Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a company that makes video games

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.
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 as Acclaim Games.

Acclaim is locally famous for being the first game company to hire Carrie Gouskos, a move that almost surely hastened the company's demise.

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Recently Published Games

Name Platforms Developer
Showdown: Legends of Wrestling
released on June 22, 2004
PS2, XBOX Acclaim Studios Austin
Alias
released on June 14, 2004
MAC, PS2, XBOX, PC Acclaim Studios Cheltenham
AFL Live Premiership Edition
released on April 29, 2004
PS2, XBOX, PC Transmission Games
All-Star Baseball 2005
PS2, XBOX Acclaim Studios Austin
Speed Kings
PS2, GC, XBOX Climax Group, The
Gladiator: Sword of Vengeance
PS2, XBOX, PC Acclaim Studios Manchester
Wallace & Gromit in Project Zoo
PS2, GC, XBOX, PC Frontier Developments Ltd.
XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association
PS2, GC, XBOX Acclaim Studios Cheltenham
Summer Heat Beach Volleyball
PS2 Acclaim Studios Cheltenham
SX Superstar
PS2, GC, XBOX Climax Solent

Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Recently Developed Games

Name Platforms Publisher
NBA Jam 2000
released on Dec. 2, 1999
N64 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Turok: Dinosaur Hunter
released on Feb. 28, 1997
N64, PC Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Space Jam
released on Nov. 30, 1995
PS1, SAT, PC Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
Demolition Man
GEN, SNES, 3DO, SCD Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., Virgin Interactive Entertainment, Inc.
Foreman for Real
GG, GEN, SNES Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
NBA Jam
released on March 30, 1994
GB, GG, GEN, SNES, PS2, GC, SCD, XBOX, ARC Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., Midway Games
WWF Royal Rumble
GEN, SNES THQ Inc., LJN, Ltd.
WWF Super Wrestlemania
GEN, SNES LJN, Ltd., Flying Edge, Inc.
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General Information Edit
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
Contact Email
Phone Number
Date Founded 1987-01-01 00:00:00
Count of Games Published 191
Count of Games Developed 10
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