Released all the way back in 2003, Def Jam Vendetta, which earned $30 million in the United States alone, was the label’s first foray into the world of wrestling fighting games and saw some of their popular music artists facing off. It looks like the channel has already reached its target, which means we can expect the news very soon. Perhaps it’s just a way to boost followers on Twitter, but the music company is promising news pertaining to the game franchise if they hit 1 million followers. ? The streets saying we need a new Def Jam game /PSaqxryiDR
KEEP READING: Street Fighter's Most Underrated Title Was.Do you remember the Def Jam-licensed hip hop video game franchise released by EA Games? Def Jam Vendetta? Def Jam: Fight for NY? Def Jam: Icon? Well, the studio seems to be teasing the fourth entry by tweeting that a “special announcement” will be coming soon. EA is sitting on what could be the next great fighting game, one that could be massively successful thanks to the rise of both hip-hop and gaming in recent years. AKI was also responsible for developing beloved wrestling games like WWF No Mercy and WCW/nWo Revenge. Although the company hasn't made a non-handheld game under the syn Sophia moniker, this could be a great opportunity to bring yet another classic fighting game to the masses. If AKI, now known as syn Sophia, were return to develop the game, that would do wonders for a new game. The fighting engine was pivotal to the success of the original games.
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RELATED: NetherRealm Studios NEEDS to Make a Slasher Movie Fighting GameĮven if the game were to only include Def Jam artists, the label is home to some unlikely and popular faces like Justin Bieber, Rihanna and BTS, who could (at the very least) make cameos. Considering the fact that Carmen Electra, Henry Rollins and Kimora Lee Simmons were included in Fight for NY, stranger things have happened. Rappers like 21 Savage, NLE Choppa, Denzel Curry, JPEGMAFIA and Rico Nasty are among some popular, aggressive emcees who would be suitable for a 2020s edition of a Def Jam game. However, with the label less popular than it was 15 years ago, a reboot should find a way to include artists from other labels into the game. Artists like 2 Chainz, Logic, Pusha T, YG and Nas are all signed to Def Jam, and they would likely be included in the game.
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The critically-acclaimed series would certainly reach an audience if it were to return today thanks to hip-hop's massive growth in popularity in the past decade since the Def Jam games went away. The roster featured an array of popular hip-hop artists signed to the Def Jam label along with some fictional characters. However, prior releases Fight for New York and Vendetta delivered a fast-paced, arcade-style frenzy with exaggerated wrestling maneuvers and hard-hitting strikes. Icon is considered by fans to be the weakest of the Def Jam fighting games in large part because EA was no longer working with AKI to develop the game. RELATED: Mortal Kombat 11 Boss Hints at Adding More Stallone Characters This came as a disappointment to fans, who've been hoping for the return of a series that has been on hiatus since the 2007 release of Def Jam: Icon. The goal was quickly met however, no announcement was made. Over the summer, Def Jam Recordings said on Twitter that it would have a special announcement related to its old fighting game series if the company reached one million followers. But while most of those franchises still exist, there was one particular series published by EA that deserves to make a comeback. Fighting games were in high demand in the 2000s, with popular titles like Tekken, Mortal Kombat, Dead or Alive, Virtua Fighter and Soulcalibur and among others keeping fans on their toes.