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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION


Washington, D.C. 20549








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FORM 10-K/A


(Amendment No. 1)





(Mark One)


|x |  | ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the fiscal year ended August 31, 2002





OR





| ̈ |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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For the transition period from
 to








Commission File Number 0-16986








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ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.


(Exact name of the registrant as specified in its charter)





Delaware

38-2698904(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

(IRS Employer Identification
No.)One Acclaim Plaza, Glen Cove, New York

11542(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)





(516) 656-5000


(Registrants telephone number)








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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:





None





Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:





Title of Each Class

Name of Each Exchange on Which
RegisteredCommon Stock, par value $0.02 per share

Nasdaq Small-Cap Market





Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.     Yes x     No  ̈





Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained
herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrants knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.  ̈





As of November 20,
2002 92,470,506 shares of common stock of the registrant were issued and outstanding and the aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates was $93,026,735.





DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE





Portions of the registrants definitive Proxy Statement, to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission within 120 days after the end of the fiscal year covered by this Form 10-K, with respect to the 2002 Annual Meeting
of Stockholders, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Annual Report on Form 10-K. This report consists of 86 sequentially numbered pages. The Exhibit Index is located at sequentially numbered page 78.








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STATEMENT REGARDING AMENDMENT NO. 1





Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., (the Company), is filing this Amendment No. 1 to the Companys Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 26, 2002 in order to amend the cover page of the Form 10-K to include the aggregate market value of voting common stock held by non-affiliates, which was inadvertently omitted from the original filing. All capitalized
terms used and not otherwise defined herein shall have the meaning specified in the Companys Form 10-K.




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SIGNATURES





Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.








ACCLAIM ENTERTAINMENT, INC.By:

/S/    GERARD F.
AGOGLIA



December 3, 2002Gerard F. Agoglia Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial and accounting officer)