"The 28th of December hails the fourth instalment of Electronic Theatre’s special The Twelve Games of Christmas series; every day for the twelve days of Christmas Electronic Theatre will be running through the best releases of each month of 2009. We’re here to remind you of the games you should be looking out for in the 2010 January sales so that you can find the gems that you’ve missed. Today, being the fourth day of Christmas, is the turn of April 2009."

If we can't control it, it can't be in China. That seems to be the mantra of the Chinese government these days. If they have no means to strictly regulate part of the media, it can't be allowed. While that may not necessarily be the case, it's bans like this that give off the impression mentioned previously. This ban affects games such as Grand Theft Auto and the Godfather.

For those who don't bother clicking the source: Blood and gore isn't being banned, but rather the offending theme...

"Games based upon movies are always going to draw criticism especially when a company decides to tackle a masterpiece of cinema such as the Godfather Part II. It is very difficult to turn the events of the crime saga into a viable game, so the developers have taken it upon themselves to create a story that loosely follows the plot of the movie."

"Ahh another day and another game developed and published by none other than the infamous EA (Electronic Arts). The Godfather II, developed by EA’s Redwood Shores division, is based upon Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather II, a crime family movie which follows the Corleone family directly where they left off from the events of The Godfather.

Perhaps ‘based upon’ isn’t really the expression to use here so I’ll use ‘loosely based on’ instead, as while it may be called The Godfather II, the ..."

The NPD Group has released their hardware and software numbers for the month of April, representing sales for the United States for the four week period of April 5th to May 2nd.

Notables this month:

• DSi allows the DS to reach impressive numbers
• Price cut for PS2 to $99 gives it a sales boost

Hardware numbers:
NDS: 1040.k (260.0k per week)
WII: 340.0k (85.0k per week)
360: 175.0k (43.75k per week)
PS2: 172.0k (43.0k per week)
PS3: 127.0k (31.75k per week)
PSP: 116.0k (29.0k per we...

"I have to hand it EA this time. I believe it was about November that Fallout 3 came out, and it managed to keep me playing from 9 in the morning to 11 at night (almost straight) on a lazy Saturday. No other game between November and about 3 days ago has managed to keep my interest for that long. That’s right, The Godfather II has kept me entertained for 14 hours straight, and I’m as surprised as most of you probably are. And I need to get a life."

"In such cases, DLC works a bit like expansions for PC games, extra content added after the fact. It's what most of us suspected DLC would be when it first came around for console games, but Capcom and Electronic Arts have recently rattled gamers by announcing planned DLC before their games are released."

"In advance of Electronic Art's release of The Godfather II tomorrow, a promotional package for the game arrived this afternoon. Many others in the gaming press surely received the media kit as well.

As these things go, it's very nicely done: a small wooden cigar box containing a cheap stogie, a pack of matches, a pair of dice and a length of wire (for garroting stool pigeons, no doubt). A few matches are missing from the pack, which bears the scent of burnt sulfur and has a dame's phone nu..."

"With the detail involved in its missions and the constantly progressive storyline, classifying The Godfather II as just another Grand Theft Auto clone would be almost criminal. The strategic balance of income, variety of gameplay opportunities and three entirely separate locations may mean The Godfather II isn’t blessed with the finesse of Grand Theft Auto IV, but it’s certainly a more structured experience. In fact, if ever there was a testament to the fact that RockStar Games had laid down ..."

"PC
Company of Heroes: Tales of Valor, DCS: Black Shark, Elven Legacy, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, The Godfather 2

PS2
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus

PS3
Hannah Montana: The Movie, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, The Godfather 2

Xbox 360
Hannah Montana: The Movie, Ninja Blade, The Chronicles of Riddick: Assault on Dark Athena, The Godfather 2

Wii
Hannah Montana: The Movie, Professor Heinz Wolff's Gravity

DS
Nintendo DSi (Black), N..."

"Electronic Arts Inc. have today announced that The Godfather II has gone Ggold. The Godfather II game from Electronic Arts and Paramount Digital Entertainment will be available on April 7th in North America and April 10th in Europe for the Xbox360, PLAYSTATION3 and PC."

"As a Don in the Corleone family, The Godfather II allows players to carve out their own story of deception, betrayal, and conquest in a 1960’s organized crime world. Interacting closely with major characters, your story will interweave with many of the key events from the film, such as the meeting of the Don’s in Cuba, blackmailing Senator Geary, and the Senate investigation of organized crime. Players will have to invest in their family, manage their business, and reach out to corrupt offici..."

"New trailer for The Godfather II: The Game has just been released. This trailer shows off why it’s important to own a racket; why it’s important to keep the money flowing and why it’s important to own the crime ring. The trailer also verifies the game’s new release date, just in case you were wondering."

"Q) Could you tell us about the decision making process in deviating from the original story line of Godfather II?

A) We wanted to continue the trend we started with in the original Godfather game, where we really wanted our customers who buy the game to be able to create their own fiction in the Godfather universe. While The Godfather: Part II movie was an absolute masterpiece, we didn’t want to just simply re-tell the movie plotline and add game elements to it. We also made the dec..."

"Electronic Arts Inc. and Paramount Digital Entertainment today announced that The Godfather II videogame is set for release in the UK on March 6th. The Godfather II allows players to both act like a mobster and think like a Don, by immersing them in a 1960's organized crime world. As a Don, players can build a crew and grow their family in an effort to become the most powerful mob syndicate in America. Players will be able to choose how and when to use their Made men, either by commanding the..."