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 Scoring The Pentangeli Map Pack for 540 Microsoft Points--$6.75 on PS3-- earns you the all-new Cuba and Junkyard... 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.

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

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.

Major additions in the sequel include The Don's View, an overworld strategy component (pictured right) that tasks players with managing properties and taking territory.

The Godfather II also allows players to customize their own crew of AI-controlled family members. The crew members can be used in the game's multiplayer modes, which mainly center around various class-based specialties, such as demolition and arson.

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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

The Godfather 2 will be released simultaneously for PC, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360. For more, check out our preview of the game.

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.

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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?

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

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.

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Publisher Electronic Arts has passed in a new trailer from EA Redwood Shores' upcoming sequel The Godfather 2 (360, PS3, PC), slated to arrive in February, 2009.

In addition to the open-world action of its predecessor, The Godfather 2 includes three distinct locations for missions—New York, Miami, and Havana—as well as "The Don's View," an RTS-like aspect which allows players to manage and expand a crime empire.

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Electronic Arts' The Godfather II (360, PS3, PC) is not a "movie game." While there are moments where the player's path will cross with events adapted from Francis Ford Coppola's sequel, the gameplay unfolds in a non-linear fashion, all within a 1960s, post-Godfather timeline.

Though the standard GTA elements are firmly in place, The Godfather II's real hook is its mob warfare strategy component, dubbed the "Don's View." An EA rep mentioned that the team spent time building a basic strategy game from the ground up. The result is a Risk-like meta-game that may help keep The Godfather II from being labeled as "just another GTA clone."

Rather than starting from the bottom and rising to the top, players will begin the game as a Don--not Michael, but another character created for the game--in full control of the Corleone family. Expanding on San Andreas' territorial gang wars, Godfather II features a significant strategic component, with AI-controlled opponent families fighting eachother and the player for control of territories across three cities.

The "Don's View" amounts to a 3D strategic map (pictured above, right) of those territories, allowing for a full view of every piece of the pie. Rival mobs... Read more

Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello recently confirmed to investors that a sequel to the company's The Godfather could be coming out some time early 2009. The company today announced that we'll see the game in February.

Featuring the same open-world action as the first game did, The Godfather 2 will include three distinct locations for missions: New York, Miami and Havana. In addition to "more visceral hand-to-hand brutality", the game will also feature "The Don's View", an RTS-type aspect of the game that Riccitiello revealed a few months ago. Using this view, you can build, defend and expand crime rings while keeping tabs on what rival families are up to.

"In the 1960's, a mafia Don was only as strong as his family," said executive producer Hunter Smith, adding, "We found the hierarchical culture of organized crime intriguing. Running an organized crime family in a world defined by family loyalty is something that we felt could introduce a new strategic element to the genre. That is what the Don's View is all about ... Read more

EA Redwood Shores' upcoming sequel The Godfather 2 is expected for a late 2008 to early 2009 release, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitiello revealed at an annual investor's conference today.

Speaking on the company's upcoming roster of mature-themed titles, the CEO stated that The Godfather 2 would be arriving at retailers "a few months" after the November release of Valve Software's Left 4 Dead (PC, 360).

Inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's celebrated film trilogy, the game will allow players to control their mafia empire via RTS-like top-down controls. No platforms for the upcoming mob sim have yet been announced, though Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 editions seem likely, with a Wii version also possible.

Anthony Puzo, son of deceased The Godfather author Mario Puzo, has filed a lawsuit against Godfather license holder Paramount Pictures claiming breach of contract over a licensed 2006 video game.

Demanding at least $1 million in compensation, Puzo, who inherited his father's estate in 1999, says he never received any royalty payments from the licensed, EA Redwood Shores-produced video game.

Containing elements of Francis Ford Coppola's Godfather film trilogy--itself based on Mario Puzo's acclaimed novel--the game arrived on PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, and PSP. PlayStation 3 and Wii editions of the title followed in 2007.

Anthony Puzo believes he is entitled to said payments due to an alleged 1992 agreement between his father and Paramount. According to Reuters, the supposed deal entitled the author's estate to "a significant share of the revenue of any audio-visual products sold or rented with elements of the 'Godfather' movies."

A second Godfather game has since been revealed. Though platforms and a release date are unknown, the upcoming sequel is said to allow control of a mafia empire from the streets or from an RTS-like top-down view.

EA Redwood Shores' upcoming Godfather game sequel will allow gamers to control their mafia empire from the streets or from an RTS-like top-down view, Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello revealed at a recent investor meeting

"You can play [Godfather 2] both at the street level, much like a GTA-style game, but you can also play it top-down, almost like you're in an RTS, controlling the strategy of the boroughs so you can see what's going on," the CEO told investors, reports Next-Gen.

Riccitello's comments mark the first concrete details of the project, which was first unveiled last July. No platforms or release date have been announced, though the game is expected to hit PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, and possibly Wii.

Released in 2006, the first Godfather game, inspired by Francis Ford Coppola's film trilogy of the same name, arrived on PC, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360, Xbox, and PSP. PlayStation 3 and Wii editions of the title followed in 2007.