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Four-Wheeling Fun to Get Big Air and Online With Acclaim Entertainment, Inc.'S 'ATV Quad Power Racing 3' Company's Popular ATV Brand Returns in Spring 2005 with Online Head-to-Head Play, All-New Freestyle Tricks, ATV Customization and Edit-a-Rider LOS ANGELES, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Raising the bar for adrenaline-infused, four-wheeled ATV racing action, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. , today announced that it will launch ATV Quad Power Racing 3 in the spring of 2005 for the current generation of console gaming systems. For the first time in the history of the Company's popular brand, ATV Quad Power Racing 3 will offer online head-to-head play for up to six players, complete ATV customization and an edit-a-rider functionality, providing gamers with the ability to personalize their racing experience. "Our ATV brand is a consistent mass-market property and with next year's first-ever inclusion of online play, it will take this franchise to a new level," said Marc Metis, Senior Vice President of Brand Management for Acclaim. "Since 1997, sales of ATVs have climbed 89% and represent more than $3 billion in annual revenue(1), and we are well positioned to capitalize on this increasingly popular sport with ATV Quad Power Racing 3." Developed by Acclaim Studios Manchester, ATV Quad Power Racing 3 will feature: * Online head-to-head play for up to six players; * Stunning environments, including speed tracks and the backwoods while feeling the camera-shaking adrenaline of ATV riding; * Choice of 25 ATV's and customize parts and equipment; * Freestyle tricks lets players express their wild side while tearing past the competition; * 6 different game modes: Single Race, Freestyle, Championship, Arcade, Time Trail and Multiplayer - each offering the player the ability to develop their rider; * Edit-a-rider, allows players to create their own rider it take online and race against others; * Licensed music soundtrack from today's top recording artists; * True analog control and rumble feedback. ATV Quad Power Racing 3 will be available in the spring of 2005 for the current generation of console gaming systems at suggested retail prices to be determined. For more information on this game, please visit http://www.acclaim.com/. Acclaim's complete showcase of products will be featured at the 2004 Electronic Entertainment Expo in Los Angeles, CA at booth #152 in the Concourse Hall. (1) Source - The Wall Street Journal, February 10, 2004 About Acclaim Entertainment Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates five studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France and Spain. The Company uses regional distributors worldwide. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues "special edition" comic magazines periodically. Acclaim's corporate headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ.SC under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com/. The statements contained in this release which are not historical facts are "forward-looking statements." Acclaim cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and Acclaim's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. Contact: Alan B. Lewis Tara Monahan Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (516) 656-5000 (516) 656-5000 DATASOURCE: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. CONTACT: Alan B. Lewis, +1-516-656-5000, or , or Tara Monahan, +1-516-656-5000, or , both of Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Web site: http://www.acclaim.com/

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