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When Electronic Arts shuttered its Chicago-based development studio, the one responsible for titles like Fight Night and Def Jam Icon, EA prez Frank Gibeau chalked it up to an inability to meet standards for "responsibility for product quality, ship dates and profitability." Tough words, especially when some of that blame was most likely shouldered by former general manager of the studio, Kudo Tsunoda. Fortunately for Tsunoda, he has a new home, with GameTap reporting today that he's landed at Microsoft. More »
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In a week already rich with videogaming (and writing about videogaming), it makes this associate editor pine for a day off from the digital escapism. We've already played a full workweek's worth of The Godfather Blackhand Edition, we spent hours at the local watering hole playing Guitar Hero II on stage, and last night saw our monthly social gaming event, Geek Night, take place in Culver City. More »
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I've got a full weekend planned, including hitting the Sunset Boulevard Nursery for some flower shopping (no, really) and maybe some hard Hollywood partying, but what's really got my schedule packed are the games. The ridiculous amount of games! Being away at GDC and on vacation for half the month of March, which saw some considerable releases, means I've got some catching up to do. More »
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I had a chance to speak with rapper Fat Joe over the phone during his recent publicity stop in Atlanta to promote upcoming brawler Def Jam: Icon. More »
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GameStop and Electronic Arts have teamed up to host a little cross-country Def Jam: Icon tourney that will pit regular gamers against hip-hop artists. More »
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I was up bright and early this morning harvesting fresh gaming news, so I decided to download the Def Jam: Icon demo off of Xbox Live. I wasn't expecting too much. I had tried to play the first two games, but a lack of familiarity with the source material coupled with my inability to master the fighting system had me moving on to other things before too long. Expecting more of the same, I was pleasantly surprised at the latest entry in the series. More »
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Tomorrow morning we will all be able to decide if hip-hop style fighting is worth the price of admission on the Xbox 360. More »
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Electronic Arts recently announced that the 29-song tracklist for their upcoming brawler Def Jam: Icon for the PS3 and Xbox 360. More »
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EA's out to make us look bad, as the Def Jam Icon demo promised for Xbox Live tomorrow isn't quite going to make it. No date on when gamers can now expect the trial version featuring Big Boi and T.I. other than that it would be available "worldwide" sometime "soon." Michael McWhertor More »
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According to Gamespot, Xbox Live subscribers will get their hands on a Def Jam Icon demo this week as EA tries to get the word out on their upcoming fighter with a rhythmic twist. The trial version of EA Chicago's baby will drop this Thursday and will feature Big Boi and T.I. fighting in the gas station stage, presumably the same demo available at CES from a few weeks ago. More »
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Def Jam ICON was on the show floor this week and I spent some hands on time with EA's latest brawler packed with Def Jam artists. There are some significant changes for the forthcoming console release, including a change in developers from wrestling specialists Aki to EA Chicago, the studio that brought you Fight Night Round 3. More »
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By: Scott Steinberg More »
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