Bringing the cold, hard steel action of one of today’s most popular comic book
series to the next-generation gaming systems, Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., today
announced that it has signed an exclusive agreement with DC Comics for the interactive
publishing rights to 100 Bullets. An award-wining pulp noir
comic, 100 Bullets was created by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso, and chronicles
the dark, moral-testing exploits of Agent Graves, a rogue member of a secret
organization, who provides people with the opportunity of a lifetime Рan attach̩
case containing the proof, the gun, and the carte blanche immunity to exact
revenge on a person who’s done them an irrevocable wrong.

“The 100 Bullets universe possesses all of the key elements that comprise
what consumers are looking for in today’s games – great characters, deep storytelling
and edge-of-your-seat action,” said Marc Metis, Senior Vice President
of Brand Management for Acclaim. “In keeping with its comic book origin,
we will challenge players to ‘think before they shoot’ and allow them to explore
the moral implications of their actions.” . . .

“We’re exited to bring the first of VERTIGO’s preeminent titles to
the video game consoles,” said John Nee, DC Comics, Vice President
– Business Development. “This will redefine what a comic book game
can be.”

About 100 Bullets
Part hard-boiled crime story, part paranoid espionage thriller, 100 Bullets
follows what happens when people from all walks of life meet Agent Graves, a
mysterious figure who offers his “clients” the opportunity of a lifetime:
an attaché case containing the proof, the gun, and the carte blanche
immunity to exact revenge on a person who’s done them an irrevocable wrong.
But who is Agent Graves? An emissary from an unknown government bureau? A rich
man getting his kicks from granting people a personal justice where the judicial
system has failed? Or is there something more sinister at work, a hidden framework
that links his clients’ personal dramas in a twisted game of shadowy conspiracies?

Written by Brian Azzarello with art by Eduardo Risso, the ongoing monthly comic
book series 100 Bullets and its five graphic novels are published by the VERTIGO
imprint of DC Comics. The series has won numerous comic book industry awards,
including: Harvey Awards for Best Writer, Best Artist, and Best Continuing Series;
and Eisner Awards for Best Continuing Series, Best Penciller, and Best Cover
Artist. Gear Magazine called 100 Bullets “the latest comic sensation,”
while Entertainment Weekly gave the series an A-, stating it’s a “revenge
fantasy turned into a hard boiled comic book.”

100 Bullets will be available in 2004 across the next-generation systems at
suggested retail prices to be determined. For more information on this game,
please visit www.acclaim.com.

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 www.acclaim.com.

About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English-language
publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman,
Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC superheroes and others have starred
in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and
cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web
site is located at www.dccomics.com.

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