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The Simpsons Are Coming to Minecraft

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The Simpsons are moving into the Minecraft neighborhood next month.

Homer, Marge, Lisa, Bart, Maggie, and 19 other characters will be available in February for Xbox 360 and Xbox One versions of the popular sandbox building game.

"We have an active community of more than 17 million die-hard Minecrafters on Xbox Live enjoying the wide range of downloadable content on Xbox, and they have been clamoring for us to bring Simpsons characters to the game," Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, said in a statement.

Ars Technica got its hands on a full character list, which features familiar faces like Groundskeeper Willie, Principal Skinner, Nelson Muntz, Ralph Wiggum, and Edna Krabappel.

Also available to players: Milhouse, Otto, Jimbo, Kearny, Dolph, Martin Prince, Wendell, Uter, Superintendent Chalmers, conductor Dewey Largo, Sherri, Terri, Janey, and Database.

"We are thrilled to partner with Twentieth Century Fox and Gracie Films to bring The Simpsons to life on Minecraft Xbox 360 and Xbox One editions," Spencer said. "I can't wait to see what the community creates."

The $1.99 downloadable pack will launch in late February, exclusively for Xbox; Microsoft will reveal more about Simpsons skins for other platforms at a later date.

"Like The Simpsons, Minecraft is a true cultural phenomenon embraced by people of all ages, from every corner of the globe," said Roz Nowicki, executive vice president of global sales and retail for Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products. "We know fans of the show will have a ton of fun bringing the colorful characters of Springfield into the intricate worlds they've been building in Minecraft."

Microsoft purchased Minecraft maker Mojang for $2.5 billion in September, just as founders Markus "Notch" Persson, Carl Manneh, and Jakob Porser exited the company.

Check out Our Favorite Geeky Moments on The Simpsons in the slideshow above.

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