Acclaim announce new titles for PlayStation 2.
Shadow Man: 2econd Coming and "Big Wave Surfing" Join Ferrari and Baseball Video Games on Next-Generation System.
Shadow Man: 2econd Coming and "Big Wave Surfing" Join Ferrari and Baseball Video Games on Next-Generation System
Glen Cove, N.Y., May 3, 2000 -- Acclaim Entertainment, (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced development of two new games for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The games, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming and "Big Wave Surfing" (working title) are due to be released in early 2001. Acclaim previously announced development of All-Star Baseball 2002 as well a new games based on the Ferrari Formula 1 and 360 Challenge series on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.
"The five titles we've announced to date for PlayStation 2 are just a taste of what gamers can expect from Acclaim," said Mark Bilger, Executive Vice-President, Worldwide Product Development, Acclaim Entertainment. "We are fully committed to developing for PlayStation 2, and are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment America to ensure that our games take full advantage of the system's unique capabilities, and bring a new level of excitement to the marketplace."
"This is a very exciting time for the video game industry - with new console systems poised to hit the market this fall - fueling a true renaissance in software development," said Greg Fischbach, co-chairman and CEO of Acclaim Entertainment. "Acclaim is dedicated to developing quality games that help push the envelope and propel our future growth."
Shadow Man: 2econd Coming.
The sequel to 1999's premier horror game Shadow Man, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming follows Mike LeRoi/the Shadow Man into another adventure battling evils in this world and the world of the dead - Deadside. In this second chapter of the Shadow Man story, our hero finds himself going up against the Grigori - a group of demons who have been masquerading as humans for the past 2000 years and who are now attempting to bring back their evil leader Asmodeus from the Pit to bring about the end of the world as prophesied in the Book of Revelation. The familiar characters introduced in the original Shadow Man video game are back - Nettie, the 400-year old voodoo priestess who occupies the body of a 20-year old, Jaunty, the skull-headed gatekeeper of Deadside and a new character - Thomas Deacon - a wheelchair-bound private investigator and self-proclaimed Demon Hunter who has a score to settle with the Grigori.
"Big Wave Surfing."
Acclaim is also developing a new surfing game for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, tentatively titled Big Wave Surfing, to be released in Spring 2001. The game will make big-wave riding and professional surf competition accessible and thrilling to anyone in the world with any level of game-playing experience. In addition, "Big Wave Surfing" will capture the speed, intensity and thrill of surfing while staying true to the purity of the sport. Acclaim has signed an exclusive deal with surfing champion Sunny Garcia to appear in the game, and will secure similar deals with other surfers in the near future. "Big Wave Surfing" is being developed by Osiris Studios.
Acclaim will announce more specific details on these and other upcoming games and provide a release schedule over the next several months. Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, All-Star Baseball 2002, and Acclaim's Ferrari games will be shown publicly for the first time at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles from May 11th-13th.
Glen Cove, N.Y., May 3, 2000 -- Acclaim Entertainment, (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced development of two new games for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system. The games, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming and "Big Wave Surfing" (working title) are due to be released in early 2001. Acclaim previously announced development of All-Star Baseball 2002 as well a new games based on the Ferrari Formula 1 and 360 Challenge series on the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.
"The five titles we've announced to date for PlayStation 2 are just a taste of what gamers can expect from Acclaim," said Mark Bilger, Executive Vice-President, Worldwide Product Development, Acclaim Entertainment. "We are fully committed to developing for PlayStation 2, and are working closely with Sony Computer Entertainment America to ensure that our games take full advantage of the system's unique capabilities, and bring a new level of excitement to the marketplace."
"This is a very exciting time for the video game industry - with new console systems poised to hit the market this fall - fueling a true renaissance in software development," said Greg Fischbach, co-chairman and CEO of Acclaim Entertainment. "Acclaim is dedicated to developing quality games that help push the envelope and propel our future growth."
Shadow Man: 2econd Coming.
The sequel to 1999's premier horror game Shadow Man, Shadow Man: 2econd Coming follows Mike LeRoi/the Shadow Man into another adventure battling evils in this world and the world of the dead - Deadside. In this second chapter of the Shadow Man story, our hero finds himself going up against the Grigori - a group of demons who have been masquerading as humans for the past 2000 years and who are now attempting to bring back their evil leader Asmodeus from the Pit to bring about the end of the world as prophesied in the Book of Revelation. The familiar characters introduced in the original Shadow Man video game are back - Nettie, the 400-year old voodoo priestess who occupies the body of a 20-year old, Jaunty, the skull-headed gatekeeper of Deadside and a new character - Thomas Deacon - a wheelchair-bound private investigator and self-proclaimed Demon Hunter who has a score to settle with the Grigori.
"Big Wave Surfing."
Acclaim is also developing a new surfing game for the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system, tentatively titled Big Wave Surfing, to be released in Spring 2001. The game will make big-wave riding and professional surf competition accessible and thrilling to anyone in the world with any level of game-playing experience. In addition, "Big Wave Surfing" will capture the speed, intensity and thrill of surfing while staying true to the purity of the sport. Acclaim has signed an exclusive deal with surfing champion Sunny Garcia to appear in the game, and will secure similar deals with other surfers in the near future. "Big Wave Surfing" is being developed by Osiris Studios.
Acclaim will announce more specific details on these and other upcoming games and provide a release schedule over the next several months. Shadow Man: 2econd Coming, All-Star Baseball 2002, and Acclaim's Ferrari games will be shown publicly for the first time at this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles from May 11th-13th.
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