Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a company that makes video games
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Aside from Software development and publishing, Acclaim also published some strategy guides. In 1994 Acclaim bought Valiant Comics (later renamed to Acclaim Comics), which gave them access to franchises like Turok and Shadowman.
Some say that Midway's exit from the arcade business and entry into the home market was one of the major factors in Acclaim's downfall. Others say it was because the New York-based company was also run by organized crime.
When the company went bankrupt, its assets were auctioned and sold off, including the Acclaim name, which has been resurrected by the purchaser (former Activision Employee Howard Marks) as Acclaim Games.
Acclaim is locally ( Bay Area, California) famous for being the first game company to hire Carrie Gouskos, a move that almost surely hastened the company's demise.
Development Studios
The following Studios were part of Acclaim Entertainment Inc.:
Acclaim Entertainment was a New York-based company who began publishing games on the NES and went out of business in 2004.
Acclaim Entertainment was founded in 1987 and went out of business in 2004. The company also published games under the labels LJN and Arena. While the company went on to develop many of its own games on its way to bankruptcy court, the company is perhaps most famous for its long-standing relationship with Midway, which resulted in home versions of several Midway arcade games, including Mortal Kombat and Terminator 2: Judgment Day.Aside from Software development and publishing, Acclaim also published some strategy guides. In 1994 Acclaim bought Valiant Comics (later renamed to Acclaim Comics), which gave them access to franchises like Turok and Shadowman.
Some say that Midway's exit from the arcade business and entry into the home market was one of the major factors in Acclaim's downfall. Others say it was because the New York-based company was also run by organized crime.
When the company went bankrupt, its assets were auctioned and sold off, including the Acclaim name, which has been resurrected by the purchaser (former Activision Employee Howard Marks) as Acclaim Games.
Acclaim is locally ( Bay Area, California) famous for being the first game company to hire Carrie Gouskos, a move that almost surely hastened the company's demise.
Development Studios
The following Studios were part of Acclaim Entertainment Inc.:
- Acclaim Studios Austin (former Iguana Entertainment )
- Acclaim Studios Cheltenham
- Acclaim Studios London (former Probe Entertainment)
- Acclaim Studios Manchester
- Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City (former Sculptured Software)
- Acclaim Studios Teesside
| Company Name | Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. |
| Street Address | One Acclaim Plaza |
| City | Glen Cove |
| State | New York, 11542 |
| Country | United States |
| Website | http://www.acclaim.com |
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| Date Founded | Jan. 1, 1987 |
| Count of Games Published | 208 |
| Count of Games Developed | 13 |
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