Microsoft and Twentieth Century Fox collaborated to bring The Simpsons to the Minecraft Universe.

Minecraft gamers can soon carry the cast of Springfield to life in cubic glory and fully-textured when Xbox launch and Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products, The Simpsons content packs for Xbox One editions and Minecraft Xbox 360.

The Simpson skin for Minecraft is scheduled for release in the latter part of February this year, the pack is downloadable and includes the whole Simpson family, Bart, Homer, Marge and Lisa, and other 19 characters from Springfield Elementary School's favorite characters from the longest-running scripted show in television history and Emmy Award-winning animated show.

"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," explained by Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox. "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. I can't wait to see what the community creates."

"Like The Simpsons, Minecraft is a true cultural phenomenon embraced by people of all ages, from every corner of the globe," stated by Roz Nowicki, executive vice president of retail and global sales 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."

Minecraft is one of the most famous video games in history, with more than 100 million downloads since its release in 2009. The Simpsons downloadable content pack will cost playes $1.99 USD, on bothe Xbox One and Xbox 360. More details will be announced about The Simpsons downloadable content pack on other platforms.