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Ice-T
Many
gamers
have
been
wondering
when,
in
a
time
when
we
have
gotten
some
fire
remakes,
EA
will
spin
the
block
and
bring
back
Def
Jam
Vendetta.
Hip-hop
legend
Ice-T
shared
a
theory
about
why
the
game
hasn’t
come
to
fruition,
and
spoiler
alert:
there’s
a
good
chance
it
won’t
ever
come
back.
Ice-T
spends
much
of
his
downtime
when
he’s
not
acting
by
picking
up
the
sticks
and
is
a
playable
character
in
Def
Jam:
Fight
For
NY.
He
decided
to
chime
in
on
Def
Jam
Vendetta
being
left
in
the
vault
and
threw
cold
water
on
many
gamers,
hoping
for
the
video
game
to
return
with
his
theory
on
the
matter.
The
game,
which
featured
rappers
like
Ludacris,
Snoop
Dogg,
even
Joe
Budden,
and
anyone
involved
in
the
Hip-Hop
world,
including
Jacob
The
Jeweler,
was
as
if
they
took
wrestling
video
games
like
WCW/NWO
Revenge
and
merged
it
with
Street
Fighter
to
deliver
what
many
call
one
of
greatest
fighting
games
ever.
“So
many
people
ask
me
why
this
game
hasn’t
been
brought
back
for
the
newer
consoles.
Maybe
because
they’d
have
to
pay
for
voice
and
music
rights
again.
Maybe?”
he
wrote
on
X,
formerly
known
as
Twitter.
He
continued,
“Here’s
the
BIG
problem..
I
don’t
think
they
paid
ANY
of
us
ANYTHING
to
be
in
that
original
game…
I
know
I
didn’t
get
any
type
of
substantial
money.
It’s
was
a
situation
where
you
didn’t
want
to
be
left
OUT
of
the
game.
Well…..
Yesterday’s
price
is
not
Today’s
price..!”
Notable
gamer,
streamer,
and
famous
Blerd
actor
Khleo
Thomas
further
explained
why
the
game
might
never
be
remade.
The
“Colors”
crafter
did
point
out
that
he
did
receive
the
bag
for
his
voice
work
in
GTA
V
and
Gears
of
War.
Welp.
Def
Jam
Teased
The
Games
Possible
Return
In
2020
Neither
EA
nor
Def
Jam
have
ever
confirmed
this
to
be
the
roadblock
keeping
the
game
from
returning,
but
it
seems
plausible.
Def
Jam,
under
Kevin
Liles’s
leadership,
hinted
at
bringing
the
game
back
in
a
tweet,
writing:
“#itsinthename
Thinking
I
should
bring
back
the
series.
How
many
of
y’all
would
like
to
see
this
happen
#DefJamEnterprises
let
me
know.”
Def
Jam
even
got
people’s
hope
in
August
2020
when
they
tweeted
that
fans
wanted
them
to
make
another
fighting
game.
The
record
label
even
said
they
would
announce
special
news
if
their
X
account
hits
a
million
followers.
Nothing
came
of
it.
If
Def
Jam
Vendetta
does
come
back,
count
as
one
of
the
many
who
will
welcome
the
news,
but
we
have
zero
faith
that
the
game
will
make
it
onto
next-gen
systems.
—
Photo:
Jeff
Kravitz
/
Getty
