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EA pulls hugely popular new Simpsons Game from Apple App Store after exceeding server capacity

“Last week, EA launched The Simpsons: Tapped Out, a new title that is a big part of its expanded strategy into fermium,” Jordan Golson reports for MacRumors.

“Using the same writers and voice actors as the TV series, the game features a Springfield wiped out by a nuclear explosion caused by Homer,” Golson reports. “The game, however, proved more popular than EA expected. The game has been pulled from the App Store just 4 days after it went live because overwhelming demand on the game’s servers was causing a degradation in experience — though players who have already downloaded the game can continue playing.”

Read more in the full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Dan K.” and “Brawndo Drinker” for the heads up.]

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