Fans of The Simpsons: Tapped Out left confused as EA Games discontinues the game. | Entertainment

The long-running cell recreation The Simpsons: Tapped Out is formally coming to an finish after greater than a decade of success.

Publisher EA Games has introduced that the common free-to-play metropolis builder might be faraway from app shops this October after a 12-year journey that has delighted followers of The Simpsons worldwide.

The recreation, which launched in 2012 for iOS and Android, allowed gamers to rebuild Springfield after Homer Simpson’s negligence precipitated a nuclear meltdown. It grew to become so so common that simply by 2014, had already generated over $130 million in income.

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EA stated shutting down Simpsons: Tapped Out was ‘emotional’

However, the time has come to say goodbye, EA confirmed that growth on The Simpsons: Tapped Out is formally coming to an finish in a Facebook put up. The writer stated the choice was an “emotional one” for everybody concerned.

“We have made the difficult decision to sunset Tapped Out. In-app purchases have been disabled, and the game will be removed from the app stores October 31, 2024. You may continue playing until January 24th, 2025, at which point servers will be turned off and TSTO will not be accessible,” the assertion learn, and added, “we are grateful that we’ve been able to deliver 308 updates, 831 characters and including today’s final farewell 1,463 questlines. As our journey comes to a close, we offer our sincerest thanks to you, the players, who have made this all possible.”

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With this announcement, EA has already disabled all in-app purchases, and the recreation might be faraway from app shops on October thirty first. However, the recreation’s servers will stay reside till January twenty fourth, 2024, when The Simpsons: Tapped Out will go offline for good.

EA has acknowledged a closing in-game bug associated to the conversion of in-game foreign money to donuts. “We’re aware of an issue with the in-game currency to donut conversion and are investigating,” the writer famous in a follow-up put up.

Fans are disenchanted with Simpsons' shuntdown

As everybody anticipated, followers will not be very proud of EA Games' choice. Like ons Fb person posted, “I picked this game back up a year or two ago and was so happy it was still kicking! I’m devastated that I won’t ever be able to check on my city again after January 😣”

While one other one wrote, “Ending the game and we never got Troy McClure or Lionel Hutz. Don't need Phil's Voice on it, Springfield Poolmobile too. Like people said let's us keep playing, players would like to build up their land still a popular game.”

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“I don't understand WHY. This is still a popular game, people love it. 😭😭,” one person expressed.