Stepping Back Into the Ring With All-New Graphics, Matches, Features,
Player Controls and More Than 70 World Renowned Wrestling Superstars
LOS ANGELES, May 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- E3 -- Flying off the top
rope and into the hands of every wrestling fan, Acclaim Sports, a division of
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (Nasdaq: AKLM), today announced its return to the
squared circle with the spring 2004 release of Legends of Wrestling(TM) III
for the next-generation systems. Currently under development with Acclaim
Studios Austin, the latest installment in the series is being rebuilt from the
ground up with enhanced graphics, new features, new matches, more than 70
Legends and an all-new intuitive player control scheme.
"The original concept behind the Legends of Wrestling(TM) brand continues
to appeal to wrestling fans and gamers alike, as it offers the opportunity to
experience some of the greatest matches of all time," said David Knies, Brand
Director for Acclaim. "For Legends of Wrestling(TM) III, we're rebuilding the
game from the ground up and adding many new features that will add a new
dimension to the wrestling action available on the next-generation systems."
Legends of Wrestling(TM) III will be available spring 2004 across the
next-generation 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 E3 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,
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 August 31,
2002, 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 Matthew Schlosberg
Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
(516) 656-5000 (516) 656-5000
alewis@acclaim.com mschlosberg@acclaim.com
SOURCE Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
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Related links:
http://www.acclaim.com
CONTACT:
Alan B. Lewis, +1-516-656-5000,
alewis@acclaim.com; or Matthew Schlosberg, +1-516-656-5000,
mschlosberg@acclaim.com, both of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.
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