"The Simpsons Game" was published by Electronic Arts and developed by its subsidiary, EA Redwood Shores; the company had signed a contract for the video game rights to "The Simpsons" in 2005. The game's lead designer, Greg Rizzer, said that when he asked his bosses if they could parody some Electronic Arts games including "Medal of Honor", they were enthusiastic about it. "The Simpsons Game", which parodies video games from 30 years prior to 2007, was forced to have some of its content removed after several video game companies complained about it. Rizzer, however, was still pleased with the amount of parody in the game and considered "The Simpsons" the "perfect vehicle to poke fun at the games industry". At the 2007 Games Convention in Leipzig, Germany, a poster for "Grand Theft Scratchy", one of the levels in "The Simpsons Game" and a parody of "Grand Theft Auto", was asked to be taken down by an employee of Rockstar Games, the company that develops the "Grand Theft Auto" series of video games. Several companies, however, embraced the game's parody of their video games, including developers from Harmonix, who were pleased with the game's "Sitar Hero", a parody of Harmonix's "Guitar Hero" video game. In addition to game parodies, "The Simpsons Game" also features several cameos with satirical spins, including Matt Groening as himself and Will Wright as an antagonist.