Just over a year ago Acclaim filed for bankruptcy in
what has now revealed to be the fault of insurmountable debts created by the incompetent executives running the company
(although the string of bad games the company released couldn't have helped). Those executives are now the subject of a
$150 Million post-bankruptcy lawsuit on behalf of the
trustees that oversaw the bankruptcy claim.
Well now those same trustees have offered up the entirety of
Acclaim's video game publishing rights to a public auction. Whilst this auction may not have the same numerical impact
as some of the other video game auctions we've seen this
year, it definitely does have the biggest cool appeal. Instead of just owning a physical game, you'd have the right to
publish the game.
And Acclaim's catalogue isn't necessarily quantity over quality. In fact Acclaim
was famous for getting hold of lucrative game rights
(and then running them into the ground). So what games could you gain the rights to in this auction? Well, the list
includes gems like; Myst, Crazy Taxi, Burnout 2, Ferrari F355 Challenge, a dozen Mary Kate and Ashley
games, Worms 3D, every WWF game conceivably created by man as well as licenses to games like The
Simpsons and South Park. Think about it; gain the rights to publish a single game and you've got an
unlimited supply of Birthday and Christmas presents for the rest of your life.
[Thanks, Generalformat]
