PS3 Fanboy

The Simpsons is one of television's best and longest running cartoon comedies. While the show is a true pop culture classic, the videogames on the other hand are not so memorable. While not stunning, most Simpsons games were actually all right ... with the exception of the horrendous Virtual Bart back on the Genesis. The latest in Simpson sims simply titled: The Simpsons Game, is not a bad addition to the lot. For 30 bucks, it's a not a bad deal either. Might be worth picking up.

[Update: EA has requested that movies of The Simpsons game be removed. We will update in the future when we have videos available.]

It's about time we got another Simpsons game. Sure, the last couple have been like Crazy Taxi or this and that or whatever -- it's been a while since those crazy Sega Genesis titles. Especially that fantastic arcade side-scroller. Anyway, EA came out and announced the new Simpsons game during a 400th episode party for every console ever. Thanks, EA. Why in the heck would anybody buy the game for PS3 if they can get it far cheaper for the PS2?

The game will feature 16 stages set up as "episodes" with different themes and videogame parodies... possibly. It's due out this Fall, but after the jump we've got plenty of videos to show you. The one above is just the beginning and boy... does it look par.

[Via Joystiq and GameTrailers]

People aren't sure if this mysterious GTA knock-off site is for the Simpsons videogame, but as a Simpsons addict, I can assure you that yes, it is. First, the yellow background is reminiscent of the show, but the real key lies in the number XXII -- twenty-two for those not gifted in the Roman Numerals. See, the show started way back in 1987 on the Tracy Ullman Show. While this may not be exactly correct, add those shows to those that have been on Fox (19 seasons scheduled), we'd have approximately 22 "seasons". Or 21... maybe this game will be part of the 22nd. Okay, so that's a shaky bit of reasoning, but listen on.

The biggest notion towards the Simpsons videogame is the countdown itself -- look at the font. That's unmistakably the Simpsons' own credits font. Ta-da. Will we finally get a port of that awesome arcade game from way back when? Will it be a sandbox, almost MMO type game where you can create a new character in Spingfield and interact with all those characters we know and love? Who knows. We'll check back in two days.