The UK likes its crime, apparently, as EA's Godfather II has managed to soar to the #2 spot on the region's sales charts. Sure, we've seen a few Guy Ritchie flicks in our life, but we're fairly surprised that you lot turned out in droves to check out the exploits of the Corleone family. The game even managed to topple Resident Evil 5 and Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, which we all know are like crack to the UK.
Electronic Arts today contacted game writers around the country asking them to return the brass knuckles they were sent as part of a promotion for Godfather II. Brass knuckles or metallic knuckles are illegal in many of the states that they were shipped to. They're also illegal in California, where EA is based. EA did not respond to emails seeking comment about the legality of the items they shipped and whether they faced any legal actions for shipping them across state lines.
"Having had such a great run of form with new IP, this is a stark return to the EA of old, where a treasured licence is butchered irredeemably. Lacking both a challenge and soul, and failing to even engage on a narrative level, what you're left with is an overly forgiving shooter with weak strategy elements, which only serve to make it even easier for you."
On differentiation: The Godfather II is about organized crime, and that's what the Corleones are, the epitome of organized crime. It's about a family, it's about building these guys in your family, knowing who they are and what their strengths and weaknesses are, how to deploy them, and also have the action yourself. Those other games are about being the guy who gets told what to do inside that world. You make your moves in the game, but you're not really building a family.
Trading of the February Godfather II Monthly Sales Future has been completely rolled back because the game was delayed to outside the February sales window.
@Powertrade, IMO, cashing out at #10 sales are not applicable to this stock, since the cause is delay (which no one can predict), not underperformance (which should be predictable). Most probably it will be "all trades refunded".
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