Playing as the Pittsburgh Steelers in Acclaim Sports award-winning NFL Quarterback Club video game on the Nintendo 64, Huard rallied from a 1-point deficit and scored the winning touchdown with 11 seconds left to defeat King's Denver Broncos 36-29 and drove off with the grand prize, a one-year lease of a BMW Z-3 convertible.

"Shaun defeated his other opponents with big comebacks, but this time his luck ran out," Huard said. "I look forward to a rematch on the real gridiron some time in the future."

"That was the most realistic football video game I've ever played," King commented. "It makes you feel like you're right on the field."

The second annual Acclaim Sports Video Game Challenge was part of four days of activities which will be featured in an hour-long NFL Players Rookie Premiere television special scheduled to begin airing August 10 on Fox Sports Net. The event and the show were produced by PLAYERS INC., the licensing and marketing subsidiary of the NFL Players Association, along with Kestrel Communications. Twenty-five rookies participated in the Acclaim Sports Video Game Challenge, including top picks such as Edgerrin James of the Indianapolis Colts and Daunte Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings.

"By sponsoring the nationally televised Acclaim Sports Video Game Challenge, we further extend our brand recognition to consumers," said Mike Jerchower, Acclaim Sports senior marketing manager. "It also gives us access to top NFL rookies who can be incorporated into our NFL Quarterback Club 2000 marketing program."

Acclaim Sports will release its newest edition of the NFL Quarterback Club series, NFL Quarterback Club 2000 for the Nintendo 64 in August, and for Sega Dreamcast version in the Fall. Endorsed by three-time MVP Brett Favre, NFL Quarterback Club 2000 features third-generation Ultra Hi-Rez(tm) graphics, including player models with real-life faces, and sophisticated artificial intelligence and game strategy developed by Charlie Weis, offensive coordinator of the AFC East champion New York Jets. Acclaim Entertainment, Inc. is a leading worldwide developer, publisher and mass marketer of software for use with interactive entertainment platforms including Nintendo, Sony and Sega hardware systems, and PCs. Acclaim owns and operates five studios located in the United States and the United Kingdom, and publishes and distributes its software directly in North America, the United Kingdom, Germany, France and Australia. Acclaim also distributes entertainment software for other publishers worldwide, and publishes comic books and software strategy guides. Acclaim's headquarters are in Glen Cove, N.Y., and Acclaim's common stock is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol AKLM. For more information please visit our website at www.acclaim.net.