All-New Action Brand to Put Consumers in Control of Criminal Team to Pull Off
Series of High-Tech, High-Risk Heists for Huge Rewards
LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E3 -- Does crime really pay?
In the spring of 2005 the only way for gamers to find out will be to step into
the high-tech, high-risk and high-reward world of Acclaim Entertainment,
Inc.'s (Nasdaq: AKLM) The Last Job. Developed by Acclaim Studios Cheltenham,
The Last Job lets players take control of a team of criminals who must get in,
get out and get away with a series of intricate, action-packed heists where
the stakes are high and mistakes can mean the difference between the penthouse
or prison.
"The Last Job is an exciting new Acclaim brand that captures the drama,
thrill and mystique of committing the type of high-priced crimes that have
been the subject of popular feature films," said Marc Metis, Senior Vice
President of Brand Management for Acclaim. "The Last Job promises to be a
title with truly breakthrough gameplay elements."
Being shown behind closed doors at Acclaim's booth during E3, The Last Job
is an action adventure game which puts players in control of a crew of four
talented criminals each with their own unique skill. Motivated by revenge,
the crew is out for one thing: to steal huge amounts of money. But their
jobs are not the run-of-the-mill stick-ups. Along the way they'll confront
security guards, police, S.W.A.T. teams and gangsters in a series of explosive
scenarios; from ripping off warehouses to robbing yachts, to raiding race
track sorting rooms to clearing out exhibitions.
The Last Job will be available in the spring of 2005 for the current
generation of console gaming systems at suggested retail prices to be
determined. For more information on this game, please visit http://www.acclaim.com.
Acclaim's complete showcase of products will be featured at the 2004
Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA at booth #152 in the
Concourse Hall.
About Acclaim Entertainment
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. 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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Related links:
http://www.acclaim.com
http:/www.e3expo.com/e3expo
CONTACT:
Alan B. Lewis, alewis@acclaim.com, or Tara
Monahan, tmonahan@acclaim.com, both of Acclaim Entertainment,
Inc., +1-516-656-5000
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