AKA ACCLAIM DEBUTS SECOND ‘BMX XXX’ ONLINE TRAILER
Builds on Success of Predecessor that was
Downloaded More than One Million Times; 2002’s Most Talked About Game Across All
Next-Generation Systems
GLEN COVE,
NY, October 31, 2002 – With the launch of this year’s most talked about video
game only weeks away, AKA Acclaim, a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ.SC:
AKLM), today announced it has
released a second trailer for BMX XXX™
on http://www.bmxxxx.com/thisisbmx/movies/index.html.
The Company’s first trailer was met by incredible demand from
consumers, who downloaded the film more than one million times from the game’s
official site.
"Millions of consumers
flocked to our site to see for themselves why this game was being talked about
on national television and in the pages of The New York Times, The
Wall Street Journal and CNN.com,"
said Ben Fischbach, Senior Brand Manager. "Due to their overwhelming response
and support of our product, we’ve created a second trailer that will be even
more irreverent and reflective of the game’s over-the-top satirical humor."
The first
action sports video game designed specifically
for audiences over the age of
17, BMX XXX
is one of the most
talked about titles for this holiday season. Combining 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, BMX XXX will deliver an unparalleled interactive
entertainment experience.
BMX
XXX will be
available on November 15 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment
system at a suggested retail
price of $49.99.
The game will
be available in mid-November for the
Xbox video game system from Microsoft and
Nintendo GameCube™
at suggested retail prices of $49.99.
In order to ensure that
consumers have their copy the day the game ships, the Company encourages
consumers to pre-order
BMX XXX
from Electronics Boutique or GameStop. For more information on
BMX XXX,
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.
