The Godfather

News

Judge Foils Dillinger Plan To Get ‘Millions’ From EA

6:00AM June 20, 2011 | Owen Good

Remember that dumbass lawsuit filed against Electronic Arts because they called a gun “the Dillinger” in the two Godfather games? Yeah, that one didn’t go so well. The family of the Depression-era gangster lost their case in federal court. More »


In Real Life

The World Ends With Batman, Brando And The Spy

7:30PM October 26, 2009 | AJ Glasser

Today’s Kotaku pumpkin patch includes the Godfather, Batman, the Spy from Team Fortress 2 and the World Ends With You. Cheers to Chris Wells, Lee Harris, Kevin “ShadesBot” Moore and Chae Wells! More »


News

EA Threatened Over Godfather Machine Guns

11:00PM September 2, 2009 | Luke Plunkett

EA’s Godfather series features two weapons bearing the name “Dillinger”. They are, of course, a tip of the hat to bank robber John Dillinger. But the supposed Dillinger estate are having none of it. More »


News

Godfather: The Lawsuit Settled

3:30AM February 8, 2009 | Owen Good

Paramount and the estate of “The Godfather” author Mario Puzo settled their $1 million dustup over how much was owed to whom over sales and rentals of the 2006 game.

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The Godfather II: Build Your Custom Crews

8:40AM January 13, 2009 | Michael McWhertor

If you missed the option of rollin’ with your homies in Grand Theft Auto IV, EA wants to appeal to your crew-building, thug-managing side with The Godfather II.

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