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'''Arena Entertainment, Inc.''' 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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'''Arena Entertainment, Inc.''' was a company set up by [[Mirrorsoft]] for publishing video games in the United States.
  
In 1991 the company was purchased by [[Acclaim]], and continued its work until 1994, when the brand was scrapped.
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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.
  
 
==Softography==
 
==Softography==

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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]
2401 Broadway, Redwood City, California, 94063, United States[2]

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

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[3][4]. 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.

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