Probe Software
| Subsidiary of Acclaim Entertainment | |
| Industry |
Computer and video games Interactive entertainment |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Defunct | September 1, 2004 |
| Headquarters | Croydon, England, United Kingdom |
| Parent | Acclaim Entertainment |
Acclaim Cheltenham was a British 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. 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 2004.
It was responsible for developing 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.
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Amstrad CPC
Atari ST
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Mega Drive/Genesis
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Super NES
Saturn
PlayStation
Nintendo 64
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