Press release: 1995-01-23: T-HQ adds "PGA Tour Golf III" to multiproduction licensing deal with Electronic Arts and 1995 T-HQ product release schedule

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 CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 23, 1995--T-HQ Inc. (NASDAQ:TOYH) Monday announced that the company will publish "PGA Tour Golf III" for Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES), Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear -- a conversion of an Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) top-selling Sega 16-bit title.

"PGA Tour Golf Tour III" becomes the ninth Electronic Arts/EA SPORTS title in T-HQ's 1995 product line, including "FIFA International Soccer '95, "NHL Hockey '95," "PGA EUROPEAN TOUR," "Shaq-Fu," "Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City," "Desert Strike," "Jungle Strike" and "Urban Strike" -- a total of 17 products on Super Nintendo, Nintendo Game Boy and Sega Game Gear platforms -- to be published throughout the year.

Also part of the company's current 1995 product release schedule are Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis versions of "seaQuest DSV," "BASS Masters Classic" and "The Mask," to be released by T-HQ in the first and second quarters of this year.

"T-HQ will deliver to retailers and consumers alike our strongest line of quality entertainment software to date," said Brian Farrell, T-HQ's new president and chief executive officer. "We still see demand for premier 16-bit and portable gaming titles while the entertainment software market expands over the next year and a half to include the `next-generation' gaming systems and software."

Electronic Arts is a diversified interactive entertainment and education company that develops, publishes and distributes software worldwide. The company was founded in 1982 and has an annual sales rate of about $400 million. Corporate headquarters are located in San Mateo, Calif. The company also has offices in Texas, Canada, the United Kingdom, Europe, Australia and Japan.

T-HQ markets and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms under its three video game labels -- T-HQ Software, Malibu Games and Black Pearl Software. Most of the company's products are based on licensed properties from popular movies, television series and arcade games, as well as from sports and other entertainment arenas.

T-HQ will publish more than 25 conversions of premier Electronic Arts/EA SPORTS titles for the portable gaming market. T-HQ is also the exclusive North American distributor of the XBAND Video Game Modem. T-HQ has headquarters in Calabasas. -0-

NOTE: EA SPORTS, Desert Strike, Jungle Strike, Urban Strike and Chaos in the Windy City are trademarks of, and Electronic Arts is a registered trademark of, Electronic Arts. PGA EUROPEAN TOUR and its logo are trademarks of PGA EUROPEAN TOUR ENTERPRISES. FIFA International Soccer is used under license by ISL Properties and is an officially licensed product. NHL and PGA TOUR are registered trademarks of their respective owners and are used by permission. seaQuest DSV and 1994 BASS Masters Classic and Bass Anglers Sportsman Society are registered trademarks of B.A.S.S. Inc. copyright 1994 New Line Productions Inc. All rights reserved. Nintendo, Super NES and Game Boy are registered trademarks of Nintendo of America Inc. Sega and Game Gear are trademarks of Sega Enterprises Ltd. Black Pearl Software, Malibu Games, T-HQ Software and T-HQ Inc. are registered trademarks of T-HQ Inc. copyright 1995 T-HQ Inc. -0-

1995 Release Schedule

Title Platform Available
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Desert Strike
    Game Boy 1st Qtr. '95

FIFA International Soccer '95
    Game Boy 1st Qtr. '95

seaQuest DSV
    Super Nintendo 1st Qtr. '95
    Sega Genesis 1st Qtr. '95

BASS Masters Classic
    Super Nintendo 2nd Qtr. '95
    Sega Genesis 2nd Qtr. '95

NHL Hockey '95
    Game Boy 2nd Qtr. '95

The Mask
    Super Nintendo 2nd Qtr. '95
    Sega Genesis 4th Qtr. '95

Jungle Strike
    Game Boy 2nd Qtr. '95
    Game Gear 2nd Qtr. '95

Total Carnage
    Sega CD 2nd Qtr. '95
    
XBAND Video Game Modem
    Sega Genesis 2nd Qtr. '95
    Super Nintendo 2nd Qtr. '95
    
PGA EUROPEAN TOUR
    Game Boy 2nd Qtr. '95
    Super Nintendo 3rd Qtr. '95
    Game Gear 4th Qtr. '95
    
PGA TOUR GOLF III
    Game Boy 3rd Qtr. '95
    Super Nintendo 4th Qtr. '95
    Game Gear 4th Qtr. '95
    
Urban Strike
    Super Nintendo 3rd Qtr. '95
    Game Boy 3rd Qtr. '95
    Game Gear 3rd Qtr. '95
    
Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball
    Game Gear 3rd Qtr. '95

Michael Jordan: Chaos in the Windy City
    Game Boy 3rd Qtr. '95
    Game Gear 3rd Qtr. '95
    
Shaq-Fu
    Game Boy 4th Qtr. '95

NOTE: Company and product names used herein are trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.



CONTACT: T-HQ Inc., Calabasas

Germaine Gioia, 818/223-3112 (media relations)

Elizabeth Greene, 818/223-3113 (investor relations)

or

EA Entertainment

Fiona Murphy, 415/513-7661

or

EA Sports

Dave Dempsey, 415/513-7481
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