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#REDIRECT [[List of Acclaim Entertainment subsidiaries#Acclaim Studios London]]
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{{Infobox company
| name = Acclaim Cheltenham
| logo =
| type = Subsidiary of [[Acclaim Entertainment]]
| industry = [[Video game industry|Computer and video games]]<br />[[Interactive entertainment]]
| foundation = 1984
| founder =
| defunct = September 1, 2004
| location_city = [[Croydon, England]]
| location_country = [[United Kingdom]]
| area_served =
| key_people =
| products =
| revenue =
| operating_income =
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| owner =
| num_employees =
| parent = [[Acclaim Entertainment]]
| homepage =
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'''Acclaim Cheltenham''' was a [[Great Britain|British]] [[video game developer|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.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Sherman |first=Christopher |title=Acclaim Acquires Probe and Sculptured, Bolsters Talent Pool|journal=[[Next Generation (magazine)|Next Generation]]|issue=13|publisher=[[Imagine Media]] |date=January 1996|page=25}}</ref> In 1999, Probe Entertainment became '''Acclaim Studios London''' and a year later, changed to '''Acclaim Studios Cheltenham'''. Their USA based parent company, Acclaim, declared bankruptcy in {{vgy|2004}}.
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It was responsible for developing ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|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]]''.

== Games developed as Probe Software/Entertainment ==
{{columns-list|3|
'''Sinclair ZX Spectrum'''
* ''[[Savage (video game)|Savage]]''
* ''Sidearms''
* ''Mantronix ''
* ''[[Sim City]] ''

'''Commodore 64/128'''
* ''[[Back to the Future III]]''
* ''OutRun Europa''
* ''[[Savage (video game)|Savage]]''
* ''[[Smash TV]]''
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
* ''[[Terminator 2: The Arcade Game|T2 : The Arcade Game]]''
* ''[[Trantor: The Last Stormtrooper]]''
* ''[[Turbo OutRun]]''

'''Amstrad CPC'''
* ''[[Savage (video game)|Savage]]''

'''Atari ST'''
* ''[[Savage (video game)|Savage]]''

'''Amiga'''
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Back to the Future Part III (video game)|Back to the Future III]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[OutRun]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''[[Savage (video game)|Savage]]''
* ''[[Smash TV]]''
* ''[[Supremacy: Your Will Be Done]]''
* ''[[Super Monaco GP]]''
* ''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]''
* ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade game)|Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]]''
* ''[[Viz (video game)|Viz]]''

'''Sega Master System'''
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Back to the Future Part III (video game)|Back to the Future III]]''
* ''Daffy Duck in Hollywood''
* ''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''OutRun Europa''
* ''[[Desert Speedtrap|Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap]]''
* ''The Flash''
* ''The Terminator''
* ''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]''

'''Game Boy'''
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''
* ''[[FIFA Soccer 96]]
* ''[[Jelly Boy]]''
* ''[[Judge Dredd (1995 video game)|Judge Dredd]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[The Pagemaster (video game)|The Pagemaster]]''

'''Game Gear'''
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''
* ''Daffy Duck in Hollywood''
* ''[[Lemmings (video game)|Lemmings]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''OutRun Europa''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''[[Desert Speedtrap|Road Runner: Desert Speedtrap]]''
* ''Rise of the Robots''
* ''The Terminator''
* ''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]''

'''Mega Drive/Genesis'''
* ''[[Alien 3 (video game)|Alien 3]]''
* ''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''
* ''[[Body Count (video game)]]''
* ''[[Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Video game)]]''
* ''[[Foreman For Real]]''
* ''[[Jelly Boy]]'' (unpublished)
* ''[[Judge Dredd (1995 video game)|Judge Dredd]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat (1992 video game)|Mortal Kombat]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[The Pagemaster (video game)|The Pagemaster]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''The Terminator''
* ''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]''
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''

