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To: jsavage who wrote (27212)	3/9/1999 10:17:00 AM
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aklm news Tuesday March 9, 9:48 am Eastern Time Company Press Release Acclaim Enters into Publishing Agreement with Former Members of Diablo Development Team Deal with Newly-Formed Click Entertainment Demonstrates Acclaim's Commitment to PC Gaming GLEN COVE, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 1999--Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: AKLM - news), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that they have signed a publishing deal with San Francisco-based game developer Click Entertainment. Under the agreement, Click will develop a samurai-inspired action role-playing game (RPG) for the PC to be published by Acclaim in Spring 2000. Formed in 1997, Click Entertainment is staffed by industry veterans and is led by Doron Gartner and Ben Haas, both key members of the development team behind Blizzard Entertainment's critically acclaimed game Diablo. One of the best-selling games of 1997 and 1998, Diablo was widely recognized as the role-playing game of the year by the gaming industry. It won numerous accolades, including the ''Game of the Year'' award from Computer Gaming World and received an ''Editor's Choice'' award from PC Gamer. Other Click team members come from top developers like Activision, Psygnosis, and Radical Entertainment, as well as animation studios like Mainframe, which produces numerous animated television programs, including ''Reboot'' and ''BeastWars Transformers.'' ''Working with Click advances our growing status as a leading PC games publisher,'' said Don Jackson, PC Product Manager, Acclaim Entertainment. ''The deal demonstrates our commitment to working with the top developers in the industry to create compelling new titles that PC gamers will love.'' Gartner said he was drawn to Acclaim because of their desire to create top-quality PC games, as well as Acclaim's experience in product testing, marketing and distribution. ''Acclaim is building a name for themselves in the PC gaming community and we're excited to be a part of their continued success.'' Click's first game with Acclaim will be an action-style RPG title inspired by samurai lore and movies like Akira Kurosawa's ''Throne of Blood'' and ''Sanjuro.'' Due in early 2000, the game will put players in the role of seven samurai warriors, each with his own special skill, tasked to defend their land from evil forces. Click Entertainment Background Information Click Entertainment, Inc. is a developer of PC and console games. The company's objective is to set new standards in the electronic entertainment industry by creating games of the highest caliber. Click Entertainment is located in San Francisco, California. For more information, visit Click's website at www.clickent.com. Acclaim Entertainment Background Information Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates four studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia. Acclaim® also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's company objectives are to produce high quality interactive entertainment software, build and maintain brands, and build shareholder value. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information visit Acclaim's website at www.acclaim.net. Acclaim is a division of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (TM), (R) & (c) 1999 Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Other product and company names herein may be trademarks of their respective owners. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contact: Adam Kahn Acclaim Entertainment 516/656-5000 or pr@acclaim.net