Acclaim Entertainment Revamps Production Studios to Further Development Capabilities.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)--July 30, 1998-- Company Expands, Reaffirms Commitment to Deliver Highest Quality Product, On Time, With New Centralized Management 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) ), the worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced new structures to improve and expand the capabilities of its global interactive entertainment development studios. Acclaim Studios, which include Iguana iguana (ĭgwä`nə), name for several large lizards of the family Iguanidae, found in tropical America and the Galapagos. The common iguana (Iguana iguana and Probe, employs more than 400 professionals in five locations. These studios, with locations in Austin Texas, Salt Lake City Utah, 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 , and two facilities in the U.K., have been responsible for Acclaim's recent string of hits including Turok: Dinosaur Hunter, Extreme-G, Forsaken for·sake tr.v. for·sook , for·sak·en , for·sak·ing, for·sakes 1. To give up (something formerly held dear); renounce: forsook liquor. 2. , 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. 98, WWF War Zone WWF War Zone is a professional wrestling video game featuring wrestlers from the World Wrestling Federation. Developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake and released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1998 for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. , and All-Star Baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. 99. "Acclaim's studios are now a single global entity and we are focusing our organization to better manage our future," said Gregory Fischbach, Acclaim's co-chairman and chief executive officer. "Having a central conduit to coordinate and make best use of our human and technological resources between all studios is essential. This is especially critical as we approach our most ambitious production schedule in years. These changes will assure that we meet our goals for highest quality and timeliness." At the helm of the new organization, and reporting to Fischbach, is Darrin Stubbington who has been promoted to the leadership role of executive vice president and general manager of Acclaim Studios; he was formerly vice president of Acclaim's Austin, Texas based Iguana operation. Accordingly, Russell Byrd has been promoted to vice president and general manager in Texas, and Roger Booth to vice president and general manager of the Salt Lake City studio. Col Stone, senior vice president of product development, continues to be responsible for all external development, quality assurance and strategic planning. "I am very excited to be working with such top notch management talent," added Fischbach. "Together, this team will deliver on our global product strategy, creating quality entertainment products and building shareholder value. Through the leadership of these individuals, we are well positioned to become the world's premier interactive entertainment company." Supporting the studio management team, a new level of executive directorship has been added to ensure smooth interaction between Acclaim's facilities. Central to this is a battery of specialists from specific disciplines of art, design, audio, advanced technologies and sports. This will result in numerous operational and cost efficiencies: for example, original technology developed in the UK for one project can more easily be shared with teams working on another title in Salt Lake City. Future projects now in development at Acclaim Studios include: Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, NFL Quarterback Club 99, NBA Jam 99, NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there Breakaway 99, Shadow Man, Bloodshot blood·shot adj. Red and inflamed as a result of locally congested blood vessels, as of the eyes. bloodshot Vox populi adjective , and South Park. MORE ABOUT ACCLAIM'S NEW DEVELOPMENT TEAM LEADERSHIP Darrin Stubbington has worked for Acclaim's Iguana Entertainment (Austin, TX) operation since its creation seven years ago. He has been instrumental in focusing Acclaim's vision and product strategy and his leadership skills have helped Acclaim balance creative and business ideals. Stubbington has more than 13 years of experience including work at Sega of America. Four year Acclaim veteran Russell Byrd served most recently as executive director of Acclaim Sports product development, leading development of the number-one-selling Nintendo 64 sports game, NFL Quarterback Club 98. His expertise has helped establish Acclaim as a force in sports video games. Byrd formerly worked at Electronic Arts and Origin and was a designer of early ground-breaking Sega Genesis sports titles such as John Madden Football. Roger Booth, formerly vice president of engineering for Acclaim, has spearheaded efforts to create new development tools and pool shared resources between studios. He will now manage Acclaim's Salt Lake City studio, replacing Pete Suarez who has been named vice president of organizational development and training, reporting to Stubbington. Prior to joining Acclaim, Booth was vice president of development for Absolute Entertainment. He holds a Bachelor of Science Noun 1. Bachelor of Science - a bachelor's degree in science BS, SB bachelor's degree, baccalaureate - an academic degree conferred on someone who has successfully completed undergraduate studies in Electrical Engineering from the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT NJIT New Jersey Institute of Technology ). About Acclaim Entertainment: Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment is a leading worldwide publisher of software for Nintendo, Sony, Sega and personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim also publishes comic books, operates motion capture studios, and distributes a variety of entertainment software from other publishers worldwide. Visit Acclaim's Web site at http://www.acclaim.net. For more information on Acclaim video games write to: Acclaim Entertainment, 1 Acclaim Plaza, Glen Cove, NY 11542.
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