Happy Bankruptcy Anniversary Acclaim - please pay $150 million

Its not everyday you see a $150 million lawsuit aimed at the executives of a bankrupt game producer, but today is one of those days.  The trustee assigned the duty of tending to Acclaim's post-bankruptcy assets has filed charges against the outgoing execs, accusing them of managing the company
"as if it were a personal piggy bank."  There aren't a great many piggy banks of which we are aware that hold $100 to $200 million in cash, so these must have been some pretty serious piggies.

Acclaim is in the middle of chapter 7 bankruptcy, the saddest of bankruptcies (in the key of D minor), during which the company comes to a complete halt.  Don't know how this one is going to turn out, but GameSpy posted an
Acclaim flashback just after Acclaim went kaboom almost one year ago exactly -  from Wizards and Warriors to Burnout- for those with a soft spot for nostalgia.

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