Acclaim Entertainment is back as an indie game publisher.
Acclaim Entertainment is back as an indie game publisher.
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Acclaim Entertainment reborn as indie game publisher focused on original IP

  • Posted byby Dean Takahashi
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Acclaim Entertainment, the legendary company published titles like Mortal Kombat in the 1980s and 1990s, is back as an indie game publisher.

After more than two decades, a team of industry veterans has united to bring back one of gaming’s most iconic brands to publish original intellectual properties, said Alex Josef, CEO of the new Los Angeles company, in an interview with GamesBeat.

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Dean Takahashi

Dean Takahashi is editorial director for GamesBeat. He has been a tech journalist since 1988, and he has covered games as a beat since 1996. He was lead writer for GamesBeat at VentureBeat from 2008 to April 2025. Prior to that, he wrote for the San Jose Mercury News, the Red Herring, the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Dallas Times-Herald. He is the author of two books, "Opening the Xbox" and "The Xbox 360 Uncloaked." He organizes the annual GamesBeat Next, GamesBeat Summit and GamesBeat Insider Series: Hollywood and Games conferences and is a frequent speaker at gaming and tech events. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.