Press release: 2002-09-23: THQ Ships SEGA SMASH PACK for Game Boy Advance; THQ Delivers Classic SEGA Favorites in Advance of the Holiday Season

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CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 23, 2002

THQ(R) Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) and SEGA(R) Corporation today shipped SEGA SMASH PACK(TM) for the Game Boy(R) Advance, the latest title in THQ's exclusive, 16 title Game Boy(R) Advance co-publishing agreement with SEGA.

"The popularity of classic SEGA games on SEGA SMASH PACK(TM) will further expand THQ's strong library of Game Boy(R) Advance titles," said Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American Publishing, THQ. "Partnering with top original content creators like SEGA is key to maintaining our leadership position in the handheld gaming market."

Handheld gaming fans can look forward to more portable fun later this Holiday season and in early 2003 with PHANTASY STAR(TM) COLLECTION, CRAZY TAXI(TM): CATCH A RIDE and SUPER MONKEY BALL JR(TM).

"Working with THQ, SEGA is delivering some of our greatest content to the growing handheld video game market in time for the holiday season," said Charles Bellfield, vice president of strategic planning and corporate affairs, SEGA of America, Inc. "SEGA is committed to bringing our quality game content to all platforms, helping us to achieve our long-term goals of becoming a leading independent content publisher. "

About SEGA SMASH PACK(TM)

-- Players can choose to play one of three classic Sega games in this exciting compilation of video game history.

-- Players can battle evil with devastating magical attacks in GOLDEN AXE(TM), explore a huge underwater world in ECCO THE DOLPHIN(TM), and play the perfect mix of platform and pinball action with SONIC SPINBALL(TM).

About SEGA

SEGA of America is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a $3.5 billion corporation by market capitalization, recognized as a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA's Web site is located at www.sega.com.

About THQ

THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc., Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ web site is located at www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site is located at www.thqwireless.com.

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about THQ's business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of THQ's future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, those described above and the following: changes in demand for THQ's products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing and difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses. In addition, such statements could be affected by growth rates and market conditions relating to the interactive software industry and general domestic and international economic conditions. Specific information concerning these and other such factors is contained in THQ's Prospectus dated March 26, 2002 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 27, 2002. A copy of this filing may be obtained by contacting THQ or the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and THQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.
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