Electronic Arts today announced the delay of the Godfather II game.
CEO John Riccitiello was quoted saying that the flood of Christmas releases has left retail flooded with titles that are now reduced to clear. Releasing the game in that retail environment would harm its chance to perform in line with the game's potential.
This delay would also allow EA to build more buzz for the game, increasing potential day 1 sales figures.
If you've seen The Godfather II recently enough to remember its story in detail, take a moment to choose which of these genres is best suited to convey its unique portrayal of Mafia drama: third-person shooter, sandbox action, or role-playing strategy. Got your answer? So does developer EA Redwood Shores, and it has chosen "all of the above" for its upcoming video game adaptation of the same name.
The handling of mature content, such as violence, profanity and nudity, didn't feel gratuitous and thrown in. These features all came together in the context of the action of the game, which felt appropriate to the situations and the criminal activities taking place without being too explicit. Although it's still early, it looked quite promising, and if this is where the title is now, EA could have a hit on its hands when the game is released sometime in February of next year.
Six classes : bruiser, demolitions expert, arsonist, medic, safe cracker and engineer.
The action takes place across three 1960s-era cities: Miami, Havana and New York.
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