Now Playing: Def Jam: Fight for NY Video Review While last year's Vendetta may have been solely a wrestling game in the eyes of most, Fight for NY takes the Aki engine and tweaks it quite a bit, ...

The death of rapper DMX at age 50 on Friday was a sad day for music fans who loved his work. As musicians and fans mourned his loss and the legacy he leaves behind, many fans pointed to one of the ...

Back in 2014, Icon developer Michael Mendheim spoke to Complex about the failure of that title. “The reviews were definitely mixed and I think the biggest problem with that title was that we didn’t ...

In a wrestling game market mainly dominated by the WWE (or F, if you're old school), Electronic Arts released Def Jam Vendetta under its EA Sports Big label earlier this month. This game brings ...

Many gamers have been wondering when, in a time when we have gotten some fire remakes, EA will spin the block and bring back Def Jam Vendetta. Hip-hop legend Ice-T shared a theory about why the game ...

Over the last few years, rapper/actor Ice-T has been pushing hard for a new entry in the defunct Def Jam video game franchise. Electronic Arts released three games in the series in the early 2000s, ...

Def Jam Vendetta should have been an absolutely terrible game. The pitch for the game most likely went something like: "Hey, so let’s take our upcoming wrestling game sequel and re-skin the entire ...

Through its combination of hip-hop and wrestling, "Def Jam Vendetta" hits the young male demographic perfectly. It's a fun game that is simple enough for most to play, yet difficult enough to keep ...

Def Jam Fight for NY is a wrestling-fighting game with rappers. Now this doesn't sound well, but it's surprisingly cool. Most of the characters are real life people, but some characters are fictional.