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New Announcement Teases Acclaim Games Revival In Two Weeks
Yesterday evening, Twitter got a bit of a surprise that flew under the radar for many as someone teased Acclaim will return to making games The defunct publisher, best known for their games on multiple consoles and arcade cabinets throughout the '80s and '90s had a ton of hits under their belt including NBA Jam,[...]
Valiant's Shadow Man Video Game From 1999 Available Again
The game was based on the Shadow Man comic from back in the Acclaim/Valiant days In it you travel through out the Bayou hunting criminals, gathering voodoo articfacts and sending evil back to hell with guns or voodoo magic. Here is the game overview: "He is coming, a possessed man is coming, a voodoo mask in[...]
Ninjak – Third Time Lucky
The second series a few years later, reinvented by Kurt Busiek for Acclaim, saw a teenager gain ninja powers from a video console, only to find the bad guys also coming to life. The third series two decades later for the new Valiant Entertainment… no idea.       It's clearly September week When we find all the interesting[...]
Robert Venditti And Cary Nord To Relaunch X-O Manowar
On May the 2nd, Valiant Entertainment will launch X-O Manowar, a revamp of the Valiant/Acclaim character, from Surrogates creator and Iron Man writer Robert Venditti and artist Cary Nord. This is how they describe the character. Born into battle and raised under the oppressive thumb of the Roman Empire, Aric of Dacia is a beloved figure among[...]