ACCLAIM ENTERS PC CD-ROM MARKET Blockbuster 'Mortal Kombat II' to Debut on PC CD; Others to Follow.OYSTER BAY, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--November 16, 1994--Marking its entrance into a new interactive entertainment software category, 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 its first title for the 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). market -- the martial arts video game sensation Mortal Kombat II. Scheduled for introduction in December, Acclaim's Mortal Kombat II for PC CD will be 486-compatible and utilize digitized characters. "Previously, our participation in the floppy and personal computer markets was through distribution agreements which, we believe, provided the greatest return on the investment of time and effort required to service a market fragmented by numerous hardware and accessory incompatibilities," says Robert Holmes, president of Acclaim. "Entering the PC CD-ROM games category at a time when it is starting to have mass market entertainment impact is a logical progression and a route by which we can further merchandise the numerous intellectual properties owned or controlled by Acclaim." With revenues of more than $50 million in its first week, Acclaim's Mortal Kombat II for Nintendo and Sega cartridge game systems surpassed the opening week receipts of the summer's top-grossing films, including Forrest Gump, The Mask and The Lion King. Acclaim PC CD titles currently scheduled for introduction in 1995 include WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. Raw, 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. , 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. and Batman Forever, based on the summer 1995 movie from Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . Studios. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., with offices in Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Spain and the United Kingdom, is a leading worldwide entertainment publisher of software and peripherals for Nintendo(R) and Sega(TM) hardware systems, personal computer and CD-ROM software, coin-operated arcade games, and comic books under the Valiant imprint. Acclaim also operates a motion capture studio, and ADI, a global sales and distribution company for products from a variety of entertainment publishers, including Acclaim, Digital Pictures and Marvel Software. The company is publicly traded on the NASDAQ National Market under the symbol AKLM. CONTACT: Allyne Mills
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