Acclaim Sports Announces New Arizona Diamondbacks' Manager, Bob Brenly, to Serve as Color Commentator for Its All-Star Baseball 2002 Title for Playstation2.Business 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.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 2, 2000 Brenly Becomes First Active Manager in Baseball Video Game History to Provide Color Commentary for a Console Title 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 leading interactive entertainment company, announced that Bob Brenly Robert Earl Brenly (born February 25, 1954 in Coshocton, Ohio) is a former catcher and manager in Major League Baseball and a current broadcaster for the Chicago Cubs alongside Len Kasper. Brenly is the Cubs' color commentator. , newly named manager of the Arizona Diamondbacks, will provide color commentary for Acclaim Sports' All-Star Baseball 2002 video game. All-Star Baseball 2002 will be available next Spring for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system. With this announcement, Brenly becomes the first active manager to provide color commentary for a baseball video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory title. Joining Brenly in the All-Star Baseball 2002 announcer booth will be his former FOX Sports and Diamondback's play-by-play partner, Thom Brennaman. "We are pleased to be the first baseball title to offer color commentary by a current Major League manager," stated Michael Jerchower, director of licensing for Acclaim Sports. "Bob's broadcast style and managerial insight will greatly enhance the presentation and authenticity of our product." "I am thrilled to join the Acclaim Sports team and help make All-Star Baseball 2002 the premier PlayStation2 baseball title for next spring," said Brenly. All-Star Baseball 2002 is officially licensed by Major League Baseball "MLB" and "Major Leagues" redirect here. For other uses, see MLB (disambiguation) and Major Leagues (disambiguation). Major League Baseball (MLB) is the highest level of play in North American professional baseball. and the Major League Baseball Players Association The Major League Baseball Players Association (or MLBPA) is the union of professional major-league baseball players. History Of MLBPA The MLBPA was not the first attempt to unionize baseball players. . All-Star Baseball is endorsed by Derek Jeter, the four time World Champion and only player in baseball history to be named Most Valuable Player of the All-Star Game and World Series in the same year. All-Star Baseball 2002 will feature a realistic physics-based engine and stunning graphics. Acclaim Sports will once again provide gamers with its winning combination of heavy simulation style baseball and fun and intuitive gameplay, via the 128-bit power of the PlayStation2. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a 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 five 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 trades on the NASDAQ SmallCaps market under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. Major League Baseball trademarks and copyrights are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. (c) MLBPA MLBPA Major League Baseball Player's Association Official License -- Major League Baseball Players Association. PlayStation and the PlayStation logos are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. |
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