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Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. Appoints Dominique Cor as Managing Director of Acclaim Entertainment, (France) SA. Former Vivendi International SVP Will Report to Recently Appointed President of Acclaim International, Mike Sherlock. GLEN COVE, N.Y., Feb.23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. , a global video entertainment software developer and publisher, today announced the appointment of Dominique Cor as Managing Director of the Company's Paris-based division. Reporting directly to Mike Sherlock, the recently appointed President of Acclaim's International Publishing, Cor will be responsible for overseeing the French region's operations. Highly esteemed within the interactive entertainment industry, Cor possesses more than a decade's worth of senior executive experience. Cor joins the Company from Vivendi Universal Publishing in Paris, where he served as International Senior Vice President. During his tenure at Vivendi he was responsible for all product development for Europe and Asia, as well as the acquisition of Massive Entertainment AB. Prior to Vivendi, Cor was Managing Director for Internet interactive gaming site Flipside, and he also spent three years as the Managing Director of Sega France. During his time at Sega, Cor increased the division's revenues from 2M euros to 80M euros and was responsible for overseeing the launch of Dreamcast in France. Cor began his career in the interactive entertainment industry in 1990 at Infogrames in London, where he was a PR and Marketing manager. In 1992, he formed the Lyon-based distributor, Exasoft, which distributed all Electronic Arts and Psygnosis products on an exclusive basis in France. In 1993, Cor assisted with the sale of Exasoft to Electronic Arts and was later appointed Marketing Director for the newly formed Electronic Arts division in France. During his tenure with Electronic Arts, Cor contributed extensively to the company's success in the territory, including growing its revenues to 53M euros in 1999 and launching the EA Sports brand. "Dominique has a wealth of experience and commands great respect and admiration within our industry, and we view his appointment as another significant step in setting the foundation for our future," said Mike Sherlock, President of International Publishing for Acclaim. "His expertise in marketing, production, distribution and strategic management, greatly strengthens our position within the region and our International group as a whole. In addition to his outstanding credentials, Dominique possesses the passion and drive that embodies Acclaim's new global organization." "It is a pleasure to join Acclaim at this time and I am thrilled to become part of its new management team," added Cor. "The Company's ongoing transformation is clearly evident by its exciting forthcoming lineup, including Alias, Juiced, 100 Bullets and The Red Star; all of which have been receiving high-praise from retailers and the media alike." Cor was educated at the London Business School (1997) and European Business School (EBS); graduating in 1989 and majoring in Marketing. About Acclaim Entertainment Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment game consoles including those manufactured by Nintendo, Sony Computer Entertainment and Microsoft Corporation as well as personal computer hardware systems. Acclaim owns and operates five studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries in North America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, France and Spain. The Company uses regional distributors worldwide. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, publishes software gaming strategy guides and issues "special edition" comic magazines periodically. Acclaim's corporate headquarters are in Glen Cove, New York and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ.SC under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at http://www.acclaim.com/. The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, are "forward-looking statements." Acclaim cautions readers of this press release that a number of important factors could cause Acclaim's actual future results to differ materially from those expressed in any such forward-looking statements. These important factors, including, without limitation, the financial strength of the interactive entertainment industry, dependence on new product introductions and the ability to maintain the scheduling of such introductions, technological changes, dependence on major platform manufacturers and other factors that could affect Acclaim, are described in Acclaim's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2003, and Acclaim's subsequent Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, all of which were filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission. Readers of this press release are referred to such filings. Media: Alan B. Lewis Simon Smith-Wright Acclaim Entertainment Acclaim Entertainment (516) 656-5000 +44 20 7344 5000 DATASOURCE: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. CONTACT: Alan B. Lewis, +1-516-656-5000, , or Simon Smith-Wright, +44-20-7344-5000, , both of Acclaim Entertainment Web site: http://www.acclaim.com/

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