Acclaim Sports Announces Blast Lacrosse for PlayStation Game Console.Business Editors/Interactive & Multimedia Writers 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)--March 29, 2001 Fast Paced, Arcade-style Game Features the National Lacrosse lacrosse (ləkrôs`), ball and goal game usually played outdoors by two teams of 10 players each on a field 60 to 70 yd (54.86 to 64.01 m) wide by 110 yd (100.58 m) long. Two goals face each other 80 yd (73. League's Indoor Lacrosse Action Acclaim Sports, 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 : AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), a worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that Blast Lacrosse(TM), the first ever lacrosse title in video game history, is in development and will be released this Spring on the PlayStation(R) game console. Continuing the tradition of arcade-style sports games made popular for home console systems with the NBA JAM franchise, Blast Lacrosse will feature hard-hitting action with over-the-top, fast-paced game play. "With our Blast Lacrosse title, Acclaim Sports continues to lead the video game industry by introducing ground breaking sports titles. For the first time, gamers will get to experience the intense, in-your-face excitement of indoor lacrosse," said Steve Felsen, Director of Brand Management. Blast Lacrosse will be officially licensed by the National Lacrosse League "NLL" redirects here. For the original 1974-5 incarnation, see National Lacrosse League (1974-75). For all other uses, see NLL (disambiguation). The National Lacrosse League (NLL) is the league of men's indoor lacrosse in North America. , the premier professional indoor lacrosse league, currently in its fourth season. The title will feature National Lacrosse League teams and players. "We are pleased to partner with Acclaim to bring the excitement of the National Lacrosse League to consumers for the first time in video game history, " said Jim Jennings, the Commissioner of the National Lacrosse League. Blast Lacrosse will be a 5-on-5 arcade-style game with all the exciting stick-checks, open field collisions, and frantic, high-scoring action of professional indoor lacrosse. A Pick-Up-and-Play control system with "Turbo" and "On Fire" modes allows players to check harder, run faster, shoot quicker and to perform incredible special moves. Real player attributes reflect each player's speed, shot power, passing skill, shot accuracy and overall strength. Full game statistics highlight goals, assists, shots on goal, save percentage, body checks and time of possession. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Sega, as well as PCs. Acclaim owns and operates development studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, 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. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. National Lacrosse League Background Information The National Lacrosse League is North America's major professional indoor lacrosse league, with nine franchises for the 2000-2001 season. NLL NLL National Lacrosse League (professional indoor lacrosse) NLL Northern Limit Line (between South and North Korea) NLL Naval Logistics Library NLL New Orleans, Louisiana franchises play in state of the art arenas such as the First Union Center (Philadelphia Wings), the MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. Center (Washington Power), the Air Canada Centre • • [ (Toronto Rock), the Corel Centre (Ottawa Rebels), the Nationwide Arena (Columbus Landsharks), the HSBC Arena (Buffalo Bandits), the Blue Cross Arena Current arenas in the American Hockey League Eastern Conference Western Conference Arena at Harbor Yard | Broome County Veterans Memorial Arena | Cumberland County Civic Center | DCU Center | Dunkin' Donuts Center | (Rochester Knighthawks) and the Pepsi Arena (Albany Attack). For more information please visit the official National Lacrosse League's website at http://www.be-lax.com. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. |
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