NOW YOU CAN PRETEND TO BE A PROFESSIONAL CRIMINAL (AGAIN!) "Electronic Arts is looking to pull gamers back in. Publisher is developing "The Godfather II," a sequel to its 2006 videogame based on the classic Paramount film, for release in February. Original 'Godfather' game saw worldwide sales of more than 4 million units. a total solid enough that EA greenlit a sequel almost immediately after production on the final version of the game was done in late 2006. According to industry tracker NPD, the first game grossed $62 million in the U.S. Follow-up will follow elements of 'The Godfather Part II' film plot that take place in the late 1950s, but not the flashbacks to Vito Corleone's early life that starred Robert De Niro. As in the first game, players control a new member of the Corleone crime family who is rising through the ranks."