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Acclaim Entertainment Inc.

(AKLMQ) is in the Technology Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$142.6M
  • Public
  • US
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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. was founded in 1987 as a Delaware corporation, and maintains operations in the United States, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. We develop, publish, market and distribute, under our brand names, interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms, including Sony?s PlayStation 2, Microsoft?s Xbox?, and, on a more limited basis, Nintendo?s GameCube? and Game Boy? Advance and personal computer systems. We develop software internally, as well as engaging third parties to develop software on our behalf. We internally develop our software products through our five software development studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom. Additionally, we contract with independent software developers to create software products for us. Through our subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, and Australia, we distribute our software products directly to retailers and other outlets, and we also utilize regional distributors outside those territories to distribute and market our software to many other territories throughout the world.

Executive Vice President and Chief Financial OfficerGerard F Agoglia
Contact Information

One Acclaim Plaza

Glen Cove, New York 11542

5166565000

NAICS Code Software Publishers: 511210

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio) Position
Gerard F Agoglia Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
James Scibelli Director
Michael Tannen Director
Robert Groman Director

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio) Position
Kenneth L. Coleman Board of Directors
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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Director Current
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Screen Media Ventures, LLC Investor Current
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CBS Corporation Advisor Former
New York University School of Law Graduate Former
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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Director Current

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