Acclaim Entertainment Names Golden Books Entertainment Group As Turok Licensing Agent.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)--June 25, 1997-- Acclaim's Best-Selling Video Game Character, Concept To Make Its Mark On Consumer Products 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) ), a worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that it has reached an agreement with Golden Books Entertainment Group, a division of Golden Books Family Entertainment (NASDAQ:GBFE), which will serve as exclusive licensing agent to represent Acclaim's Turok property, the basis of the best-selling Acclaim video game Turok(R): Dinosaur Hunter. Turok is based on the long-running Turok comic book comic book Bound collection of comic strips, usually in chronological sequence, typically telling a single story or a series of different stories. The first true comic books were marketed in 1933 as giveaway advertising premiums. series licensed from Gold Key Comics, a unit of Western Publishing
Western Publishing, also known as "Western Printing and Lithographing Co." was a large publishing company that produced books, magazines, comic books and other items. The company no longer exists. Golden Books, and published by Acclaim Comics. Golden Books owns the underlying copyright to the Turok character, originally introduced in 1954. Golden Books Entertainment Group will represent Turok -- as well as two other legendary Gold Key Comics properties: Magnus, Robot Fighter Magnus, Robot Fighter is a fictional character created by writer/artist Russ Manning in 1963, based primarily on Tarzan. Magnus first appeared in Magnus Robot Fighter 4000 A.D. #1, published by Gold Key Comics in February 1963. and Solar, Man of the Atom, also now being published by Acclaim Comics -- with third parties in the areas of services and products such as toys, games, puzzles, apparel and non-comic publishing. Together, Acclaim and Golden Books Entertainment Group will develop the properties for movies and television. Any such productions will be financed by third parties. GBFE and Acclaim will receive producers' fees as well as percentages of the productions' profits. Acclaim will continue to develop Turok and the other two properties for other media, including video games See video game console. , trading cards and comic books This is a listing of comic books. See also List of comic creators. Argentina (historieta)
"While Turok: Dinosaur Hunter is truly a video game phenomenon, the Turok story is deep and the Turok character is heroic. Golden Books is thrilled to be taking Turok to the commercial market," said Eric Ellenbogen, Golden Books Entertainment Group president. "Turok is original and exciting, giving it genuine appeal for a range of commercial ventures, especially film and television." Since its release at retail in North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. and Europe on Turok Tuesday, March 4, and in Japan on May 30, worldwide retail sales of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter have exceeded $60 million, and the game has consistently been one of the two top weekly video game rentals, holding the No. 1 spot for seven consecutive weeks. "Initial sales of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter have proved that Turok is a character of real appeal whose exciting environment and rich history made him a natural for translation into an action-packed game," Gregory Fischbach Gregory Fischbach (known to many as Greg Fischbach) founded video game publisher Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. in 1987 and was its CEO until its bankruptcy in 2004. Mr. Fischbach addressed the United States Senate regarding Internet privacy and ESRB ratings. , Acclaim Entertainment co-chairman and chief executive officer, said. "Our goal was to ascertain the right partner to serve as agent for Turok's further development, and we've found that partner in Golden Books." Acclaim continues to build the Turok franchise with the adaptation of Turok: Dinosaur Hunter for the PC and the GameBoy (both fall 1997). In addition, the original team that created Turok is developing a sequel to the N64 phenomenon. Initial plans call for the sequel's release in 1998, but no release date has been established. Since its release, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter has received extensive media coverage. William Schiffmann of The Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. says, "Turok is, by any standard, a magnificent effort in every way. It's the best action-adventure game I've ever played, and I can't recommend it enough." The San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. Union-Tribune awarded Turok: Dinosaur Hunter four stars and said, "The graphics are just incredible, the best on Nintendo 64 so far." Glenn Rubenstein Glenn Rubenstein (born March 2, 1976) is a writer, director, musician, and journalist based in Northern California. Journalism He has been a columnist for the San Francisco Examiner, Sports Illustrated of The San Francisco Examiner The San Francisco Examiner is a U.S. daily newspaper. It has been published continuously in San Francisco, California, since the late 19th Century. History 19th century The beginning of the Examiner is a topic of some controversy. says, "The graphics, sound and gameplay make this a must-own N64 game." Turok: Dinosaur Hunter Character Profile and Gameplay Turok: Dinosaur Hunter puts players in the role of the Native American Turok. For generations, the eldest-born male of the Fireseed family has served as Turok to protect humanity against the threats from the residents of the Lost Land. An interdimensional "sewer of the universe," the Lost Land is a place out of time where past, present and future collide: where alien races struggle for dominance alongside rampaging "Bionosaurs," highly intelligent bionic A machine that is patterned after principles found in humans or nature; for example, robots. It also refers to artificial devices implanted into humans replacing or extending normal human functions. See biomimicry. dinosaurs -- a place which, throughout time, has been tamed by one man: Turok. In the game, players venture through a spectacular 3-D universe infested in·fest tr.v. in·fest·ed, in·fest·ing, in·fests 1. To inhabit or overrun in numbers or quantities large enough to be harmful, threatening, or obnoxious: with vicious enemies, including raptors, subterranean worms and artillery-equipped cyborgs. Golden Books Entertainment Group Background Information Golden Books Entertainment Group, a division of Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc., owns an extensive library of character-based family entertainment properties, including The Lone Ranger Lone Ranger arch foe of criminals in early west. [Radio: “The Lone Ranger” in Buxton, 143–144; Comics: Horn, 460; TV: Terrace, II, 34–35] See : Crime Fighting Lone Ranger , Underdog, Little Lulu, The Poky Little Puppy, Pat the Bunny, and popular holiday animated programs such as Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman. Golden Books will be promoting Turok, Magnus and Solar through its Gold Key Comics unit, where all three characters originated. Golden Books Family Entertainment, Inc., is the leading children's book publisher in North America. The company owns one of the world's largest libraries of family entertainment and copyrights and creates, publishes and markets entertainment and educational products for children and their families through all media. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sony Sega and personal computer hardware systems, also publishes comic books under a variety of imprints. In addition, Acclaim develops coin-operated arcade games; operates motion capture studios; and through A.D.I., globally sells and distributes products from a variety of entertainment software publishers including Interplay and others. Visit Acclaim's web site, www.acclaimnation.com . -0- This press release contains forward-looking statements. There are certain important factors that could cause results to differ materially from those anticipated by the statements made above. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the growth of the installed base of the 32-bit and 64-bit gaming and PC systems, the timely availability and acceptance of Acclaim's future products for such systems, the competitive environment in the consumer software and related industries, the management of inventories and growth, the Company's short- and long-term liquidity, the Company's ability to operate as a going concern, and other risks and uncertainties that may be detailed from time to time in Acclaim's reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. CONTACT: Kathryn Morris Acclaim Entertainment 516/656-5000 kmorris@aklm.com |
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