Acclaim Reports Large Loss, May Face Bankruptcy

Thanks to Yahoo!/Reuters for its story revealing videogame publisher Acclaim Entertainment has announced a quarterly loss of $25.4 million, and warned of possible bankruptcy, since "needs new cash to replace a financing agreement... that expires on Aug. 4." Apparently the company "has signed a letter of intent with a different lender to borrow up to $30 million but the deal has not yet been completed." The long-standing publisher has also recently been sued by the Olsen Twins, although it still lists upcoming titles as including 100 Bullets, The Red Star, Worms Forts: Under Siege!, and Interview With A Made Man. Update: 07/03 01:34 GMT by S : Acclaim's 10-K financial statement reveals "notification from The Major League Baseball Player's Association (MLBPA) that we were late in making certain royalty payments and our license was terminated", and "due to failure to make certain royalty payments relating to the videogame title Turok: Evolution... our [Turok intellectual property] license agreement with Classic Media was terminated."

Comments

Re:What we need worms!

[Sogol]

Don't worry - BSD has been dying for years ;)

Nostilgia

[wileycat]

Mabye they should put out a 10-in-1 TV Game like everybody else and pull some cash in that way. Now to find 10 old Acclaim games that I liked.....

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[Anonymous Coward]

When Acclaim finally dies, we should pool our money and advertise on their Tombstone.

It might be mean to kick their corpse, but they are one of the worst companies in video game history.