AKA ACCLAIM RELEASES ‘BMX XXX’ FOR NINTENDO
GAMECUBE
Hottest Title of 2002 Available Now In More Than 15,000
Stores Nationwide; Hilarious Cast of Characters, Outrageous In-Game Events and
Scenes, BMX Action and Beautiful Women of ‘Scores’ Mark Exciting New Era in
Interactive Entertainment
GLEN
COVE, NY, November 25, 2002 – The hottest and most humorous video game of the
year will be expanding its reach among consumers this weekend, as AKA Acclaim,
a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC: AKLM), today
announced it has released BMX XXX for the Nintendo GameCube. Currently
available in more than 15,000 stores nationwide, BMX XXX is a satirical
romp in the style of such popular films as "American Pie" and was
designed specifically
for today’s
predominantly mature gaming audience.
"BMX
XXX is a hilarious gaming experience that is perfectly suited for today’s
older gaming audience," said Ben Fischbach, Brand Director for AKA Acclaim.
"Delivering hours of entertainment which is on par with feature films and
television, BMX XXX will be a ‘must-have’ for Nintendo GameCube owners
this holiday season."
From the
pages of The
Wall Street Journal,
The New York
Times and
USA Today,
to the national broadcast audiences of
"CNN"
and "The Howard
Stern Show,"
BMX XXX
has quickly become the hottest video game of the year.
BMX XXX combines outrageous Hollywood humor and characters, beautiful
women from New York’s famous Scores club, incredible arcade action and a
dynamic soundtrack from today’s top recording artists to deliver an
unparalleled interactive entertainment experience. The version for the
PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system has been edited to eliminate the
topless nudity, while versions for Xbox and
Nintendo GameCube™
do contain topless nudity.
BMX
XXX continues to
garner high praise from the media, who had the following to say:
"BMX XXX delivers." – Game Informer
"BMX XXX never takes
itself seriously for a moment. If movies like Animal House
is your idea of
comic genius, then BMX XXX was made for you.
Boobies, brash humor
and BMX bikes. This game has it all." – IGN.com
"The game definitely does not attempt to take itself
seriously,
and I personally found most of it hilarious." –
Gaming-Age.com
"Is BMX XXX all it’s cracked up to be? Absolutely. This
title represents the very
beginning of a new direction for the console game
industry." – Silicon Magazine
BMX
XXX is currently
available for the
Nintendo GameCube,
Xbox
and PlayStation®2 computer
entertainment system at
suggested retail prices of $49.99. For more information on
BMX XXX,
including retail locations where the game can be purchased, please visit
www.bmxxxx.com
About AKA
Acclaim
Action sports are about freedom
of expression, authenticity and extreme athleticism, all of which are the
cornerstones of the AKA Acclaim brand. Products under the AKA Acclaim banner
are designed to push the technological envelope and entertain action sports
enthusiasts, while maintaining the authenticity and credibility of the sport
and those who play them. Titles under the AKA Acclaim brand include,
Aggressive Inline,
BMX XXX,
ATV Quad Power Racing
2
and
Supercross.
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 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 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.
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, 2001, 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.
Nintendo GameCube and the Nintendo GameCube logo are
trademarks of Nintendo. 2001.
"PlayStation” and the "PS" Family logo are registered
trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.
Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United
States and/or other countries.
