AKA Acclaim Ships 'BMX XXX' For Xbox.Business/Entertainment 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 13, 2002 Hottest Title of 2002 Available Now In More Than 15,000 Stores Nationwide; More Than 2,000 BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. Tricks, Hilarious Characters, Outrageous In-Game Events and Beautiful Women of `Scores' Mark Exciting New Era in Interactive Entertainment The wait is finally over for the hottest, most talked about video game of the year, as AKA Acclaim, 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 .SC: AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), today announced that it has shipped BMX XXX  The of this article or section may be compromised by "weasel words".You can help Wikipedia by removing weasel words. for the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. Currently available in more than 15,000 stores nationwide, BMX XXX is a satirical romp in the style of such popular films as "American Pie" and was designed specifically for today's predominantly mature gaming audience. "BMX XXX marks a groundbreaking moment in interactive entertainment that illustrates how video games See video game console. have gotten older and capable of delivering pure entertainment on par with feature films and television," said Ben Fischbach, Senior Brand Manager for AKA Acclaim. "We are thrilled to launch this title, which we believe will be a `must-have' for Xbox owners this holiday season." From the pages of The Wall Street Journal, The New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of Times and USA Today USA Today National U.S. daily general-interest newspaper, the first of its kind. Launched in 1982 by Allen Neuharth, head of the Gannett newspaper chain, it reached a circulation of one million within a year and surpassed two million in the 1990s. , to the national broadcast audiences of "CNN CNN or Cable News Network Subsidiary company of Turner Broadcasting Systems. It was created by Ted Turner in 1980 to present 24-hour live news broadcasts, using satellites to transmit reports from news bureaus around the world. " and "The Howard Stern Show," BMX XXX has quickly become the hottest video game of the year. BMX XXX combines outrageous Hollywood humor and characters, beautiful women from New York's famous Scores club, incredible arcade action and a dynamic soundtrack from today's top recording artists to deliver an unparalleled interactive entertainment experience. The version for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system has been edited to eliminate the topless nudity, while versions for Xbox and Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (TM) will contain topless nudity. BMX XXX continues to garner high praise from the media, who had the following to say: "BMX XXX delivers." - Game Informer "BMX XXX never takes itself seriously for a moment. If movies like Animal House is your idea of comic genius, then BMX XXX was made for you. Boobies, brash humor and BMX bikes. This game has it all." - IGN IGN Ignored (Status) IGN Institut Geographique National IGN Ignition IGN Instituto Geografico Nacional (Spain) IGN Imagine Games Network IGN In-Game Name (gaming) .com "Is BMX XXX all it's cracked up to be? Absolutely. This title represents the very beginning of a new direction for the console game industry. A new world of gaming has been unlocked, and indeed our lives will be changed again." - Silicon Magazine BMX XXX is currently available for Xbox at a suggested retail price of $49.99. The game will be available for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Nintendo GameCube(TM) on November 18 and November 29, respectively, each at suggested retail prices of $49.99. In order to ensure that consumers have their copy the day the game ships, the Company encourages consumers to pre-order BMX XXX or visit any of the 15,000 authorized nationwide retail outlets carrying the product. For more information on BMX XXX, please visit www.bmxxxx.com. About AKA Acclaim Action sports are about freedom of expression, authenticity and extreme athleticism, all of which are the cornerstones of the AKA Acclaim brand. Products under the AKA Acclaim banner are designed to push the technological envelope and entertain action sports enthusiasts, while maintaining the authenticity and credibility of the sport and those who play them. Titles under the AKA Acclaim brand include, Aggressive Inline(TM), BMX XXX(TM), 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(TM) 2 and Supercross. About Acclaim Entertainment Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom which includes a motion capture and recording studio in the U.S., and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. The Company uses regional distributors worldwide. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues "special edition" comic magazines from time to time to support its time valued brands, Turok and Shadow Man. Acclaim's corporate 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.SC under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements." Acclaim cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward- looking statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual Report on Form 10-K Form 10-K A report required by the SEC from exchange-listed companies that provides for annual disclosure of certain financial information. Form 10-K See 10-K. for the fiscal year ended August 31, 2001, and Acclaim's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q See 10-Q. , all of which were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. About Xbox Xbox (http://www.xbox.com/) is Microsoft's future-generation video game system that delivers the most powerful games experiences ever. Xbox empowers game artists by giving them the technology to fulfill their creative visions as never before, creating games that blur the lines between fantasy and reality. Xbox is now available in North America, Japan, Europe, Australia, New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. and Mexico. Nintendo GameCube and the Nintendo GameCube logo are trademarks of Nintendo. (c) 2001. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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