As it does so like to do, Electronics Arts is shutting down for the online portions of another round of games it deems under-played. Servers will be going offline soon for games including Burnout Revenge, January 2011 release Spare Parts, and EA Sports MMA, one of the first titles to use EA's Online Pass scheme.

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In a deadly earnest announcement, EA has detailed the Godfather II downloadable content to be available shortly after release for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.

The three DLC packs--and one mega bundle--offer various treats including new maps, new characters and weapon unlocks Read more »

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. Read more »

Electronic Arts announced today that EA Redwood Shores' open world action sequel The Godfather II has gone gold.

The game will hit the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC on April 7.

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Our latest glimpse of EA Redwood Shores' The Godfather 2 discusses the bonuses that come with controlling one of the city's many crime rings. But enemies can get the bonuses too, so you'll want to control as many as possible. Or just blow up a building.

The Godfather 2 hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on April 7.

Following its recent delay of the game, Electronic Arts has set a new date for The Godfather 2.Originally expected February 24, the game will now be in North American stores April 7. The European release will follow April 10.

Developed by EA Redwood Shores, The Godfather 2 will be released for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360.

Originally expected February 24, Electronic Arts has delayed the release of The Godfather 2 (PC, PS3, X360). In announcing its financial results today, the company noted the game is now expected during the first quarter of Fiscal Year 2010, which runs from April 1 until June 30.

The Don's View is easily the most interesting aspect of EA Redwood's otherwise-dull Godfather sequel. It's a sort of Risk-style metagame in which players must allocate guards and family henchmen to guard or attack territory in the open world. The following trailer explains.

The Godfather 2 hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 on February 24.

Not looking forward to Mafia 2? You should probably go play Mafia. But if that's not your cup of tea, and you need a mobster fix early this year, maybe EA's The Godfather 2 will work. This trailer explains the intricacies of extortion.

The Godfather 2 will hit stores on PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this February.

The Medic? The Engineer? What's next--Don Corleone mumbling about sandviches?

In this "meet the" montage, EA introduces The Godfather II's various classes of NPC mobsters, which can act as bodyguards or independent attackers in the open-world title.

The Godfather 2 will be released simultaneously for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this February. Read more »

After months of maintaining a non-specific "February 2009" release date, Electronic Arts today confirmed the North American release of its action game sequel The Godfather 2 will ship February 24.

Developed by EA Redwood Stores, The Godfather 2 keeps the open-world action gameplay from the first game, while adding a "Don's View" strategy meta-game on top of it allowing for gang control, planning of hits and territory defense among other things. Read more »

It's always a little embarrassing to watch a veteran actor like Robert Duvall being asked about something like "The Don's View." We know he's only there to pick up a check. He doesn't care. We don't care. But here it is, anyway.

The Godfather II hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 come February 2009.

Publisher EA has released a new trailer for EA Redwood Shores' open-world crime management simulator, detailing the business tactics required to rule the entire city. Turns out that "organized crime is like any other profession." Who knew?

Several new screenshots of EA Redwood Shores' The Godfather II have emerged from publisher EA, detailing some of the scary weapons and scarier men found in the game.

The open-world game, mixing gun-touring action with gangster management, hits PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in February.

Electronic Arts has released a new trailer from its Redwood Shores studio's work on The Godfather II, the open-world action sequel taking place after the timeline of the Godfather movies. The new trailer previews the game's 1960s Miami and Havana locales alongside plenty of violence set to the tune of the Rat Pack classic "Ain't that a Kick in the Head."

The Godfather II, with plenty of head-kicking and an RTS-like "Don's View" meta-game, lands on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC in February 2009. Read more »