Acclaim Entertainment To Premiere Stellar Game Lineup At Industry Trade Show; Acclaim Sports Takes The Field.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 16, 1997-- Acclaim Titles Prove 'It's a Brand New Game' With Demos and Debuts at E3 It's a brand new game as 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, showcases its product lineup at Electronic Entertainment Expo, June 19-21 in Atlanta. Acclaim will demonstrate its new titles, top-notch games for dedicated gaming consoles and PC. "At E3 Acclaim is unleashing our most energized lineup of games to date. We're focusing on core franchises that have become synonymous with interactive entertainment as well as innovative original titles that push the technological and gameplay envelope. A major marketing assault, including national TV, rounds out our E3 presentation," Steven Lux, Acclaim Interactive marketing vice president, said. A highlight of the show will be the launch of the new Acclaim Sports brand. To celebrate the launch, Acclaim on Friday, June 20, will host two-time NFL NFL abbr. National Football League NFL (US) n abbr (= National Football League) → Fußball-Nationalliga Most Valuable Player Brett Favre of the Super Bowl champion Green Bay Packers and 1996-97 NHL NHL Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, see there goal-scoring leader Keith Tkachuk of the Phoenix Coyotes(TM) at the Acclaim booth (No. 2216, West Hall). Both will greet fans and sign autographs. "Our new sports titles such as NHL Breakaway '98 and 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 deliver all the realism, excitement and interactive gameplay demanded by the sports gaming enthusiast," said Bob Picunko, director of sports marketing for Acclaim. "For Acclaim Sports, we've adopted the slogan 'Sweat The Details,' which emphasizes our dedication to making our games as authentic as possible and as thrilling as action on the field, on the court or in the rink." Highlights of Acclaim's E3 Showing Owners of Nintendo 64 finally have their pigskin prayers answered with Acclaim's NFL Quarterback Club '98, the only football title for N64 this season. Hockey fans also have a chance to check their skills with Acclaim's NHL Breakaway '98. Also for N64 is Extreme-G, a futuristic racing game that puts awesomely armed high-speed cycles on a hell-bent helix. Batman & Robin, based on the new Warner Bros BROS Brothers BROS Benefits and Retirement Operations Section (King County, Washington) BROS Barnes and Richmond Operatic Society (London, UK) . film, delivers non-stop action to the PlayStation with its incredible fusion of puzzle-solving, driving and exploratory elements. Acclaim caters to the PC player with Constructor, a surprisingly twisted and outrageous real-time simulation game, and 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. , a 3-D first-person-perspective vehicle shooter with omnidirectional In all directions. For example, an omnidirectional antenna can transmit or receive signals in all directions. Contrast with directional. See RF. 360- degree action and more than a dozen distinct levels. Acclaim invites gamers into the booth for live, networked challenges of both Constructor and Forsaken. Included in Acclaim's lineup at E3 are the following: NFL(TM) Quarterback Club(TM) '98 - PlayStation, PC (DOS), N64 Gamers feel all the intensity of a real National Football League game with NFL Quarterback Club '98, officially licensed by the National Football League and the NFL Players Association, and with plays designed by two-time NFL MVP (Multimedia Video Processor) A high-speed DSP chip from Texas Instruments, introduced in 1994. Officially introduced as the TMS320C80, it combines RISC technology with the functionality of four DSPs on one chip. Brett Favre. Roster management options allow for trading, creating, drafting and signing players. NFL Quarterback Club '98 will be the first game that takes advantage of the N64's stunning high-resolution mode, as well as the only football game available for Nintendo 64 this season. NHL Breakaway(TM) Hockey '98 - PlayStation, Saturn, PC (Win95), N64 NHL Breakaway '98 is loaded with innovative features such as customizable teams and trading and drafting, along with 3-D polygonal graphics that are truly unique to the hockey video game genre. Realism dominates in this title, which is officially licensed by the National Hockey League National Hockey League (NHL) Organization of professional North American ice-hockey teams. The league was formed in 1917 by five Canadian teams; the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924. It today consists of 30 teams in two conferences and six divisions. and the NHL Players' Association. Developed with Acclaim's proprietary motion capture technology, the game boasts some of the most lifelike animations ever featured in a video game. Players are different sizes and the amount of damage they inflict when checking an opponent is precalculated through momentum- based physics. Extreme-G - N64 A futuristic