Electronic Arts CEO John Riccitello attended the William Blair & Company's investor meeting last Tuesday where he let slip a few details about the Godfather video game franchise.

The first point is that a new game in the series is being developed (something we already knew from before). The second is that it features GTA-style gameplay with pseudo-RTS style elements.

At this point, your eyebrows have probably shot up at the second point. Now amidst the shouts of "WTF!" I present to you the a quote from Riccitello as he described how the game plays:

You can play this game both at the street level, much like a GTA-style game, but you can also play it top-down, almost like you're in an RTS, controlling the strategy of the boroughs so you can see what's going on...

To be honest, we have no idea how the developers from EA's Redwood Shores plan on pulling this off and making it accessible, but it is an interesting concept. We're pretty sure more details will be revealed in the future, so we'll just wait for a more detailed explanation before making any judgments.