[0] Acclaim Sports Tackles All-New Terrain With First ATV Title For the PlayStation-R- Game Console; Acclaim Will Ship ATV: Quad Power Racing This August.Business Editors GLEN COVE Glen Cove, city (1990 pop. 24,149), Nassau co., SE N.Y., on the north shore of Long Island, at the entrance to Hempstead Harbor; settled 1668, inc. as a city 1918. , N.Y.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--May 9, 2000 Acclaim Sports, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on : AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced it will release ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. : Quad Power Racing, the first ATV-based videogame for the PlayStation(R) game console See video game console. this August. ATV: Quad Power Racing will feature 12 outdoor tracks with mountain, snow and desert terrain. Tracks will be complete with obstacles, short cuts and jumps on circuit-based and natural layouts. Players can choose from 6 quad riders and 12 quad bikes, each with four wheel independent suspension Independent suspension is a broad term for any automobile suspension system that allows each wheel on the same axle to move vertically (i.e. reacting to a bump in the road) independently of each other. and its own individual statistics including top speed, suspension and grip. Exciting arcade gameplay enables quads to power slide, roll-over, crash and display damage from physical action between riders. ATV: Quad Power Racing also features 4 gameplay modes: Single Race; Time Attack; 2-Player; and Championship Mode, where players can choose to race as either Amateur or Pro. "This game will provide thrills and excitement to gamers of all abilities," said Steve Felsen, Acclaim Brand Director. "With its realistic physics, players get to experience the true feeling of driving an ATV." ATV: Quad Power Racing is being developed by European based Climax Studio and will carry a suggested retail price of $29.99. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment America and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York Glen Cove is a city in Nassau County, New York on the North Shore of Long Island. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 26,622. Part of the early 20th century Gold Coast of the North Shore, Glen Cove has a diverse population. , and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information, please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com. |
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