combat racing game exclusively for N64, Extreme-G lets up to 4 players pilot heavily armored cyberbikes through futuristic worlds on a dozen lavishly rendered tracks that spiral, arch twist turn and drop like a rollercoaster. The tracks wind through environments that include dank dank adj. dank·er, dank·est Disagreeably damp or humid. See Synonyms at wet. [Middle English, probably of Scandinavian origin. tunnels, musty mineshafts and futuristic cityscapes where peril intimidates at every turn. Extreme- G's eight vehicles provide varying degrees of acceleration, handling, shield strength and firepower. Batman & Robin - PlayStation Based on the Warner Bros. big-budget summer movie release, Batman & Robin is a 3-D action adventure game that combines crime fighting/puzzle solving, fighting/shooting and edge-of-your-seat driving elements. Players assume the role of Batman, Robin or Batgirl bat·girl n. A girl who is employed by a baseball team to look after its equipment, especially the bats. and can switch characters at will in order to thwart the evil plots of Mr. Freeze and Poison Ivy poison ivy, poison oak, and poison sumac, woody vines and trailing or erect shrubs of the family Anacardiaceae (sumac family), native to North America. . Sporting an array of aggressive projectile projectile something thrown forward. projectile syringe see blow dart. projectile vomiting forceful vomiting, usually without preceding retching, in which the vomitus is thrown well forward. gadgets and advanced martial arts moves, the game also boasts a 23-square-mile virtual Gotham City and revolutionary 3-D polygonal engine that loads data on the fly for fast-paced action. Constructor - DOS, Win95 A real-time simulation with an irreverent twist, Constructor allows gamers to create and rule their domain while presenting them with the true-to-life challenges, humor and pitfalls inherent in governing a modern city. Constructor's brazen, unruly inhabitants
The game is based loosely on the concepts from SameGame. give this simulation unprecedented depth and genuine personality. Up to four players can engage in strategic competition over a network and single players can challenge one to three computer opponents. Forsaken - PC, PlayStation, N64 On an Earth gone dead after a nuclear shockwave destroys all inhabitants, players take on the role of ruthless mercenaries controlling anti-gravity, lightening-fast "Pioncycles." These scavengers must brave the abandoned settlements and battle gruesome gene-muties to amass all they can to stay alive and make their fortune. Forsaken's exquisite 3-D rendered graphics and stunningly smooth vehicle movement will amaze and intrigue gamers. Turok: Dinosaur Hunter - PC Turok for PC is a direct translation of the popular game originally launched on the Nintendo 64, so it brings adventure-packed, immersive first-person-perspective action with beautifully rendered landscapes and a pulse-pounding musical score to the PC. With textures that have been created specifically for PCs featuring 3-D acceleration, Turok will amaze even the most discriminating PC gamer. Magic: The Gathering - BattleMage - PlayStation Acclaim's Magic: The Gathering-BattleMage offers gamers a multiplayer, real-time gaming experience that brings to life the astonishing a·ston·ish tr.v. as·ton·ished, as·ton·ish·ing, as·ton·ish·es To fill with sudden wonder or amazement. See Synonyms at surprise. artwork, strategy, spells and creatures from the fantasy adventure world of Magic: The Gathering and adds the action of today's hottest multiplayer action/strategy games. Bust-A-Move 2 for PC This highly addictive puzzle game now comes to the PC. A bevy bevy a flock of birds. of bubbles accumulate over players' heads, and only those with quick trigger-fingers will survive the onslaught. Match three bubbles of the same color and they pop, lightening the load looming above and creating havoc on the opponent's screen. Comic animations and sequences add to the family fun Bust-A-Move 2 offers. Fantastic Four - PlayStation In Fantastic Four -- a multiperspective beat-em-up in a true 3-D world -- players take on one of four interactive heroes that fight in third-person perspective interspersed with first-person views. Based on Marvel's first superhero su·per·he·ro n. pl. su·per·he·roes A figure, especially in a comic strip or cartoon, endowed with superhuman powers and usually portrayed as fighting evil or crime. group, the game features more than 35 moves and at least three special moves to help players navigate through five challenging levels spread over 22 graphically different sections. 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. CONTACT: Acclaim Entertainment Mike Meyers, 516/656-5000 mmeyers@aklm.com or TSI TSI Total Solar Irradiance (sum solar light in energy per unit of time) TSI Trading Standards Institute (UK) TSI Transportation Safety Institute (US DOT) Communications Laurie Rubenstein, 212/696-2000 lrubenstein@tsipr.com |
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