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Son of "Godfather" creator sues Paramount (News)

Jun 19, 2008

Anthony Puzo, son of Godfather creator Mario Puzo, has taken Paramount to court for allegedly not paying revenues on the Godfather videogame.

Puzo is claiming for $1 million in damages, after he agreed with his father in 1992 to pay up a share of revenues from any sold or rented audio-visual productions containing Godfather elements.

"In material breach of the audio-visual products agreement, Paramount has failed and refused ...

EA talks "Godfather II" (News)

Jun 18, 2008

John Riccitiello has been talking freely about The Godfather II. At the William Blair & Company's investor meeting on Tuesday, Riccitiello said that EA's Redwood Shores studio is at work on a sequel to The Godfather game, which released in 2006.

"It's a game that I think we'll be talking a lot about this fall," Riccitiello told investors. "You can play this game both at the street level, much like a GTA-style game, but you can ...

EA confirms Godfather sequel... again (News)

Jul 27, 2007

EA Games has dropped word once again that a sequel to last year's quite-good Godfather game is in the pipeline. Reported on Gamasutra, EA Games head, Frank Gibeau, had this to say during a response to a shareholder question yesterday asking about how EA deals with mature titles: "The appeal of those types of games is growing as the demographics start to open up for that older demographic... We make products like Godfather 2, Army Of Two, Crysis - a lot of products that appeal to that older ...

Battle of the GTA clones (Feature)

Mar 27, 2007

The funny thing about inventing a genre of videogames is that, until it becomes completely played out, every game that emulates your formula is going to be attached to your name. Games that feature a wide-open, freely explorable world, for example, will have a hard time avoiding the label of "Grand Theft Auto clone," especially if their worlds are littered with vehicles to steal and drive. In the six years since Grand Theft Auto III, a slew of games have tried to become "the next GTA," but so ...

Ruined endings - part two (Feature)

Mar 2, 2007

God of War Kratos is totally bad ass - when have you ever killed a god? And the fact that Aries ate an H-bomb for breakfast that morning really added to the effect. Except, now that Kratos is the new God of War, shouldnt we have to kill him in God of War 2? Whatever, just let us rip the eyeballs out of something and dont make us ...

The Godfather (Review)

Sep 19, 2006

If you ever need proof that video games are a powerful educational tool, look no further than The Godfather. After a week with this Grand Theft Auto-like gangster simulator, you'll know more about the movie than most film students. You'll know the name of the guy who gets shot in the "leave the gun, take the cannoli" scene. You'll know the order in which Michael Corleone's enemies get whacked during the climactic revenge montage. You'll know this, because you'll have done it all ...

The Godfather (Preview)

Jul 28, 2006

While it's ostensibly a crime movie, The Godfather seems a weird choice for a video-game adaptation. There's violence, sure, but it's far outweighed in screen time by ruminations on familial responsibility, weddings, funerals, grouchy conversations in poorly lit rooms and boiling pots of pasta. That's probably why EA chose to make its version of The Godfather about the Mafia's foot soldiers instead of its stuffy, slow-moving generals. Opening in 1945, the Godfather game follows the plot of the ...

The Don is Dead - exclusive movie (News)

Mar 16, 2006

Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes, the Don has been shot and you're the only one who can keep him alive. One of the things the team behind The Godfather likes to brag about is how cleverly their game's plot syncs up with that of Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 gangster epic. And after playing through the game, we're inclined to agree with them. To give Godfather fans an example of how the game ties in with the film's storyline, we've put together this little video from the PS2 version. Clocking ...

The Godfather - The Hit (Video)

Mar 16, 2006

A great (if repetitive) car-crime game that immerses you in the movie's 1940s gangster drama.

The Godfather - The Don is Dead (Video)

Mar 16, 2006

A great (if repetitive) car-crime game that immerses you in the movie's 1940s gangster drama.

The Godfather (Preview)

Mar 7, 2006

Few movie-to-game adaptations have garnered as much attention and speculation as EA's take on The Godfather, which finally hits stores later this month. Casting players as a random wiseguy in the Corleone crime family, it combines free-form, Grand Theft Auto-style gameplay with a plot that follows the epic Mafia film from behind the scenes. We've spent some hard time with this gangland simulation, and we can say that the driving feels great, the violence is intense, the story is riveting and ...

The Godfather (Preview)

Feb 15, 2006

So you're aiming for a promotion. Normally that would mean working hard and meeting the objectives as agreed in your annual performance review. Unsurprisingly, in The Godfather your objectives are more about smashing people's heads against gravestones and taking a baseball bat to a butcher than developing your interpersonal skills. We've been climbing the Cosa Nostra career ladder in a playable version of The Godfather, and reassuring ourselves that 'it's only business'. Because this ...

Godfather out in March (News)

Feb 15, 2006

Electronic Arts has finally confirmed a release date of 24 March for its delayed crime game The Godfather, based on the Mario Puzo book and 1972 film of the same name. EA originally had its videogame adaptation of the classic gangster film down for an autumn 2005 release but decided that the developer needed more time on the ambitious ...

How to beat the heat in New Jersey (News)

Feb 15, 2006

EA continues its drip feed of info on The Godfather as it outlines how the game's 'heat' system works with pursuing cops, and how the district of New Jersey looks to the Corleones. Unsurprisingly, the heat system works in a similar way to the wanted level in GTA but, instead of it being displayed with stars, police shields are used. If you commit a crime in the sight of the police your heat level will increase and the police will chase you; if by fleeing the police you commit more crimes, ...

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Apr 16, 2008

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The Godfather: Weapons/Locations Guide (FAQ)

Aug 2, 2007

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Jan 11, 2007

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The Godfather Collectibles Guide (FAQ)

Oct 26, 2006

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Unlimited Ammo (Unlockable)

Sep 19, 2006

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Unlimited Money and Respect (Hint)

Sep 14, 2006