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Acclaim CEO's new company plans to launch next week

Dice   on 07 October 2004 - 00:44 · 4 comments & 1220 views

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The new publishing venture being planned by Acclaim CEO Rod Cousens, provisionally titled "Exclaim," intends to launch next week, according to sources at the former Acclaim studios in Cheltenham and Manchester.

Staff at the studios, both of which would be rescued from closure by Cousens' plan, were briefed about the intentions of the new firm earlier this week, and informed that the team hopes to open the new company for business on October 11th.

News source: gamesindustry.biz


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At present the new venture is being called "Exclaim," but this is apparently only a temporary name and is likely to be replaced before the firm starts trading. Cousens is joined in the new venture by Europlay Capital Advisers, the Los Angeles based firm which is headed by industry veterans Sean Brennan and Mark Dyne and has advised on a number of major industry deals in recent years.

It's expected that along with the Cheltenham and Manchester studios - accounting for some 160 employees - "Exclaim" will also take possession of several of Acclaim's products in development, including Interview with a Made Man and Heist.


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#1 frogworm on 07 Oct 2004 - 03:19
ok, this is good news for them not letting things get down but they better have some restriction on time before they can publically trade company stock. they need to make it on their own before getting deep in outside ownership status.
#2 Oneill on 07 Oct 2004 - 08:10
Awesome, its sad when a lot of the veterans start dying off. Gluck Exclaim.
#3 altermind on 07 Oct 2004 - 11:04
good to hear the artists have another chance
#4 DeMo_BR on 07 Oct 2004 - 19:15
Ok, good for them.
But when the hell is Juiced going to be released anyway??

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