Press release: 1999-11-09: Acclaim Sports Ships WWF Attitude for the Sega Dreamcast

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Acclaim Sports Ships WWF Attitude for the Sega Dreamcast

First Wrestling Title for Next Generation System

Glen Cove, NY, November 9, 1999 - Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ:AKLM), a leading worldwide interactive entertainment company, today announced that WWF Attitude for the Sega Dreamcast has shipped to retail. Developed by Acclaim Studios Salt Lake City, WWF Attitude has been a top-seller on PlayStation®, Nintendo 64 and GameBoy Color since its release.

"WWF Attitude for Dreamcast is one of the most heavily anticipated titles we've seen," said Doreen McKenzie, Divisional Merchandiser of Babbages and Software Etc. "Our customers are very excited to get their hands on this game

WWF Attitude is the blockbuster sequel to WWF Warzone, which sold more than a million copies in 1998 and remains on top of the sales charts a year after its release. WWF Attitude for Dreamcast features 40 WWF Superstars including The Rock, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Undertaker and Mankind. Attitude also features the all-new Create-A-Pay-Per-View Mode and Acclaim's signature Create-A-Wrestler mode where gamers can design their own unique wrestler. In addition, there are 20 other game modes to play, including all new specialty matches, new match options, career mode, photo-realistic wrestlers, and more than 400 moves including signature and finishing moves.

"The graphics in the Dreamcast version of WWF Attitude are superb." said Mike Archer, Acclaim Producer. "By adding our Hi-rez graphics and increasing the game's speed, WWF Attitude achieves the ultimate in realism on the Sega Dreamcast."

WWF Attitude is supported by a nationwide marketing campaign including television spots on programs such as "WWF Smackdown", print ads in "The Official Sega Dreamcast Magazine" and an extensive online presence on key wrestling sites and acclaimsports.com.

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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates six studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com.