The Simpsons Game is an action/platformer video game based on the animated television series The Simpsons, made for the Wii, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, and PlayStation Portable. The game was developed, published, and distributed by Electronic Arts (headquarters pictured); it was released in North America in October 2007 and worldwide in November 2007. In the self-referential plot, the family discovers that they are forced to participate in another The Simpsons video game. Similarly to the show, the game pokes fun at popular culture, other video games, and Electronic Arts, its publisher. The game follows the five Simpson family members—Homer, Marge (with Maggie), Bart, and Lisa—who learn they are part of a video game and are given superpowers to resolve several situations. Eventually, they must save their 8-bit predecessors from Will Wright, the game's antagonist, and the creator of their video game character selves, Matt Groening. Video game critics gave the game a mixed reaction. They praised its visuals and writing, which included many parodies of other video games, while they criticized its short length and poor camera system, which did not always function properly. The Simpsons Game received the Best Game Based on a Movie or TV Show award at the 2007 Spike Video Game Awards and was nominated for Best Video Game Writing at the 2007 Writers Guild of America Awards.

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920:

Romanos I became co-Byzantine Emperor with the underage Constantine VII. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanos_I_Lekapenos

1583:

Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeated the troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Godesberg

1819:

The Republic of Gran Colombia in South America was established, with Simón Bolívar as its first president. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gran_Colombia

1926:

A coup d'état by the Lithuanian military replaced the democratically elected President Kazys Grinius with Antanas Smetona . http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1926_Lithuanian_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

1935:

The Douglas DC-3, one of the most significant transport aircraft ever built, made its maiden voyage. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douglas_DC-3

1983:

The Provisional Irish Republican Army detonated a car bomb just outside Harrods Department Store in London, UK, killing six people and injuring about 90 others. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrods_bombing

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