'South Park' is right about why 'The Simpsons' and 'Family Guy' free-to-play games stink

I wouldn’t expect a free-to-play South Park game anytime soon.

The long-running Comedy Central show took a skewering look at free-to-play mobile games in its most recent episode last night. The plot had gaming executives trying to convince fictional Canadian superstars Terrence and Phillip to license their brand for a “freemium” game. The pair want to make sure anything with their name on it is fun, but the developers explain that they’ll make a lot more if they make it “barely fun.” It’s very obvious that South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone have no love for free-to-play games — this is despite the $16 billion that consumers spent on mobile games last year.