Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., today announced that it has signed an agreement
with Disney Interactive for the rights to publish video games based on ABC Television’s
hit drama series, “Alias.” Currently in its second
season, “Alias” is one of television’s most critically acclaimed series.
The “Alias” video game is currently being developed by Acclaim’s Cheltenham
studio and is scheduled to be released in the fall of 2003 across all of the next-generation
gaming platforms.

“Alias” will be a third-person action adventure
video game that allows players to step into the role of the series’ lead character,
Sydney Bristow, an agent for the CIA. Bristow must use her cunning, extensive
knowledge of martial arts and array of high-tech gadgetry to accomplish dangerous
missions. “Alias” will encompass all of the key elements behind the
series’ success, including high-action combat, stealth missions and time-based
objectives, espionage, intriguing plot twists, high-tech weaponry and stunning
gameplay locations that span the globe. . .

“Alias is one of the strongest new TV entertainment properties and
is filled with great characters, rich storylines and incredible action that
lends itself perfectly to interactive entertainment,” said Evan Stein,
Vice President of Marketing for Acclaim. “We are thrilled to have ‘Alias’
join our portfolio of world-renowned licenses.”

“With the strength of the storylines in Alias, we couldn’t imagine
a better venue of expression then through the world of video games,”
says Bruce Gersh, Vice President of Business Development at ABC. “We
are excited about the prospect of a great game that will bring all the elements
of the show to a new fan base in the gaming world.”

“Alias” was created by J.J. Abrams, who executive-produces the series
along with John Eisendrath, Ken Olin, Alex Kurtzman-Counter, and Roberto Orci.
The series, which is filmed in Los Angeles and premiered on September 30, 2001,
is from Touchstone Television.

About Acclaim Entertainment
Based in Glen Cove, N.Y., Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., is a leading 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 six studios located in the United States
and the United Kingdom which includes a motion capture and recording studio
in the U.S., and publishes and distributes its software through its subsidiaries
in North America, the United Kingdom, 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 from time to time
to support its time valued brands, Turok and Shadow Man. 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 www.acclaim.com.

About Disney Interactive
Disney Interactive, Inc., a worldwide leader in the creation of innovative interactive
entertainment, develops, markets and globally distributes a wide variety of
interactive family-oriented entertainment, educational and sports CD-ROMs and
video games. Disney Interactive is the multimedia arm of The Walt Disney Company’s
Consumer Products business unit. For more information on Disney Interactive’s
products, visit http://www.disneyinteractive.com.

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