Acclaim Games Incorporated was an American video game company that offered free massively multiplayer online role-playing games on its website upon registration. The company was founded in 2006 and was the successor to 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, set up a new company, Acclaim Games, that was to take a different approach to the market than Acclaim Entertainment.
While Acclaim Games primarily focused on bringing to North America and Europe online games originally from Asia, it also gave the opportunity to its registered members to submit video games they created. Acclaim Games relied on In-game advertising and items sales for revenues, while releasing the games themselves, free.
The company 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 15 million registered accounts and 500,000 active players across all games.[2]
On May 18, 2010, Playdom acquired the company.[3] Three months later, on August 26, Playdom closed Acclaim Games.[4]
^Feldman, Curt (December 8, 2009). "Acclaim: back from the dead". Gamespot. ZDNet. p. 1. Archived from the original on January 17, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
^Massey, Dana (December 27, 2007). "Interview: Acclaim CEO Howard Marks and Free-to-Play MMOs". WarCry Network. WarCry Corporation. p. 2. Archived from the original on March 26, 2009. Retrieved December 4, 2009.
^Tom Ivan (May 19, 2010). "Playdom Acquires Acclaim - Edge Magazine". Edge-online.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
^"Acclaim Closed". Blue's News. Retrieved July 21, 2011.
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