ACCLAIM'S 'BATMAN FOREVER' VIDEO GAMES LAUNCH WORLDWIDE TODAY.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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--September 7, 1995--The real game begins today as 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) ) launches worldwide its new video games See video game console. based on Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) .' blockbuster film, Batman(TM) Forever. Acclaim's new Batman Forever Batman Forever is a 1995 superhero film. It is the third of the Batman movies which began with Tim Burton's 1989 version of the character, although it is a major departure from its predecessor in the franchise, Batman Returns. video games are backed by a $10 million integrated marketing campaign. "'Batman Forever' was the motion picture event of the year and we are confident that our Batman Forever video games will captivate and thrill audiences worldwide as well," says Sam Goldberg, vice president of Marketing. "Our $10 million integrated marketing campaign maximizes the synergies between the film and our exciting game, resulting in what we anticipate will be a blockbuster video game event." Featuring 3-D rendered graphics, the Batman Forever video games were created, in part, in Acclaim's blue screen studio, resulting in striking visuals of unparalleled realism from Ultimatte Cinefusion technology. Working closely with Warner Bros., Acclaim outfitted several of the film's stunt men in costumes from the movie to capture the detail and movement of the characters bringing a new level of authenticity to the video game. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., with offices in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom, is a leading worldwide publisher of: software and peripherals for Nintendo, Sega, Sony, personal computer and CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). hardware systems; and comic books under the Valiant, Armada and Windjammer imprints. Acclaim also develops coin-operated arcade games and operates blue screen and motion capture studios, as well as A.D.I., a global sales and distribution company for products from a variety of entertainment software publishers, including Digital Pictures, Domark, Interplay, Marvel and Sunsoft. Acclaim, which recently formed a new company with Tele-Communications, Inc. for electronically distributed interactive entertainment, is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market System under the symbol AKLM. Batman and all related elements are the property of DC Comics TM & copyright 1995. All Rights Reserved. CONTACT: Dan Harnett, Alan B. Lewis, 516/656-5000 |
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