Acclaim Lets the Fur Fly with Fur Fighters for Sega Dreamcast and PC.Business, Technology &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.--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--Jan. 25, 2000 Game Mixes Specially Trained Stuffed Animals
A stuffed animal is toy animal stuffed with straw, beans, cotton or other similar materials. Some stuffed animals are very old – home made cloth dolls stuffed with straw go back to at least the with Powerful Weaponry in New Character-Based Action/Adventure Due this Spring Acclaim Entertainment (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 leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced the development of Fur Fighters Fur Fighters is a video game developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Acclaim for the Sega Dreamcast in 2000, then later for the PC. The game was designed very much as a standard third person shooter, but used a world populated by cute little animals as its , a new action/adventure shoot-em-up due for Sega Dreamcast(TM) and PC this Spring. Developed by Bizarre Creations Bizarre Creations is a Liverpool-based video game developer beginning development under this name in 1994. The company is most known for the Dreamcast videogame Metropolis Street Racer and their Xbox console game series Project Gotham Racing. , the game delivers fluff-flying fun by combining huggable stuffed animals with a massive arsenal, allowing gamers to send the fur flying through five massive environments against the computer or their friends in the game's &uot;Fluffmatches.&uot; &uot;Fur Fighters takes the action platformer to the next level for both Sega Dreamcast and PC,&uot; said Noah Ullman, marketing manager at Acclaim Entertainment. &uot;Great story line, hilarious off-the-wall game play, and insane character design wrapped in cutting-edge graphics deliver a new benchmark in gaming. The game is sure to appeal to younger and older gamers alike.&uot; In Fur Fighters, gamers take command of an elite force of stuffed animals in their attempt to defeat General Viggo and his evil forces. The Fur Fighters must battle their way through legions of teddy bear warriors, solve diabolical puzzles, and transform their mutated kin to save their village, and ultimately the world, from Viggo's wicked scheme. Each of the six controllable Fur Fighters has a unique and easily recognizable skill, which players can use to gain access to areas that the other Fur Fighters cannot reach. For example, Bungalow, a kangaroo kangaroo, name for a variety of hopping marsupials, or pouched mammals, of the family Macropodidae, found in Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea. The term is applied especially to the large kangaroos of the genus Macropus. , can leap higher than the other characters to reach inaccessible ledges. To finish the game, players must learn to use each of the Fur Fighter's special skills at just the right moment. Fur Fighters is scheduled to ship this Spring, and will be supported by a comprehensive marketing plan targeting the Sega Dreamcast and PC gamer PC Gamer is a magazine founded in 1993 devoted to PC gaming and published monthly by Future Publishing. The magazine features news on developments in the video game industry, previews of new games, and reviews of the latest popular PC games, along with other features while laying the groundwork for a new Acclaim brand. Specific marketing details include print advertisements in gaming, trade and lifestyle publications, targeted television spots, a massive Internet website at www.furfighters.com, and Internet advertising Delivering ads to Internet users via Web sites, e-mail, ad-supported software and Internet-enabled cellphones. Also called an "ad network," Internet advertising organizations act as a middleman between the advertiser and the Web sites and software publishers that display the ads. to drive traffic. &uot;The story is incredible and the technology delivers the content with glorious graphics, sound, control, and immersion,&uot; added Ullman. &uot;Our marketing program will penetrate both the hardcore and casual gaming markets, but if the early reviews are any indication, word-of-mouth will play a major role in communicating the depth and quality of the game play.&uot; Bizarre Creations Background Information Bizarre Creations, established in 1987, is an independent software development house, based in Liverpool, UK. Bizarre's successes include the original two Formula 1 games for Sony Psygnosis, selling over 4 million units. The Company's focus is on developing high quality, visually impressive, and highly enjoyable titles, which make maximum use of the superior technology on which they are developed. Bizarre is currently working on three titles for next-generation platforms. Find out more at www.bizarrecreations.com. Sega of America Background Information Sega of America is the arm of Tokyo, Japan-based Sega Enterprises, Ltd. responsible for the development, marketing and distribution of Sega videogame systems and videogames in the Americas. Sega Enterprises, Ltd. is a nearly $2.5 billion company recognized as the industry leader in interactive digital entertainment media, and is the only company that offers interactive entertainment experiences both inside and outside the home. Sega of America's World Wide Web site is located at www.sega.com. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly 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. , the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's 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 under the symbol AKLM. Additional information is available at http://www.acclaim.com. |
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