Accolade Climbs the Charts After Strong Sales in September; Two Major Market Research Firms Place Two Accolade Titles in Top 15 Sellers.SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 20, 1996--Just over 18 months ago, Accolade's CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and President Jim Barnett Jim Barnett may refer to:
"We've really focused our efforts on creating a few exceptional titles each year and successfully re-establishing our core franchises, like the Star Control and Hardball series," said Barnett. "At the same time, we have increased our in-house development of new series, like Deadlock and Eradicator. The combination has put Accolade in its strongest financial and technological position in years." Two recent reports are a testament to Accolade's focus. PC Data's September Hit List(a) has Deadlock, Accolade's first in-house developed strategy game, at No. 8 and Star Control 3 at No. 11. In another report, SofTrends(b) has Deadlock at No. 9 and Star Control 3 at No. 13 for the month of September. Deadlock began shipping in August, while Star Control 3 topped September's charts after only appearing on store shelves the last week in September. Both Deadlock and Star Control have each sold more than 100,000 units in their first 60 days since shipping. Earlier this year, Accolade announced that Hardball 5, the industry's leading baseball simulation, sold more than 250,000 units worldwide since October, 1995. Accolade has not rested on its laurels. The company shipped Eradicator for the PC last week. Pitball for Sony PlayStation Sony Playstation - Playstation began shipping this week, and Bubsy 3D will begin shipping in two weeks. In the first quarter of 1997, two of Accolade most anticipated titles, Jack Nicklaus Noun 1. Jack Nicklaus - United States golfer considered by many to be the greatest golfer of all time (born in 1940) Jack William Nicklaus, Nicklaus 4 and Test Drive: Off-Road, will be available. Headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. , Accolade, Inc. publishes action, sports and strategy games for personal computers and next generation gaming systems, such as the Sony PlayStation game console. The company's products are distributed in North America by Warner/Elektra/Atlantic Corporation, a unit of Warner Music Group Warner Music Group (WMG) is one of the four major record labels. Warner Music Group also has a publishing arm, Warner/Chappell Music, which dates back to 1929, when Jack Warner, president of Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. . Leading titles from Accolade include Bubsy(R), HardBall(R), Jack Nicklaus(TM), Deadlock(TM), and Star Control(TM). Accolade games are available from major software specialty stores, computer superstores or direct from Accolade by calling 800/245-7744. For more information about Accolade and its products, please visit our web site at http://www.accolade.com. (a) PC Data's Hit List refers to the top selling software over $20 in the month of September. (b) Softrends Entertainment sales only. Deadlock place 14th in all CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). sales for the month of September. -0- Note to Editors: Sony PlayStation is a trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment. CONTACT: Accolade, Inc. Erica Krishnamurthy, 408/985-1700 Ext. 256 ericak@accolade.com |
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