After more than two decades, Acclaim Entertainment has returned as an indie game publisher that will focus on original IPs.
Acclaim Entertainment has returned as an indie game publisher.
The studio – which was founded in 1987 and had published the ‘Mortal Kombat’ series in the 1980’s and 1990’s – has made a comeback after more than two decades to work on brand-new intellectual properties.
In a statement, Acclaim CEO Alex Josef said: “It’s a relaunch, and revitalization of the Acclaim brand with a completely new team.
“Some players have an association with Acclaim in the past, but it’s an all new team.”
Josef added Acclaim will “provide all of the resources needed” to its indie developers to ensure the publisher can bring its games “to the widest possible audiences”.
He continued: “First and foremost, the new Acclaim is going to support indie developers and new original IP. It will provide all of the resources needed to bring their games to the widest possible audiences.”
Josef said it was “an absolute honor and pleasure to be leading the charge in bringing Acclaim back to the forefront of the games industry”.
He concluded: “We’re fortunate that we have an extremely talented team and that we’ve already signed some incredible indie titles, which we’ll be revealing soon.”
In an effort to “resurrect and revitalize its beloved portfolio of classic [intellectual property]”, Acclaim has brought on an advisory board comprised of industry leaders, such as Russell Binder at Striker Entertainment, Mark Caplan from Ridge Partners, and Global Force Entertainment’s Jeff Jarrett.
Mortal Kombat studio Acclaim Entertainment returns as indie game publisher
