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:''"Arena" redirects here. For the Game Gear game, see ''[[Arena: Maze of Death]]''.''
 
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| headquarters=Irwin House, 118 Southwork Street, London SE1 OSW, United Kingdom{{fileref|SummerCES1991 Directory.pdf|page=138}}
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| headquarters2=2061 Challenger Way, Alameda, California 94501, United States{{fileref|Back To The Future Part III MD US Manual.pdf|page=7}}
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{{stub}}'''{{PAGENAME}}, Inc.''' was a company set up by [[Mirrorsoft]] for publishing video games in the United States.
  
:''"Arena" redirects here. For the Game Gear game, see ''[[Arena: Maze of Death]]''.''
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==Company==
'''Arena Entertainment''' was a company set up by [[Mirrorsoft]] for publishing [[Sega]] games, circumventing one of [[Nintendo]]'s policy which restricted game development for non-Nintendo platforms if the publisher was also backing Nintendo.
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Mirrorsoft got into financial troubles when its owner [[wikipedia:Robert Maxwell|Robert Maxwell]] was found dead in November 1991, with the business being purchased by [[Acclaim Entertainment]] in early 1992{{magref|vgce|40|22}}{{magref|gamepro|34|98}}. Acclaim retired the Mirrorsoft brand but kept the Arena name in use (alongside [[Flying Edge]]) until 1994, when it too was retired in favour of Acclaim.
 
 
In 1991 the company was purchased by [[Acclaim]], and continued its work until 1994, when the brand was scrapped.
 
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==
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{{CompanyHistoryAll|Arena Entertainment}}
===[[Sega Master System|Master System]]===
 
*''[[Alien 3]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Predator 2]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (1993)
 
  
===[[Sega Mega Drive|Mega Drive]]===
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==Gallery==
*''[[Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe]]'' (1991)
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<gallery>
*''[[Back to the Future Part III]]'' (1991)
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*''[[Battle Master]]'' (1991)
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</gallery>
*''[[Super High Impact]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Alien 3]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Predator 2]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[NBA Jam]]'' (1994)
 
  
===[[Sega Game Gear|Game Gear]]===
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==References==
*''[[Alien 3]]'' (1992)
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<references />
*''[[Predator 2]]'' (1992)
 
*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1993)
 
*''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]'' (1993)
 
 
 
===[[Sega Mega-CD|Mega CD]]===
 
*''[[Mortal Kombat]]'' (1994)
 
*''[[WWF Rage in the Cage]]'' (1994)
 
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"Arena" redirects here. For the Game Gear game, see Arena: Maze of Death.

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Arena Entertainment
Founded: 1991
Defunct: 1994
T-series code: T-69
Merged into: Acclaim Entertainment (1992)
Headquarters:
Irwin House, 118 Southwork Street, London SE1 OSW, United Kingdom[1]
2061 Challenger Way, Alameda, California 94501, United States[2]
2401 Broadway, Redwood City, California 94063, United States[3]

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Arena Entertainment, Inc. was a company set up by Mirrorsoft for publishing video games in the United States.

Company

Mirrorsoft got into financial troubles when its owner Robert Maxwell was found dead in November 1991, with the business being purchased by Acclaim Entertainment in early 1992[4][5]. Acclaim retired the Mirrorsoft brand but kept the Arena name in use (alongside Flying Edge) until 1994, when it too was retired in favour of Acclaim.

Softography

Gallery

References