Acclaim Entertainment

Summary

Acclaim Entertainment is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,505 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• A notable work attributed to Acclaim Entertainment is Airwolf^[3].
• Acclaim Entertainment is in the country of United States^[4].
• Acclaim Entertainment's instance of is recorded as business^[5].
• Acclaim Entertainment's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[6].
• Acclaim Entertainment's instance of is recorded as video game publisher^[7].
• Acclaim Entertainment's founder is recorded as Greg Fischbach^[8].
• Acclaim Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Glen Cove^[9].
• Acclaim Entertainment's headquarters location is recorded as Glen Cove^[10].
• Acclaim Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Valiant Comics^[11].
• Acclaim Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Acclaim Studios London^[12].
• Acclaim Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as Acclaim Studios Cheltenham^[13].
• Acclaim Entertainment's child organization or unit is recorded as AKA Acclaim^[14].
• Acclaim Entertainment's industry is recorded as video game industry^[15].
• January 1, 1987 marks the founding of Acclaim Entertainment^[16].
• Acclaim Entertainment was dissolved in September 1, 2004^[17].
• Acclaim Entertainment's location of formation is recorded as Long Island^[18].
• Acclaim Entertainment's official website is recorded as http://www.acclaim.com^[19].
• Acclaim Entertainment's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Acclaim Entertainment games^[20].
• Acclaim Entertainment's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/acclaim-entertainment-inc-history/^[21].
• Acclaim Entertainment's product or material produced is recorded as software^[22].
• Acclaim Entertainment's replaces is recorded as LJN^[23].
• Acclaim Entertainment's legal form is recorded as public company^[24].
• Acclaim Entertainment's legal form is recorded as corporation^[25].
• Acclaim Entertainment's owner of is recorded as Acclaim Studios London^[26].
• Acclaim Entertainment's owner of is recorded as Software Creations^[27].

Body

Founding

Acclaim Entertainment's founder is recorded as Greg Fischbach^[8]. January 1, 1987 marks the founding of it^[16]. Its location of formation is recorded as Long Island^[18].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Glen Cove^[9], a city in the state of New York^[28], in United States^[29]. Subsidiaries include Valiant Comics^[11], a business^[30], in United States^[31], founded in 1989^[32], headquartered in New York City^[33]; Acclaim Studios London^[12], a video game developer^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1984^[36], headquartered in Croydon^[37]; Acclaim Studios Cheltenham^[13], a video game developer^[38], in United Kingdom^[39], founded in 2000^[40], headquartered in Cheltenham^[41]; and AKA Acclaim^[14], an organization^[42].

Industry

Acclaim Entertainment's industry is recorded as video game industry^[15].

Ownership

Acclaim Entertainment's product or material produced is recorded as software^[22].

Dissolution

Acclaim Entertainment was dissolved in September 1, 2004^[17].

Why It Matters

Acclaim Entertainment ranks in the top 2% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,505 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]