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| Type | Private |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Headquarters | Beverly Hills, California, U.S. |
| Key people | Howard Marks, Neil Malhotra, David Perry, David Historian DeWald, Steven-Elliot Altman and Michael 'Doran' Zummo |
| Industry | Computer and video game industry |
| Products | BOTS, 9Dragons, 2Moons, DANCE!, Ponystars, My Diva Doll, Tribal Nations, Prize Potato, The Chronicles of Spellborn |
| Website | Acclaim Games |
Acclaim Games, based in Beverly Hills, California, is a private online video game company that offers free Massively multiplayer online role-playing games on its website upon registration. The company was founded in 2006 and is the successor of Acclaim Entertainment in terms of brand name. After Acclaim Entertainment filed for bankruptcy, former Activision CEO Howard Marks purchased the "Acclaim" name in September 2004 for a reported $100,000[1]. He, along with Neil Malhotra, created a new company, naming it "Acclaim Games" and taking a totally different direction from the previous company.
While Acclaim Games primarily focuses on bringing to North America and Europe online games originally from Asia, it also gives the opportunity to its registered members to submit video games they've created. Because its games are free, Acclaim Games rely on In-game advertising and items sales for revenues.
The company has, to this date, released fourteen games: The Chronicles of Spellborn, Kogamu, BOTS (which was its launching title), 9Dragons, 2Moons, Ponystars, Dance Online, My Diva Doll, Tribal Nations and Prize Potato. As of December 2007, the company had 5 million registered accounts and 500,000 active players across all games[2]. The number has since substantially increased due to the increasing popularity of 2Moons and the launch of Chronicles of Spellborn.[citation needed]
Acclaim Games has also taken a "Player Centric Philosphy" with the creation of Volunteer Game Masters[citation needed] and the Player Advisory Boards[citation needed]. They host weekly voice and text chats as well as weekly "webinars" where players can speak directly to the Acclaim Team and often the developers of the Games.[citation needed]
Games
- BOTS!! – A multi-player online fighting game. Players choose from one of three basic BOTS (Patch, Surge, and Ram) and then upgrade their character throughout the game. There are multi player story modes that include Sector (Player vs Virus), PVP (Player/Team vs Player/Team) and Base (Base vs Base). This game has been out since April 2006.
- 9Dragons – A 3D MMORPG set in China during the Ming Dynasty. It includes actual Chinese geography and historical features such as the Great Wall of China and the Shaolin Temple. 9Dragons was developed by Korean company Indy21.
- 2Moons – An adaptation of the Korean MMORPG Dekaron by Gamehi for the North American market, featuring a new story line. Published by Acclaim under the direction of David Perry. As of December 2007, the game had 100,000 active players[2].
- Dance! Online – A game is based on the Chinese game Super dancer online created by Nineyou. Like 2Moons, it is published by Acclaim under the direction of David Perry. As of December 2007, the game had 300,000 active players, of which over 50% are female.[2].
- Ponystars – an online virtual pets game, launched in June 2008. It is a US-hosted version of the French game Pony Valley and is operated in partnership with that game's creator, Feerik.
- My Diva Doll – A multi-player online fashion and decorating game. Partnership with French company Feerik.
- Tribal Nations – A multi-player online sim set in the Native Tribes of Mesoamerica. Partnership with French company Celsius Online.
- Prize Potato – A multi-player game created for Facebook that offers prizes.
- The Chronicles of Spellborn – MMORPG developed by Spellborn International, released on the 27th of November, 2008 in the Europe. Release for the USA and the UK is planned for Q1 of 2009.
- Knight's Blood– A mulitplayer online Knight fighting game. In partnership with RedMoonStudios GmbH & Co. KG.
- Muniz Online
- TrackMania
- Prize Island
- Top Secret – A Scalable Multiplayer Online Racing Game directed by David Perry and developed by Acclaim Games. It is an online collaboration in video game development, drawing on both established professionals and novices. The project also features a competition, where the top contributor will take the role as director for a new game.
- RockFree and RockRiot
- Ninja Clans
- Rush Fighters
References
- ^ Feldman, Curt (08 December 2009). "Acclaim: back from the dead" (in English). Gamespot (ZDNet): pp. 1. http://www.gamespot.com/news/6140923.html. Retrieved 04 December 2009.
- ^ a b c Massey, Dana (27 December 2007). "Interview: Acclaim CEO Howard Marks and Free-to-Play MMOs" (in English). WarCry Network (WarCry Corporation): pp. 2. http://www.warcry.com/articles/view/interviews/2758-Interview-Acclaim-CEO-Howard-Marks-and-Free-to-Play-MMOs.2. Retrieved 04 December 2009.
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