Article: Game for `Godfather' Electronic Arts wants to make a killing with its interactive version of classic film.(Preview)

Byline: MIKE ANTONUCCI Knight Ridder

"I'm gonna make him an offer he can't refuse."

- Don Corleone

in "The Godfather" (1972)For video game maker Electronic Arts, "The Godfather" represents a deal that it couldn't resist.

The giant software publisher, famous for interactive games like the John Madden football brand and the faux-reality "Sims" series, is about to unveil its adaptation of one of the previous century's most honored films. "The Godfather," a cultural touchstone for many Americans, will arrive at stores this week in a form that was envisioned and scripted for the PlayStation2 and Xbox generations.

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