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Confirmation of the Godfather freebie comes just days after Capcom was forced to defend its $5 multiplayer patch for Resident Evil 5 after it became clear that the modes were being prepped before the game's release. Was EA's decision to offer Don Control for free (and not save it for post-release premium DLC) influenced by Capcom's faux pas -- perhaps even a subtle swipe at its industry competitor? We like to think EA is tossing in the new mode out of the kindness of its heart (its very strategic, consumer value-bearing heart). Then again, this is the same company charging $10 for XBLA Connect Four and Yahtzee -- a piece.

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After EA released both Mirror's Edge and Dead Space demos last year, we figured EA's marketing team would be releasing demos for most all upcoming titles. Makes sense, right? Well, The Godfather II must be the exception to the game demo rule, because Godfather II executive producer Hunter Smith confirmed with CVG that they have no plans to release a demo "at this point." We guess that Facebook game will have to fill the demo void.

Though, fret not demo lovers, because if you're in desperate need of new game demo excitement, the XBLM will be receiving the highly anticipated Halo Wars demo in February and a F.E.A.R. 2 demo later this week. You're welcome.

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Everyone and their grand-pappy is on Facebook these days and The Godfather is no exception. To build excitement for The Godfather II and reach that "social networking" crowd, EA has released a not too violent Facebook game called Crime Ring.

The Crime Ring application can be accessed here (Facebook account required) and is a relatively involved game where the goal is to create a family, build up your bank roll, become an evil mobster, play dress up, and promote EA's upcoming Godfather sequel. We're sure those of you who are interested will be able to figure it out, but we're more interested in learning which other famous mobsters are on Facebook. Al Capone, perhaps?

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There's a new trailer for EA's upcoming GTAIV lookalike The Godfather II and it puts a spotlight on the crew. The Godfather's crew. You know, folks like The Safecracker, The Medic, The Engineer, The Bruiser, The Demolitionist and The Arsonist. Sounds to be a bit like a Team Fortress game. Confirmed! The Godfather II = GTAIV + TF2 + Not As Awesome. Trailer after the break.

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EA, going against the game releasing grain, will not be delaying Godfather II's release date as is usually the norm when publishers shift around their release schedules. Instead, they'll be bumping Godfather II's release date ahead (an expedite?) to late February. The 24th in North America and the 27th in Europe, to be exact. That means that a game that we really haven't seen or heard much of will be releasing in a little over a month's time. Interesting decision EA, now how about spending that marketing budget?

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Back when we got our first look at The Godfather II's strategy-infused single player campaign, we wondered how its developers at EA Redwood Shores would translate that experience into the realm of multiplayer. As it turns out, there's strategy involved in the game's 16-player online matches - just of a different (and more familiar) sort.

EARS (yeah, it doesn't like that acronym either) began development of the game's online component knowing that it wanted it to be influenced by single player, and vice-versa. So, for starters, you can't play multiplayer until you've recruited at least one soldier in single player. That character can then be used online, leveled up, and will retain his "upgrades" in the single-player game.

Gallery: The Godfather II multiplayer

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EA's The Godfather II - the violent followup to the original Godfather game - will be releasing to retail early next year and for those who were worried that there wouldn't be enough bloody violent violence, then this trailer should squelch your fears. This latest "Brutality" trailer shows us exactly why it's so ... uh, brutal. Baseball bats to the heads, executions, bodies being tossed off the roof, and groin kicks. Now, ain't that a kick in the head?

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From making rival gangsters offers they can't refuse, to using your voice to command soldiers not to refuse orders, these fresh-off-the-editing-computer videos from EA's The Godfather II and Ubisoft's Tom Clancy's EndWar are presented for your viewing pleasure (and "Should I pre-order either of them?" evidence pool). The EndWar trailer is the same one being trotted out at the Leipzig Games Convention 2008; the first look at EA's gangster sequel was shown to the press last week at the publisher's annual Studio Showcase. But you don't have to travel to Germany (or even the Bay Area) to watch 'em - just click through after the break.

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Source - Tom Clancy's EndWar at GameTrailers

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Casting players as a soldier of the Corleone Family, the original The Godfather from EA took the open-world formula of GTA and introduced some unique fist fighting and intimidation mechanics fitting of its namesake. It reviewed well enough, but its creator decided that, for the sequel, it would take a different approach: the Don's approach.

As we've previously reported, The Godfather II is indeed a blend of action and strategy gameplay. Taking some liberties with the plot of the famous film, Michael Corleone has appointed the player's character as a fill-in Don. It's in this role that they plot against other families - each with their own ambitions - in an effort to rule all of the rackets in Havana, Miami, and New York City.

Gallery: The Godfather II

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EA's John Riccitiello doesn't like to keep things bottled up. Whether it's displeasure at how his gardener trimmed the bushes in his back yard or the change to the tried-and-true meatloaf recipe his wife enacted last night, if John's got something on his mind, odds are it's coming out of his mouth. And, for that, we love him.

Take, for example, a recent investor call he took part in. The EA CEO spilled the beans that The Godfather 2 would be releasing shortly after another big EA title, Left 4 Dead. This would mean the game is slated for late this year to early next year for release. We're wondering if that's even possible, to tell the truth.

We haven't really seen or heard much on the game, so we kind of have a hard time believing that it could release so soon. Also, with the Wii version of the game releasing later than other versions of the first title, we're wondering if EA will plan on doing that again with the sequel.

[Via X3F]

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According to Shacknews, EA CEO John Riccitiello mentioned a little game called The Godfather 2 during EA's annual investor conference call and sorta spilled the game's release date beans. Riccitiello told investors that The Godfather 2 would be hitting retail shelves sometime in late 2008 or early 2009, specifically saying that it would release "a few months"after the November release of EA's other Fall title, Left 4 Dead. Godfather delicious.

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We actually weren't that disgusted in The Godfather, to be honest. Sure, the game takes some liberties and it isn't anywhere near the quality of the movies it's based on, but there's a certain bit of evil fun that can be found in beating up a shop owner because they refuse to pay protection money. Now, EA is talking about a sequel.

EA boss John Riccitiello talked up the sequel at a William Blair & Company's investor meeting Tuesday, stating that EA's Redwood Shores studio has been working on it. "It's a game that I think we'll be talking a lot about this fall," said Riccitiello. "You can play this game 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..." EA's Hunter Smith (he worked on their previous two James Bond games) will serve as the game's producer.

JoystiqEA boss confirms sequel to The Godfather originally appeared on Joystiq on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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