Buy a Piece of Acclaim

An anonymous reader writes "Kotaku points to the official auction site for Acclaim, the game publisher that was. The Auction includes the building and everything that was in it, including arcade games, boardroom tables, an odd collection of football helmets and 43,000 copies of video games." Our previous story of their bankruptcy.

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Acclaim - antiques?

[Mars Ultor]

Will you look at those pictures of furniture? Why was Acclaim outfitted the same as some 18th century castles? There's fireplace hearths and what looks like cherry wood for crying out loud.

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Piracy Punchdown.

[Anonymous Coward]

"I don't care what you may think about their games, but you have to admit that it takes some seriously warped thinking to believe that destroying companies like this actually helps the software industry. Pay for the stuff you value. This isn't a zero-sum game we are playing, it is actually a game in which everyone is better off when we treat creators with the respect they deserve."

But piracy is a victimless crime. People say it here all the time, so it must be true.

Their business model is obsolete. I read it here so it must be true.

I never would have bought it in the first place, so I'm not hurting anyone.

The MAN is against me. Quick! To Sherwood forest.

1) Trying out product.

2) ? ? ?

3) Profit???

Better things to do with your money

[Vampyre_Dark]

Just a random list of investments that are more likely to payoff.

- Flush your money down the toilet.
- Buy magic beans.
- Financial advice from Martha Stewart.
- Cherry OS.
- A device to shock your abs into shape.

Burn the disk as an effigy of Greg Fischbach....

[rsilvergun]

you dumbass. Man, you can't even troll right. to quote:

effigy

1. A crude figure or dummy representing a hated person or group.

2. A likeness or image, especially of a person.

Use your imagination for the rest.