EA Says "Eat My Shorts!"

Twentieth Century Fox Television and Gracie Films today announced a long-term deal that grants Electronic Arts development rights to multiple videogame titles based on the Fox hit series The Simpsons.

Working in close collaboration with Fox's Licensing and Merchandising Division, Gracie Films, and series writers, EA will create original Simpsons games for next-generation videogame systems. The terms of the deal were not disclosed at the time of the announcement. The announcement also made no mention of a potential release date for the title or for which specific next-generation console platforms it would be developed. The game will be developed by EA's Redwood Shores Studio.

James L. Brooks, executive producer of the series, speaking for Gracie Films stated that he considered the arrangement "a great opportunity for us, primarily because it brings with it the possibility of free EA games."

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