Infogrames North America, Inc. (originally called Accolade, Inc.) was an American video game developer and distributor, based in San Jose, California. The company was founded under the name Accolade in November 1984, by Alan Miller and Bob Whitehead, who had co-founded Activision, in October 1979. In April 1999, Accolade was bought by a French video game company, Infogrames Entertainment SA. , to the tune of $60 million, of which $50 million was in cash and $10 million in expansion capital, changing its name to Infogrames North America, Inc. The company's CEO, Jim Barnett, was named head of Infogrames Entertainment In December 1999, Infogrames obtained a controlling interest in GT Interactive for a total investment of $135 million, changing its name to Infogrames, Inc. On September 11, 2000, Infogrames North America was acquired by Infogrames, Inc. for 28 million.
Accolade's revenue went from $1.5 million in 1985 to $5 million in 1986. She was a developer for most of the 1980s home computers, such as the Commodore 64, Atari 400 & 800, Amiga, Apple II, and PC. Some of his early titles included Law of the West, Psi-5 Trading Company, The Dam Busters, Mean 18 Golf, Test Drive, and HardBall!. Test Drive and HardBall! they became 2 of Accolade's most popular and enduring franchises.
While the popularity of the other systems waned, Accolade focused on PC and game console development, including the Nintendo Entertainment System, Sega Genesis, Super NES, and PlayStation.
All of Accolade's initial titles were home-developed. But after becoming a publisher, instead of a developer, it produced many more games. In the mid-1990s, most of Accolade's games were developed by third parties.