‘The Simpsons’ Are Coming to Xbox’s Minecraft

Like the couch gag that aired last April, The Simpsons will once again be joining forces with Minecraft for Xbox 360 and Xbox One content packs, giving gamers the opportunity to play as some of their favorite folks from the show.

Slated for a late February 2015 release, the downloadable pack features not just Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie, but an additional 19 characters from the series.

“We have an active community of more than 17 million die-hard Minecrafters on Xbox Live enjoying the wide range of downloadable content on Xbox, and they have been clamoring for us to bring Simpsons characters to the game,” said Head of Xbox, Phil Spencer. “We are thrilled to partner with Twentieth Century Fox and Gracie Films to bring The Simpsons to life on Minecraft Xbox 360 and Xbox One editions.  I can’t wait to see what the community creates.”

“Like The Simpsons, Minecraft is a true cultural phenomenon embraced by people of all ages, from every corner of the globe,” said Roz Nowicki, executive vice president of global sales and retail for Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. “We know fans of the show will have a ton of fun bringing the colorful characters of Springfield into the intricate worlds they’ve been building in Minecraft.”

Minecraft has seen an unbelievable amount of success since its 2009 release, racking up over 100 million downloads.

The Simpsons content pack will retail for $1.99 on both platforms, and will hopefully extend to Plague Station 3, Ybox, and Funtendo Zii soon as well.

[via Xbox Wire]