Godfather II finds gold, will make April 7 release (Joystiq 9/3/09)

EA announced today that Godfather II has gone gold -- the Corleone family is ready to take over Xbox 360 and PS3 on April 7 in North America and April 10 in Europe. The publisher sent word last month that it was planning for an April release, but considering the previous February launch date was violently capped so close to making retail, this latest word is simply affirmation that the game is coming.

April seems to be a relatively quiet release month, so getting the "Don's View" of things and pre-ordering the game for the Tommy Cipolia character might be worth it for fans of sandbox-style crime games who have extorted all they could from Saints Row 2 and GTA IV: The Lost and Damned.