Casting Expert Behind 'The Godfather,' 'Donnie Brasco,' 'The Exorcist' and
'Gladiator' to Secure Talent for Two New Action Video Game Brands to be
Announced During E3 2004
GLEN COVE, N.Y., May 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Expanding its ties to the
entertainment capital of the world, Hollywood, CA, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
(Nasdaq: AKLM) today announced that it has signed a deal with Louis DiGiamo, a
world renowned casting director who possesses more than 25 years and 50
feature films to his credit. Having casted such critically acclaimed and
commercially successful films as The Godfather, The Exorcist, Gladiator,
Donnie Brasco, Rain Man, Good Morning Vietnam and Thelma & Louise, DiGiamo is
currently working with Acclaim to secure Hollywood talent for inclusion two
new action video game brands that will be announced during this year's E3 show
being held in Los Angeles next month.
"As interactive entertainment continues to rival the production values of
feature films, Acclaim will aggressively look to harness the power of
Hollywood to deliver experiences which captivate consumers and deliver all the
thrills of the big screen," said, Rod Cousens, Chief Executive Officer for
Acclaim. "We are very pleased to be working with Lou, who will play an
important role in helping find the perfect actors to bring these exciting new
brands to life."
"The lines between Hollywood and video games are increasingly converging,
and Acclaim is committed to leveraging the strength from each to create truly
unique properties," added DiGiamo. "Both of these brands have all of the
elements that make for great feature films -deep stories, dramatic character
arcs and high-action scenes -- and I am excited to be working on their virtual
backlot."
About Acclaim Entertainment
Based in Glen Cove, NY, 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,
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
under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at
http://www.acclaim.com.
The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts
are "forward-looking statements." Acclaim cautions readers of this press
release that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future
results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking
statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the
financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on
new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such
introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform
manufacturers and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in
Acclaim's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003,
and Acclaim's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were
filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of
this press release are referred to such filings.
Contact:
Alan B. Lewis Tara Monahan
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
(516) 656-5000 (516) 656-5000
alewis@acclaim.com tmonahan@acclaim.com
SOURCE Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
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CONTACT:
Alan B. Lewis, alewis@acclaim.com, Tara
Monahan, tmonahan@acclaim.com, both of Acclaim Entertainment,
Inc., +1-516-656-5000
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