ACCLAIM'S FIRST SEGA SATURN TITLES GRAB TOP SALES SPOTS;'ROBOTICA,' 'MYST' AND 'STREET FIGHTER: THE MOVIE' ARRIVE AT RETAIL.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)--August 31, 1995--Solidifying a foothold in the emerging 3-D entertainment market, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.'s (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) ) first three titles for Sega's new 32-bit Saturn(TM) system, Street Fighter: The Movie(TM), Myst(TM), and Robotica(TM) are the top three best-selling Saturn titles at major Saturn retailers nationwide. "As one of the premiere interactive entertainment publishers, we are pleased to not only become one of the first companies to launch three compelling Saturn software titles, but also to have garnered the top three slots on the best-seller charts," says Robert Holmes Robert Holmes may refer to: Politicians:
inaugurate, introduce commence, lead off, start, begin - set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. the next generation of gaming." This month Acclaim brought Myst to Saturn players, based on the popular personal computer game which has sold more than one million units and garnered numerous awards; and Street Fighter: The Movie, an interactive version of the live-action Jean Claude Van Damme martial arts film, based on the popular martial arts video game franchise. In addition, Acclaim has released Robotica, the international personal computer blockbuster. Later this year Acclaim will release additional titles for the Saturn, including: Frank Thomas `Big Hurt' Baseball(TM); Judge Dredd(TM); Mortal Kombat II(TM); NBA Jam Tournament Edition NBA Jam Tournament Edition (commonly referred to as NBA Jam T.E.) is a basketball arcade game created by Midway in 1994 as a sequel to the hit game NBA Jam. The game featured rosters from the 1993-94 NBA season. (TM); NFL Quarterback Club NFL Quarterback Club is a Super Nintendo Entertainment System game to feature quarterbacks from the NFL. Troy Aikman and Warren Moon are two examples of what players can use during the game. '96(TM); Revolution X(TM); and WWF WrestleMania(TM). Acclaim is also slated to publish numerous titles for Sony's new PlayStation(TM), Microsoft(R) Windows(R) 95 and PC 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). platforms during the year. 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 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. CONTACT: Dan Harnett Alan B. Lewis 516/656-5000 |
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