X360A writes: "Jamie King may not be a name that you instantly recognise in the games industry, but it's a name you really ought to know... considering he founded the powerhouse that is Rockstar Games back in 1998 with four like minded visionaries.
Originally one of the five Rockstar co-founders, we caught up with Jamie in London recently to talk about his time with Rockstar, his new company 4mm Games and their debut title: Def Jam Rapstar."
GameDynamo - "Looks like Konami and Autumn Games are due in court. City National Bank claims that the two companies defrauded the bank of funds totaling $14 million dollars related to the development of Def Jam Rapstar. According to City National, the two companies lied to the bank to secure Autumn a line of credit, claiming that revenue from sales for the karaoke title would cover the loans."
they also lied to us about Silent Hill HD Collection being everything like the originals. Shit, I take them to court too.
That game did not sell at all. Ouch...I still have 18 copies sitting around at work.
I wish they would've made a new Def Jam fighting game like Fight For New York. Now that would've sold! That's what happens when you try to follow trends.
With this gen since online is so big. WHy dont they being back games like Def jam FFNY on PSn or xbox live with online play that would be amazing. I would love to play all my old ps2 games games online like nfl 2k5,fight night,twisted metal black,ssx,granturismo3 etc.
Eurogamer:
The developers responsible for 2010 music title Def Jam Rapstar are being sued by record label EMI for allegedly failing to clear the rights to tracks featured in the game.
hahahaha that's rich you would think all that stuff would be taken care of um I don't know before it launched lol
Contracts with music companies can be very detailed & difficult. Depending on the songs used, the music label may have rights to the song, but don't issue royalties to that artist anymore. & to deepen the situation, that artist can then request $, for the usage of the song. Not to mention the multiple artists that may be involved. Things like that would cost the music label $.
"& they don't want that,-Nooooo!"
(Jay-Z_Takeover)
But it could just be a case of "no, you can't use that song".
However;
Damn! 54 tracks? I thought maybe a handful or so.
That's heist.
Def Jam Vendetta and Def Jam Fight for New York was and will always be a fan favorite arcade fighting game. Unfortunately, the next-gen sequel Def Jam Icon, was a failed attempt to repeat the success of the previous titles. It has been 5 years since any discussions about about further works with future titles. Then a mysterious trailer comes out of no where.
Yea, Def Jam Fight for New York is still one of my favorite games. This trailer gives me hope the franchise can make a comeback.
Wow that was an awesome trailer. Old though 11 months. Would think that we would hear more about it now.
