http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-icon/articles/In the context of a game, Achievements and Trophies are harmless. They're just carrot-dangling tactics that we're happy to indulge for our greedy pursuit of intangible virtual rewards. We wouldn't think twice about nail-bombing a kitten orphanage if it meant five more gamer points.But, let's say,...http://www.gamesradar.com/the-most-sick-morally-questionable-achievements-and-trophies/Sept. 24, 2009, 12:55 p.m.Everyone is looking for love. Whether you're beautiful, ugly, fat, skinny, bald or hairy like Robin Williams; we're all tied together by an insatiable need to find a mutual soul mate... and to get the sexy time. Game characters are no different. So we've stepped in to help them out. Below,...http://www.gamesradar.com/would-you-date-a-game-character/July 10, 2009, 6:49 a.m.In all honesty, some games would be better off left on the whiteboard at the design meeting. Whether they're too ambitious, too expensive or simply too good to be true, we're frequently led to imagine great things only to have our expectations dashed when the game finally arrives. How could these...http://www.gamesradar.com/games-that-looked-good-on-paper/Feb. 27, 2009, 9:17 a.m.We'd like to think that every developer sets out to make the perfect game. But as budgets swell, stockholders throw tantrums, and release dates draw near, there's a whole myriad of snafus can explode in the face of well meaning folks. Plenty of games spit in the eye of gamers’...http://www.gamesradar.com/top-7-death-rattle-games/March 10, 2008, 7:32 p.m.EA has started releasing music from its past and present videogames to the iTunes Store. Available for purchase via EA Trax, tracks from such titles as Def Jam Icon, SSX 3, Need for Speed Underground 2 and Burnout: Dominator have been unleashed - including a version of The Doors' "Riders on the...http://www.gamesradar.com/ea-releases-soundtracks-on-itunes/March 1, 2007, 8:02 p.m.Weve beaten and bloodied Big Boi and T.I. dozens of times since the release of the Def Jam: Icon demo last week, but until today weve known little about the rest of the roster outside of what could be gathered from trailers and screenshots. Well, we can finally rest easy knowing well be able to...http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-icon-roster-revealed/Feb. 12, 2007, 5:25 p.m.Def Jam is one of those rare breeds - a series of fighters that always seems to try something a little bit different. EA have always got that feeling of bone-crunching contact with your opponent spot on, with sound effects and animation that make you screw your eyes up every time your face gets...http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-icon-hands-on-10/Feb. 12, 2007, 3:33 p.m. Originally posted on January 23, 2007 To understand why we're so excited about Def Jam: Icon, the third entry in the hip hop fighting franchise, you really need to see it in motion. Everything in the game, from the background scenery to the environmental hazards to the flying fists and feet of...http://www.gamesradar.com/see-and-hear-def-jam-icon-in-action/Jan. 23, 2007, 8:39 p.m. The very first thing we noticed about Def Jam: Icon was the sky. In a game full of celebrities beating the crap out of each other, that might seem like an odd thing to focus on. But you don't understand... this sky was dancing, its sun-streaked clouds literally sliding back and forth on the...http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-icon-hands-on/Jan. 18, 2007, 9:44 p.m.This new batch of shots from DEF JAM: ICON, the PS3 episode in the hip-hop flavored brawler series, shows off a brand new location for the beat-driven fight scenes: a floodlit rooftop complete with swooping helicopter and illuminated city skyline. There're also more images from the garage level...http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-icon-drops-new-shots/Oct. 26, 2006, 4:17 p.m.Def Jam 3 - also previously referred to as EA Chicago Hip-Hop Project - has been officially unveiled as DEF JAM: ICON, the next-gen leap for the hip-hop fighting series. This first batch of screens gives you a proper face-to-face with what we reckon could be one of the best games of next year,...http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-icon-shots-drop/Oct. 19, 2006, 7:51 p.m.One of the biggest madmen in gaming is EA's Kudo Tsunoda (who most recently brought us Fight Night Round 3), and we just had the opportunity to witness the latest Tsunoda whirlwind when he stopped by to show off DEF JAM: ICON. Kudo's enthusiasm over the game can't be contained, and after seeing the...http://www.gamesradar.com/an-iconic-can-o-whoopass/Oct. 19, 2006, 7:51 p.m.Thursday 12 October 2006 A feature planned for Xbox 360's next-gen outing of Def Jam, EA's hip-hop flavoured fighting game, will enable you to import your own songs into the action, see how they affect the beat-driven fighters and their moves, and even set up clashes between your chosen track and a...http://www.gamesradar.com/bring-your-beats-to-def-jam-3/Oct. 12, 2006, 7:29 a.m.Thursday 31 August 2006 It's Def Jam, gamers, but not as you know it. The hip-hop obsessed chaps at EA Chicago are hard at work on a PS3 and 360 sequel to the none-more-urban beat-'em-up that starred Snoop Dogg, Method Man and Carmen Electra. And, from what we've seen so far, Def Jam 3, or the...http://www.gamesradar.com/def-jam-3/Aug. 31, 2006, 10:32 a.m.