Acclaim Entertainment , Inc.

Industry:

Toys & Games

Description

Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a 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 as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates five studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, 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 periodically. Acclaim's corporate headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ.SC under the symbol AKLM.

Products & Services

interactive entertainment, video entertainment software, video game

News Archive

Paul Eibeler Joins SouthPeak Board. Entertainment Close-up; 8/9/2009 ...management positions at Impact International and Acclaim Entertainment prior to joining as President and CEO of Take...management positions at Impact International and Acclaim Entertainment prior to joining Take-Two. He was also a member... ...more

MTV Games Appoints Scott Guthrie Executive Vice President and General Manager. Entertainment Newsweekly; 7/17/2009 ...and peripherals. Cox has also held management positions at Midway Home Entertainment, Eidos Interactive and Acclaim Entertainment. Keywords: MTV, Advertising, Computers, Electronics, Entertainment, Marketing, Software, Video Game... ...more

Getfugu Expands Into Latin America. PR Newswire; 6/29/2009 ...the high tech and entertainment software industries with senior positions at companies including THQ Wireless, Acclaim Entertainment and Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (SCEA). Recently, Getfugu added entertainment industry veteran... ...more