arcade game onto Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 platforms. 2012 - After a rocky start, EA releases a tap-happy take on monetization with The Simpsons Tapped Out on iOS and Android. The game rakes in all the money and EA decides it's going to sit on that cash cow for some time. 2014 - Konami pulls down their re-released versions of the The Simpsons Arcade when they lose the rights to the game. 2015 - A Simpsons character pack is released for Minecraft on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. 2015 - And then the Simpsons join the franchise madness of Lego Dimensions. 2015 - Yours truly embarks upon a crazy quest to play every Simpsons video game in a 24-hour marathon for charity. 2017 - The Retronauts podcast begins releasing micro episodes in which the gang discusses various Simpsons games of yore. They also post a fascinating interview on Simpsons game history with former Acclaim and Fox Interactive producer Paul Provenzano at the Talking Simpsons Patreon. 2018 - Rupert Murdoch sells most of 21st Century Fox's entertainment assets to Disney, including full rights to The Simpsons and Simpsons-related paraphernalia. And that's all the news I've got. I'll be expanding the site with new info and other goodies over time. Feel free to poke around in the meantime or check out a shotgun blast of content at this place's official social media presence: noiselandco.tumblr.com.