Putting to bed a week of speculation, publisher Electronic Arts confirmed at the tail-end of last week that their new officially licensed Godfather title will be released in February of 2009. The Godfather II, a new sandbox title that will feature locales taken from the Godfather series, will once again be all about rising through the ranks of the 'family'. There will be driving, and of course fisticuffs too. A release on the PS3 and Xbox 360 is detailed. Here's the scoop from EA themselves: "As The Don you control the family, sending some of your men on missions while heading off into action with others. The combination of strategic organized crime gameplay and brutal BlackHand action sets The Godfather II apart from other open-world games." February it is (on this, the day of my daughter's...
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