'''NES'''
* ''[[Bram Stoker's Dracula (video game)|Bram Stoker's Dracula]]''
* ''[[Alien 3]]''
* ''[[List of RoboCop video games#RoboCop 3|RoboCop 3]]''

'''Super NES'''
* ''[[Acme Animation Factory]]''
* ''[[Batman Forever (video game)|Batman Forever]]''
* ''[[Jelly Boy]]''
* ''[[Judge Dredd (1995 video game)|Judge Dredd]]''
* ''[[Stargate (1995 video game)|Stargate]]''
* ''[[The Incredible Hulk (1994 video game)|The Incredible Hulk]]''
* ''[[The Pagemaster (video game)|The Pagemaster]]''
* ''[[T2: The Arcade Game]]''
* ''[[Virtual Soccer]]''

'''Saturn'''
* ''[[Alien Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''
* ''[[Destruction Derby 2]]'' (unreleased)
* ''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''
* ''[[FIFA Soccer 96]]''
* ''[[Hexen: Beyond Heretic|Hexen]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat 2]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''

'''PlayStation'''
* ''[[Alien Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Batman & Robin (video game)|Batman & Robin]]''
* ''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''
* ''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Fantastic Four (1997 video game)|Fantastic Four]]''
* ''[[Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken]]''
* ''[[Hexen: Beyond Heretic|Hexen]]''
* ''[[Jeremy McGrath Supercross '98]]''
* ''[[Mortal Kombat II]]''
* ''[[Primal Rage]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
* ''[[Constructor (video game)|Constructor]]''

'''Nintendo 64'''
* ''[[Bust-A-Move 2 Arcade Edition]]''
* ''[[Extreme-G]]''
* ''[[Extreme-G 2]]''

'''PC'''
* ''[[Alien Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Bubble Bobble|Bubble Bobble also featuring Rainbow Islands]]''
* ''[[Die Hard Trilogy]]''
* ''[[Extreme-G 2]]''
* ''[[Forsaken (video game)|Forsaken]]''
* ''[[Judge Dredd (1995 video game)|Judge Dredd]]''
* ''[[Savage (video game)|Savage]]''
* ''[[X-Men: Children of the Atom (arcade game)|X-Men: Children of the Atom]]''
}}
}}

==Games developed as Acclaim Studios London==
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'''Dreamcast'''
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''

'''PC'''
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''

'''Nintendo 64'''
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''
* ''[[Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.]]''

'''Playstation'''
* ''[[Re-Volt]]''
* ''[[Armorines: Project S.W.A.R.M.]]''
}}

==Games Developed As Acclaim (Studios) Cheltenham==
{{columns-list|3|
'''Playstation'''
* ''[[RC Revenge]]''

'''Playstation 2'''
* ''[[RC Revenge Pro]]''
* ''[[Extreme-G 3]]''
* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]''
* ''[[18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker]]''
* ''[[Summer Heat Beach Volleyball]]''
* ''[[Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally]]''
* ''[[XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association]]''
* ''[[Alias (video game)|Alias]]''
* ''[[Emergency Mayhem]]'' (Cancelled)
* ''The Last Job'' (Cancelled)

'''Nintendo GameCube'''
* ''[[Extreme-G 3]]''
* ''[[Crazy Taxi]]''
* ''[[18 Wheeler: American Pro Trucker]]''
* ''[[Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally]]''
* ''[[XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association]]''

'''Xbox'''
* ''[[Dakar 2: The World's Ultimate Rally]]''
* ''[[XGRA: Extreme G Racing Association]]''
* ''[[Alias (video game)|Alias]]''
* ''[[Emergency Mayhem]]'' (Cancelled)
* ''The Last Job'' (Cancelled)

'''PC'''
* ''[[Alias (video game)|Alias]]''
}}

==References==
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[[Category:Video game companies of the United Kingdom]]
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[[Category:Defunct video game companies]]
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