Consumers Vote Acclaim Sports' `All-Star Baseball 2003' as Best Baseball Video Game of the Season.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)--April 25, 2002 Award-Winning Hardball Franchise Scores #1 Spot Across All Next-Generation Systems; Outperforms Competition By More Than 15% In Month of March Proving to be a major league hit at retail for all three next-generation video game systems, All-Star Baseball All-Star Baseball is a baseball video game series developed and published by Acclaim Entertainment. The series began in 1998 with the release of All-Star Baseball '99. 2003 from 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 .SC: AKLM AKLM Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (stock symbol) ), was the top-selling baseball video game across all platforms for the month of March. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the latest NPDFunworld(sm) TRSTS(R) report, All-Star Baseball 2003 outperformed its competitors by more than 15% and owned nearly 60% of the baseball video game market for the period. "Right out of the batter's box Noun 1. batter's box - an area on a baseball diamond (on either side of home plate) marked by lines within which the batter must stand when at bat baseball diamond, infield, diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate , All-Star Baseball 2003 has quickly become the baseball game Noun 1. baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League of the season," said Evan Stein, Vice President of Brand for Acclaim. "We're thrilled to build upon our successful franchise, and consumers' overwhelming response to the game is testimony to the commitment from our Austin Studio to develop a game that sets a new benchmark on hardball excellence in our industry." All-Star Baseball 2003 has garnered high praise and excitement among the media, who had the following to say about the game:
"Best in Breed" - Newsweek
"All-Star Baseball 2003 is this year's most
exciting release... 9/10." - Game Informer
"ASB has an unprecedented amount of gameplay options to go along
with its dazzling visuals. Gamers know that ASB has a heritage of
quality, but this year looks to set a new benchmark." - Game Now
"All-Star Baseball 2003 may be the prettiest baseball game on
the PS2. As soon as the players run out to the field, you'll think
they're stepping on real Zoysia."- Official PlayStation Magazine
"All-Star Baseball maintains all-star form
for its 2003 season." - GamePro
"All-Star Baseball 2003's feature set takes baseball to
the next level with easily the best franchise mode to ever
be created for a baseball game. Editors' Choice Award"- IGN.com
"All-Star Baseball 2003 really lived up to its name.
Not only is this a good-looking title, it is also
one of the deepest experiences around." - Cnet
Developed by Acclaim Studios Austin under license from 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. Properties(R) 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. , Acclaim Sports' All-Star Baseball franchise has been praised by industry press over the past two years for its breakthrough graphics and gameplay. Already highly regarded in the video game industry as the premier baseball series, All-Star Baseball 2003 builds upon that proven success and combines the perfect blend of simulation style hardball for the baseball fanatic, with the ease of use for the casual sports gamer. All-Star Baseball 2003 is currently available at a suggested retail price of $49.99 for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, Nintendo GameCube The Nintendo GameCube (GCN) is Nintendo's fourth home video game console, belonging to the sixth generation era. The system itself is the most compact and least expensive, next to the Dreamcast, of the sixth generation era consoles. (TM) and the Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. In addition, the title will be available for the Game Boy(R) Advance in May. For more information on All-Star Baseball 2003, please visit www.acclaimsports.com. About Acclaim Entertainment Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom which includes a motion capture and recording studio in the U.S., and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Spain. The Company uses regional distributors worldwide. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues "special edition" comic magazines from time to time to support its time valued brands, Turok and Shadow Man. Acclaim's corporate 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.SC under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.com. Major League Baseball and Hall of Fame trademarks are used with permission of Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. and the National Baseball Hall of Fame respectively. Visit the official website at MLB.com.(c) MLBPA MLBPA Major League Baseball Player's Association Official License-Major League Baseball Players Association. Visit the Players Choice on the web at www.bigleaguers.com. "PlayStation" and the "PS" Family logo are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. Nintendo GameCube and the Nintendo GameCube logo are trademarks of Nintendo. (c) 2001 Nintendo. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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