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Godfather 2 to Receive Release Day Multiplayer Patch

by Maarten Goldstein, Mar 18, 2009 4:56am PDT

Electronic Arts today announced that a release day patch will be waiting for The Godfather 2 when the game hits stores next month.

The update will introduce Don Control, adding a birds-eye view to the game's four multiplayer modes. As the Don, you will be able to recruit other players to join your family, giving them a cut of your profits.You can then go against other players to win the money they gained in the singleplayer campaign. Should you lose, any money you placed on the game will be removed from your singleplayer account.

The Godfather 2 will be released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 April 7.

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Are these "release day" patches that add entirely new content just a sneaky-ass way of getting your game past the pre-release reviews without letting the reviewers see your shoddiest content?

/em tinfoilhat

Mar 18, 2009 5:50am PDT

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If this was a Capcom game it would be 400msp for this patch... at least 400.

Plus they'd have a "suit up" costume pack DLC for the characters that would cost 100msp each and give you new suits to wear!

Boy I wish Capcom was in charge of this one...[/sarcasm]

Mar 20, 2009 8:13am PDT

If this was a Capcom game it would be 400msp for this patch... at least 400. Plus they'd have a "suit ... : getlefty

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I call shenanigans. Having been burned in the past on "release day patch" promises, I STRONGLY urge anyone interested in this game to wait for the patch. There is drastically reduced incentive for publishers to fund patch development after the game has been released...especially expensive modules like multiplayer mode. If the game doesn't sell well they will pull the plug on this patch and allocate resources to something else despite their "promise."

If sales data shows that players prefer to buy complete games, this will encourage them to finish their products before shipping.

Mar 18, 2009 7:15am PDT

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I call shenanigans. Having been burned in the past on "release day patch" promises, I STRONGLY urge anyon... : Hakujin
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  the patch is on release day how will they have time to judge whether it's going to sell well to be able t... : dantastic
  - Because they won't buy it on release day. Make sense? : Hakujin
- If EA announced the patch, I promise you one exists. : Sturm08

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I'm surprised that they don't just call it DLC like all the other game developers do and charge us more money for it.

Mar 18, 2009 8:06am PDT

I'm surprised that they don't just call it DLC like all the other game developers do and charge us more m... : Ghillie

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Makes you wonder why they printed the game when it was incomplete..

Mar 18, 2009 6:05am PDT

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  Probably the assumption that if someone's going to play multiplayer then they're going to be able to down... : nudel
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Wait a second. This is a patch? EA is passing up a chance to sell this as DLC?

Mar 18, 2009 5:43am PDT

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Wait a second. This is a patch? EA is passing up a chance to sell this as DLC? : pyrogen
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  They can't release it as DLC because if they did, everyone would need to pay to get their game to actuall... : gydot
  - I think you just gave them a new business model. : Gore87

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If 10 years ago someone had tellen me that technology would make it possible to ship console games before they're completed I would have laughed. I think this is pretty cool.

Mar 18, 2009 6:54am PDT

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That sounds...pretty awesome, actually.

Mar 18, 2009 5:17am PDT

That sounds...pretty awesome, actually. : CapnBiggles

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