Playdom pulls the plug on developer's entire catalog three months after acquiring the free-to-play online game specialist.
Awards apparently dead again. Just three months after the free-to-play online games publisher was acquired Playdom , the social gaming company has pulled the plug on Acclaim's entire catalog.
Awards lasted nearly three months under the auspices of Playdom.
On what used to be the official Acclaim Web site, visitors are given a short message saying that Acclaim games will no longer be in service, effective yesterday. The site also contains instructions on how customers can be reimbursed for unused Acclaim Coins (the in-game currency that drove the company's microtransactions) and plugs for Playdom's lineup of Facebook games. The site gives no indication that the Acclaim name will continue in any form. Playdom did not return GameSpot's request for comment as of press time.
Originally founded in 1987 as a publisher for consoles, PCs, and arcades, Acclaim enjoyed mixed success until it filed for bankruptcy in 2004. The company published critically lauded titles, such as Turok and Burnout 1 and 2, as well as less warmly received titles, such as BMX XXX, Batman Forever, and Space Jam.
Following the breakup of the company, Throwback Entertainment purchased many of Acclaim's key intellectual properties, while former Activision executive Howard Marksacquired brand. Signs went to restart the game awards a free-play portal, and had some success with titles like Bots, 9Dragons, and the rhythm of the game RockFree action which at one point boasted 15 million registered players.
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