Acclaim returns 20 years after his bankruptcy, and wants to relaunch classic licenses

Acclaim returns 20 years after his bankruptcy and wants to

Reviewing the acclaim logo twenty years after its dissolution, it was clearly not in our 2025 bingo, and yet, on this sunny March 4 (on the side of the Ile de France eh), one of the most popular publishers in the 90s has just been reborn from its ashes. Acclaim is back, even chants the new logo, and this return obviously made a lot of talk, especially if you are of a generation that knew video games in the 80s and 90s. NBA Jam, Mortal Kombat, Extreme G, Re-Volt, Turok and even the very first Burnout, Aclaim launched them. This return will be done however in several stages and the first is to support independent studios with the aim of relaunching conventional franchises, by providing the resources necessary for this expansion such as funding, marketing and everything that revolves around public relations to give independent studios the visibility they deserve. And to relaunch this brand, it is a quartet of people from different backgrounds who decided to associate each other. First there is Alex Josef, former founder of Graffiti Games, Jeff Jarrett, former wrestler and one of the figures of Global Force Entertainment, Russell Binder who officiated at Striker Entertainment and finally Mark Caplan of the company Ridge Partners.

“It is an absolute honor and pleasure to lead the charge to bring acclaim to the foreground of the game industry”said Alex Josef in a press release, before adding: “We are fortunate to have an extremely talented team and have already signed incredible independent titles, which we will reveal soon.”

“For more than three decades, I have had the privilege of being part of the universes of wrestling and video games, and I am now delighted to be a partner of the Aclaim rebirth, an emblematic editor known for having released some of the most legendary games of the 80s and 90s”said Jarrett. “Since my beginnings in the successful 16 -bit 16 -bit titles on WWF until my experience in the creation of the TNA Wrestling series, which gave birth to the first video game wrestler to become a full -time member of the Rosred Circle Rosred Circle, I could see with my own eyes the type of impact that big games can have on players and fans. Relaxing Acclaim is an opportunity to transmit the same degree of passion and to a new generation, and I am delighted to participate. “

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Acclaim’s growth strategy is also supported by Phil Toronto, partner of Vaynerfund, and Eric Vogel, Jet Management partner, whose investment and management expertise will contribute to “Promote an environment conducive to the education of independent developers and long -term success”. It remains to be seen now what the historic IPs are that the new acclaim intends to return to the front of the stage, Mortal Kombat being now a property of Warner Bros Games, Burnout belongs to Electronic Arts, while the next Turok Origins is managed by Saber Interactive (Warhammer Space Marine 2) and Universal. Extreme G can therefore be a good track.

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