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Acclaim Dies a Second Death

Posted August 27, 2010 by M.H. Williams

Just three months after its recent acquisition by Playdom, Acclaim Games has been shut down a second time. Visitors to Acclaim’s official site yesterday were greeted with the following message:

“We regret to inform you that all Acclaim games will no longer be in service effective August 26, 2010.

ACCLAIM COINS

• Any unused Acclaim Coins can be reimbursed by emailing transition@acclaim.com (please include your Acclaim username).

• Must be from the email address used to register your account so we can verify your identity.

• *9Dragons players only: We will refund any purchases made within the last 30 days.

OTHER GAMES

Check out other Playdom games at http://www.facebook.com/Playdom

Or sign up to test our new game Kogamu at http://apps.facebook.com/kogamugame

Please contact customer support with any questions or concerns at: contact@acclaim.com

Thank you for your support!”

The same message is present on the official websites for all of Acclaim’s titles, so they will not be outlasting the developer on this occasion.

Acclaim was once one of the biggest publishers in North America during the days of the Nintendo Entertainment System. The company filed for bankruptcy in August of 2004, but was later revived in 2006 to publish online free-to-play titles.

No reason has been given for Acclaim’s swift demise, as Playdom has yet to release any comment on the proceedings. IndustryGamers has reached out for comment but has yet to hear back.

[Via Blue’s News]

M.H. Williams has been writing in some form or another for ten years and has been a hardcore gamer since the NES first graced American shores.  You can catch him on Twitter as @AutomaticZen, Google+ as himself, or on his personal Facebook page.