ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT INC., a leading worldwide interactive entertainment
company, announced that NIGEL COOK has been promoted to vice president,
studio head of Acclaim Studio Austin. Cook will oversee the management of
the Austin facility, including product releases, personnel development and
process improvement. Previously, Cook was VP of product development and
design at Acclaim. In this position, he oversaw creative development and
design at all Acclaim Studios. Cook was responsible for developing many of
Acclaim's key titles such as: TUROK 3: SHADOW OF OBLIVION; TUROK - RAGE
WARS; TUROK 2 - SEEDS OF EVIL; TUROK DINOSAUR HUNTER; ARMORINES; SHADOW
MAN; RE-VOLT; SOUTH PARK CHEF'S LUV SHACK; SOUTH PARK; FORSAKEN; NFL
QUARTERBACK CLUB; and ALL-STAR BASEBALL. Cook also helped develop internal
game ideas, concepts, treatments and full-designs. Earlier, Cook was
executive creative director at the Austin Studio. Before Acclaim, Cook
worked at Iguana Entertainment, where he began as a game designer, and was
promoted to creative director and later on to project manager.
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