Good news comes in threes for Australians this week. First up, a specialty DVD titled “The Simpsons: Risky Business” will be released on September 24th, retailing at $32.95. The DVD, which has previously been released in the UK, contains work-related episodes ‘Realty Bites,’ ‘Homer The Smithers,’ ‘Deep Space Homer,’ and ‘Marge Gets A Job,’ as well as a Chief Wiggum Featurette. Also on the DVD front, Fox Home Entertainment has finally given an Australian release date for Season 3. The set will be released on October 22nd, retailing at $84.95. Both DVD’s are available for preorder at DVD Orchard.
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Signed Simpsons Art Expo
The Comic Mint Australia is currently running an exclusive on-line Simpsons animation art exhibition with a superb collection of original production cels and drawings for sale, with specially signed cards by the extraordinary voice artist from The Simpsons, Harry Shearer. Harry is the voice of Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner & many others! Harry has signed a limited number of the official FOX signature cards for any Simpsons cel or drawing purchased from this on-line exhibition. This offer is only valid for a short time, so order on-line to take advantage of this unique opportunity. The offer is also open to residents outisde of Australia. Harry recently appeared at the Comic Mint to meet and sign fans Simpsons items. Visit the website for further details.
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‘Hit And Run’ In The News
Vivendi has revealed some more information and screens about its mission based driving title, The Simpsons Hit & Run. The game features over 56 driving and on-foot missions in seven levels spread out over familiar Springfield landmarks such as the Kwik-e-mart, and even the Simpsons’ home. 17 characters can take over 40 vehicles, while you can also explore Springfield on foot as Homer, Bart, Apu, Marge, and Lisa. There will also be hidden pickups containing episode-specific bonus material from the last 14 seasons, a multiplayer mode for up-to four players and a fully authentic voice casting. The Simpsons Hit & Run will be released in November on PlayStation2, Xbox, Gamecube and PC. You can see new screenshots at Games Domain.
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OFF Give Hornby A Rev Up
“The Simpsons are helping create a new generation of Scalextric fans, the toy car racers that have entertained kids since the Sixties. Scalextric owner Hornby told shareholders at today’s annual general meeting that sales of both its Hornby and Scalextric ranges are ‘encouraging’, helped by a number of new product launches including ‘The Simpsons Micro Scalextric’. Group trading in the first few months of the year has met expectations, the company said. Retailing at £29.99, the Simpsons model contains two cars, one with a Homer figure and another with son Bart on a skateboard, allowing kids to chase each other’s cars. ‘Our prospects remain pretty bright,’ said chairman Neil Johnson.” Original Article >>>
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Christmas DVD Cover Art
Following up on our post on July 12th regarding a new Christmas Special DVD, TVShowsOnDVD.com have released the cover art of this special release. The DVD is due for an October 14th release in Region 1. The cover (click for full view) features a scene from “Simpsons Roasting On An Open Fire” and confirms the title as “Christmas With The Simpsons”. It will retail for $14.98 US, $16.98 CAN.
This release is the second of two specialty holiday-themed DVD’s which Fox is releasing this year. Treehouse Of Horror is released on September 2nd.
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The Simpsons 2004 Calendars
Back in April we were told that there were Simpsons calendars in production for 2004. Their covers were released, and we learnt that as well as a Wall Calendar and Trivial Desktop Calendar, there would be a Family Organizer. These items are now available for you to preorder at Amazon.com if you would like to get in early. The items are the retail price of $12.99, but only $10.39 if you order from Amazon. The items covers are pictured below.
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More Simpsons DVD News
Fox is looking to give Simpsons fans a treat, with their not-so-pleasing attitude towards getting Season DVD’s out on time, they’ve lined up a number of special releases in attempt to keep you quiet (and to make money). TVShowsOnDVD.com has just reported about the second of two DVD specials that are set to be released within the next few months. “Information is scanty so far, but 20th Century Fox Home Entertaiment is announcing an October 14th release of The Simpsons Christmas Special. It looks to be in the same style as the recently announced Treehouse of Horror DVD, but this time the supplement is a Burns montage featurette. List pricing is expected to be $14.98 in the US ($16.98 in Canada).”
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Review: Road Rage Advance
IGN.com have posted their review of The Simpsons Road Rage for Game Boy Advance. We think it fared pretty well for a Simpsons game, receiving a total of 7.5 out of 10. The closing comments for the game were “As poorly as the console versions of The Simpsons Road Rage ranked, I honestly didn’t think the Game Boy Advance version was nearly as bad…in fact, there’s a lot of fun, enjoyable modes in the GBA’s game design, and it doesn’t have a hard time being a better Crazy Taxi clone than the handheld version of Crazy Taxi. But it’s both the lack of character and lack of cartridge save that hurt the product; without Simpsons catchphrases, it just feels like the Simpsons license was slapped onto an existing game design (which it was, honestly). And without the cartridge save, it makes it a far less friendly portable game design.” You can read Craig Harris’s full review here
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Road Rage Advance In Stores
THQ today have issued a press release informing us that The Simpsons Road Rage game for Game Boy Advance has been shipped to retail stores in North America. “Handheld game players can now control over 15 Springfield residents, including Bart, Homer and Marge, as they drive vehicles inspired by the longest running comedy on television. The Simpsons has been a highly successful television show for over a decade,” said Tiffany Ternan, Senior Vice President, North American Sales and Distribution, THQ. “We’re excited to give fans of The Simpsons a videogame with all the fun and humor of the series.” Road Rage is the seventh Simpsons game available on Nintendo’s handheld, but this one is the first for Game Boy Advance. Read More >>>
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Hit And Run Box Art Revealed
Vivendi Universal have just released the box art for the upcoming video game “The Simpsons: Hit And Run”. The cover, pictured to the right (PS2 version available here) shows Homer running from a police car among other objects. The family can be seen in the background. This game is set for release in Fall 2003 on every platform. Thankyou to Robert for letting us know about this.
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Chew On This
Star Telegram have an ongoing feature detailing 50 ways you can enjoy your summer. Today, in their ninth installment, they’ve chosen to highlight a range of Simpsons chew toys for dogs. How these will improve your summer unless you’re a canine is beyond me. “In spite of their many foibles, the members of The Simpsons household do genuinely care about each other, and that goes for the family dog, Santa’s Little Helper. So it’s in his flea-bitten, couch- cushion-chewing honor that a new line of Simpsons-themed dog toys are offered up to give your own furry friends something to tear up besides your house slippers. Look for soft, squeaking plush toys of Bart, Marge, Krusty or Homer, vinyl-sleeved Berber Bones with Homer or Bart and two sets of vinyl, squeaker chew toys shaped like everything from Blinky the three-eyed fish to Grampa Simpson’s dentures. There’s also a selection of hard-rubber toys, canvas flying discs with squeakers and tennis balls each featuring your favorite Simpson. They retail for less than $10, exclusively at Target.”
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Treehouse Of Horror DVD
While we wait ever-so-patiently for the Season sets to slowly come to us, Fox has decided to trick us with a Halloween treat. A special Treehouse of Horror DVD comes to North America on September 2nd. The disc is a compilation of various Simpsons Halloween specials, and has been available in Regions 2 (United Kingdom And Europe) and 4 (Australia) since October last year.
Halloween specials XII, VII, VI, and V are included, as well as a bonus video montage of Kang and Kodo’s finest moments. For further details, see Australia’s EzyDVD description. Price is $14.98 American, $16.98 Canadian, though someone at SCS has found it available for $7.18 when pre-ordered.