ACCLAIM'S SOFTWARE TITLE HITS NUMBER ONE IN JAPAN; 'D's Dining Table' Tops CD-ROM Charts.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 10, 1995--For the first time in the company's history, 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) ) announced today that its recent software release, D's Dining Table, had achieved the number one position in Japan based on the first two weeks of retail sales. The Sega Saturn The Sega Saturn (セガサターン Sega Sataan title marks the entry into the next-generation video game market by Acclaim Japan, Ltd., the company's Japanese subsidiary. Acclaim has worldwide rights to the title for Sega's Saturn, Sony's PlayStation 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). systems. A version of the title compatible with the Sony system is expected to be released in Japan later this year. "We are excited about `D's' success in Japan, where next-generation hardware systems like Saturn and PlayStation are both thriving," said Robert Holmes Robert Holmes may refer to: Politicians:
D's Dining Table is a heavily atmospheric adventure and strategy game utilizing Silicon Graphics rendered full-motion images to lead the player through a compelling horror story horror story Story intended to elicit a strong feeling of fear. Such tales are of ancient origin and form a substantial part of folk literature. They may feature supernatural elements such as ghosts, witches, or vampires or address more realistic psychological fears. , filled with seemingly indecipherable clues and grim surprises. The title was developed for Acclaim by Warp Inc. of Japan and was supported by a marketing campaign that included heavy in-store merchandising and national television ads. 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 Acclaim, Digital Pictures, Domark, Interplay and Marvel. 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: Allyne Mills Dan Harnett 516/656-5000 |
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