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A photorealistic hip-hop fighter with complex stages and hazards that move with the music. When we say 'next-gen,' this is exactly the sort of thing we mean.

Genre: Fighting
Expected release date: March 2007
Published by: Electronic Arts
Developed by: EA Chicago

Franchise: Def Jam

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News

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EA releases soundtracks on iTunes

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Mar 1, 2007

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Feb 12, 2007

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Jan 23, 2007

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Review

Beat rap royalty and put Outkast in a plaster cast

Mar 6, 2007

Using music as a weapon is nothing new. Westlife songs regularly cause us agonizing pain, while Radiohead makes us want to slit our wrists in despair. But never have we seen music used to such brilliant effect in a fighting game, and after the series' more typical entries on PS2, we really didnt expect the latest Def Jam title to be so amazingly inventive. When you select your character, you also choose a song to represent them and play over the top of fights. Environments now contain plenty ...

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Previews

Def Jam Icon - hands-on

High-def assault and battery

Feb 12, 2007

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 smashed in. The same is true here, only things have been beefed up a great deal this time around, while still keeping the same tongue-in-cheek silliness and over the top, bling-fueled violence thats ... » Read Full Def Jam: Icon preview

Def Jam: Icon - hands-on

Killing them softly - or not so softly - with your song

Jan 18, 2007

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 horizon. In fact, everything around us was moving to the soundtrack's beat. Normal stuff like buildings and spotlights... dangerous stuff like shooting flames and surging electricity. Most importantly, the ... » Read Full Def Jam: Icon preview

An iconic can o' whoopass

We go toe to toe with the Icons of Def Jam

Oct 19, 2006

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 game in action, we don't blame him one bit. This beat-based brawler adds some fresh new nuances to the tired fighting game ... » Read Full Def Jam: Icon preview

Def Jam 3

The Def Jam team leaps into new and exciting next-gen territory

Aug 31, 2006

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 so-called EA Chicago Hip-Hop Project (catchy, eh?), is going to be big news. Kudo Tsunoda, the wild-eyed and zealous head of EA Chicago, tells us he wants to "reinvent fighting games". We already know ... » Read Full Def Jam: Icon preview

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