Following critical drubbing of latest installment, publisher's Games label president tells LA Times that "we're not going to do another one."

Francis Ford Coppola and Paramount's The Godfather II is widely agreed to be among the best films ever made. However, the same can't be said for EA's second installment in its game adaptation of author Mario Puzo's acclaimed gangster saga. The game's critical lambasting recalled reviews more in line with the third film in the franchise when it debuted on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and PC earlier this year. The game has fared somewhat better at retail, selling just over 250,000 units in the US as of April 30, according to the NPD Group.

The Don has spoken.

Now, it appears as if EA won't be returning for a third installment in the strategy-cum-action title. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times last week, EA Games president Frank Gibeau said that the Godfather had been fitted with a pair of cement shoes. "We're not going to do another one," he explicitly told the newspaper. Gibeau went on to say that an installment in the Godfather franchise was not part of EA's current production schedule, which the LA Times notes extends three years.

Providing a more nuanced follow-up comment, an EA representative confirmed to the LA Times that no Godfather games are currently in development. "Nothing has been decided as to future sequels," the continued. "Paramount is a great partner."

Establishing players as a newly appointed Don of New York, The Godfather II let gamers handle strategic organizational aspects of the mob, such as establishing and maintaining criminal endeavors and creating a stable of made men. However, the title also included the open-world action gameplay that was central to the original Godfather, which received a positive reception in 2006.

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I thought Godfather franchise is terrible. I am right.

Probably found a horse head at the office.

the first game was good I really enjoyed it on the PS2 though never finished it. The problem with it was many people compared it to GTA and trashed it for that reason and it's kinda unfair because no sandbox game is better than GTA especially the PS2's ones

regarding your last comment I hope you mean the games because if you are talking about the movies I might send some of my guys to "Talk" to you capiche ;) ?

The first game was rather good.

Aint played the 2nd one... but heard it is poo.

I loved the Wii version. Had they made Godfather II for Wii with the same controls as blackhand edition I would have bought it.

Never cared for the franchise because I always thought the gameplay was similar to the likes of the Grand Theft Auto series.

So the franchise will finally sleep with the fishes

Yes, it was.

Yes, it is.

in the words of an italian mobster: bada bing- it's over :(

Probably because the missed the boat.

Option 1:
Build a super HD game costing tens of millions to directly compete with the biggest sandbox IP on the PS360.

Option 2:
Build a much improved version compared to BlackHand on Wii that was a remarkable game. Here there is no competition and we could spend a fraction of Option 1's cost.

Yeah, should have picked #2. I would have bought it as blackhand was a very very good game on Wii. The controls made the game.