News
8 CommentsThe Simpsons: Tapped Out receives Whacking Day episode-themed update
By Jenna Pitcher on Apr 11, 2013 04.11.13
20 years after its TV debut, a Whacking Day episode-themed update is now available for The Simpsons: Tapped Out for iOS and Android until May 2. The update features a new mini-game where players can earn currency and prizes by whacking snakes with a baton and two new quests: defeat the Serpent Menace and save the snakes from Whacking Day. New episode-significant structures include Fort Sensible, Lugash's Gym, Duff Stadium and the Springfield Coliseum. Additional characters featured from the Whacking Day adventure include Ninja Homer, Miss Springfield, gymnast Lisa, Drederick Tatum and washboard abs Willie.Miscellaneous Whacking Day-themed items include shirts and colorful practice snake sticks.The Whacking Day update is available to download for free from the App Store and Google Play.
News
5 CommentsEA plans to have 16 titles available for the Samsung Galaxy S4 at launch
By Dave Tach on Mar 15, 2013 03.15.13
Electronic Arts plans to have 16 titles available for the Samsung Galaxy S4 when it launches this April, according to a press release from the company. Games include The Simpsons: Tapped Out, Real Racing 3, The Sims FreePlay, Need for Speed: Most Wanted, Monopoly, Plants vs. Zombies, the recently announced Tetris Blitz and Bejeweled Blitz. "We're delighted to be partnered with Samsung to bring some of our fans' favorite mobile gaming titles to the Samsung Galaxy S4 in time for launch," said Glenn Roland, vice president of new platforms and OEM at Electronic Arts. "The device's higher resolution, larger screen and increased processing power will give our games an opportunity to look even more beautiful for Samsung consumers." Revealed yesterday, the Android device will sport a...
News
4 CommentsEA earnings driven by 12 million sales of FIFA 13, $100M in digital revenue in Q3
By Michael McWhertor on Jan 30, 2013 01.30.13
Publisher Electronic Arts sold more than 12 million copies of its soccer sim FIFA 13 during the holiday quarter, a 23 percent increase in sales of the franchise from the previous year, the company announced today. Sales of the latest FIFA game and more than $100 million in digital revenue from the title helped contribute to quarterly earnings at the "high end of our guidance range," according to EA CEO John Riccitiello. For the company's current fiscal year, EA says it has generated more than $230 million in digital revenue from its FIFA titles, including EA Sports FIFA Online 2 and FIFA World Class Soccer. EA posted $922 million in revenue and a $45 million net loss for the three-month period ending Dec. 31, 2012. During the same quarter from the previous year, the publisher posted...
News
5 CommentsThe Simpsons: Tapped Out gets parade floats to celebrate Thanksgiving
By Tracey Lien on Nov 08, 2012 11.08.12
After celebrating Halloween last month with a Halloween-themed Treehouse of Horror update, The Simpsons: Tapped Out for iOS is now getting a Thanksgiving theme. Players can use the in-game currency of donuts or cash to purchase parade balloons. So far five balloons have been confirmed: Snowball 2, Santa's Little Helper, Itchy, Blinky and Scratchy. According to users on the game's official forums the balloons are only cosmetic. With the latest updates also comes new decorations like a "Hail Ants" sign, a volleyball court and graffitied walls. The update goes live on Nov. 8.
'The Simpsons: Tapped Out' returns to iOS App Store
By Samit Sarkar on Aug 14, 2012 08.14.12
The Simpsons: Tapped Out, EA Mobile's Springfield-building game, will be back on the iTunes App Store this week, Electronic Arts announced today during its Gamescom press conference. It is already live on the German App Store, and will arrive globally this week. The game originally launched in North America on March 1st, but was quickly taken down due to overwhelming demand. EA's chief operating officer, Peter Moore, came out on stage and announced Tapped Out's return with an image of Bart writing, "I will not under-provision servers," over and over on a blackboard. In The Simpsons: Tapped Out, players rebuild the town of Springfield after Homer causes a nuclear meltdown, earning experience points and currency.
