In an interview with IGN, Josh talks about the creation of both titles, and how he and his team’s passion for streetball culture, hip-hop, and all the sounds and sights that came with them, were the driving factor behind their pitch. Josh left EA after Fight For NY, but was instrumental in getting the Def Jam games as we know them created. Lastly, we’ve got Kevin Liles – formed president of Def Jam. There’s also Def Jam themselves, AKI (now syn Sophia) – the people behind Vendetta and Fight For NY‘s engines, and – for the sake of the story – Josh Holmes, director of both aforementioned titles. At the highest level we have WB Interactive Entertainment (owner of NetherRealm Studios), and Electronic Arts (presumable current owner of the Def Jam license). Lets talk about the potential stakeholders here. So with nobody else to rely on, Ed Boon has to know that he’s got to take matters into his own hands… But how? Level 2: The Background

This announcement never happened, by the way. Once our twitter hits 1M, we have a special announcement for y’all ! 🎮- Def Jam Recordings August 10, 2020

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