Defunct September 1, 2004 Ceased operations September 1, 2004 | Headquarters Croydon Parent organization Acclaim Entertainment | |
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Former type Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment Industry Computer and video games
Interactive entertainment Founded 1984, Cheltenham, United Kingdom Video games Mortal Kombat II, Alien Trilogy, Alien 3, Re‑Volt, Extreme‑G | ||
Acclaim Cheltenham was a British video game studio in Croydon, England, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1984 as Probe Software by Fergus McGovern and Vakis Paraskeva, later renamed Probe Entertainment. They were acquired by Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. in October 1995. In 1999, Probe Entertainment became Acclaim Studios London and a year later, changed to Acclaim Studios Cheltenham. Their United States-based parent company, Acclaim, declared bankruptcy in 2004.
It was responsible for developing Mortal Kombat and Mortal Kombat II for the Sega Genesis and Extreme-G and Extreme-G 2 for the Nintendo 64. They were also well known for successful licensed games such as Die Hard Trilogy and Alien Trilogy.
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