LEADING GAME
PUBLISHER THQ TO UNVEIL BLOCKBUSTER LINE-UP AT
2001 ELECTRONIC ENTERTAINMENT EXPO
From
Original Games To Licensed Content, From Game Boy
Advance To Xbox-- Number Four Game Publisher
Showcases Software For Every Audience And Every
Platform
New
Wireless Division Debuts First Games For Mobile
Devices
CALABASAS
HILLS, Calif. - May 10, 2001 - THQ Inc.
(NASDAQ NMS: THQI) is set to debut its 2001
product line-up, its strongest and most
compelling to date, at the Electronic
Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles May 17-19,
2001. The company will unveil games of all styles
and genres for every type of videogame fan across
multiple platforms. From original content for
next generation consoles like Red Faction™ and New Legends™, to the
most expansive kids product line in the industry
featuring animated television and motion picture
favorites like SpongeBob SquarePants™,
Scooby-Doo™ and Power Rangers, THQ has
something for everyone. Every viable game system
will be represented in the THQ booth (Petree Hall
#4001) including the Sony PlayStation®
2
computer entertainment system, the Xbox™ videogame system
from Microsoft, Nintendo Game
Boy® Advance, PC/Mac, PlayStation game console and
Nintendo Game Boy
Color. In addition,
the company is demonstrating several new games
designed for mobile devices, through its new
division, THQ Wireless.
“Consistent
with our strategy, this year’s E3 will
showcase the strength of THQ as we unveil a
balanced line-up of original and licensed content
for both current and next generation systems,”
said Brian Farrell, president and CEO of THQ.
“Along with original brands like Red
Faction and MX™ 2002
featuring Ricky Carmichael for PlayStation 2 and our next
generation World Wrestling Federation® games, we
are introducing several new titles featuring
globally recognized brands like Nickelodeon, Hot
Wheels® and Disney. THQ is also expanding into
the wireless market with a new mobile gaming
strategy.”
THQ’s
E3 2001 Line-up
Red
Faction: Red
Faction revolutionizes the gaming world
via its proprietary Geo-Mod™ technology
that allows players to fully alter and
destroy the game environment. Developed by
THQ subsidiary, Volition Inc., this action
thriller features a sophisticated physics
engine, five controllable vehicles and
intense graphics. Red Faction is
scheduled to launch for PlayStation 2 on May
22 and this fall for PC.
MX
2002 featuring Ricky Carmichael: The
biggest extreme sport just got bigger!
Players can race like a champion, pull
amazing tricks, and compete for rockstar
status in freestyle mode or just cruise the
open terrain. With 30 professional riders and
authentic courses modeled using satellite
data - it’s the complete motocross
experience. MX 2002
featuring Ricky Carmichael rides to
PlayStation 2 this June
with plans for Xbox and Game Boy
Advance in the fall.
New
Legends: In development for the Xbox
launch, New
Legends combines
intense action and high adventure with
cinematic combat and an engaging story line
set in a future China. Players will approach
battle with the style and skill of a master
martial artist, boasting the ability to wield
two weapons at once while performing dramatic
attacks and a selection of specialized moves.
New Legends is scheduled to release
this fall exclusively on Xbox.
World
Wrestling Federation®: Heralded in the
interactive videogame community as the
definitive wrestling game publisher, THQ and
Jakks Pacific’s 2001 releases will
provide even more electrifying experiences
for PlayStation 2, Xbox, Game Boy Color, Game
Boy Advance and online gamers.
WWF
Raw is War™:
All the bedlam that is the WWF comes to
Xbox. It’s no holds barred
wrestling, looking and playing better
than ever for fall 2001.
WWF
SmackDown!™“Just
Bring It”:
Players lay the ‘SmackDown’
like never before as the SmackDown brand
makes its much anticipated debut on the
PlayStation 2. THQ will deliver the third
installment of this top-selling franchise
in fall 2001.
WWF Betrayal™:
Uncover the mystery of who kidnapped
Stephanie McMahon and restore the
championship in the first ever WWF
action-adventure for Game Boy Color.
Coming this summer.
WWF
Road to Wrestlemania™:
Stunning graphics and highly detailed
characters bring the WWF to life for the
first time ever on Game Boy Advance.
Featuring five in-depth game modes and
more than 20 WWF Superstars®, players
can compete for glory in six different
match types. Coming to Game Boy Advance
in fall 2001.
WWF
With Authority™:
A multi-player online strategy game that
allows players to enjoy head-to-head
matches with WWF fans around the world.
Currently available for download at
wwf.com, gamers can experience the WWF
across the globe at any time.
Jimmy
Neutron, Boy Genius™: Jimmy Neutron
is the star of Nickelodeon’s upcoming
digitally animated motion picture, Jimmy
Neutron, Boy Genius. After occasionally
saving the world from total destruction,
Jimmy likes to hang out with his robot dog,
Goddard, and best friend Carl Wheezer. THQ
will be bringing Jimmy Neutron to multiple
next generation systems this fall.
Rugrats™:
THQ’s Rugrats titles have
exceeded $125 million at retail with more
than four million games sold since 1998. Now
for their 10th anniversary, all of
the Rugrats babies, including Chuckie’s
new stepsister Kimi, will be coming to Game
Boy Advance and PC in fall 2001.
The
Wild Thornberrys™: From
award-winning Rugrats creators, Klasky Csupo,
The Wild Thornberrys rank among the
top 10 kids’ television properties.
Players will travel through 12 exotic levels
featuring Africa, South America, Australia
and even the Arctic Circle. Eliza Thornberry
and her family will make their debut in The Wild
Thornberrys for Game Boy
Advance this fall.
SpongeBob
SquarePants™: The #2 ranked show
across all kids’ television, SpongeBob
SquarePants is another breakout hit from
Nickelodeon.
SpongeBob
SquarePants™ Operation: Krabby
Patty: Follow
SpongeBob and his friends through the
most sea-riffic adventures yet, including
“Invasion of the Patty Snatchers,”
“Boating School 101,” “Show
Me the Money” and more. SpongeBob
comes to PC this fall.
SpongeBob
SquarePants™: SuperSponge: SpongeBob
wants to give his friend Patrick Star an
autograph from their favorite
superheroes, Mermaid Man and Barnacle
Boy, for his birthday. Players help
SpongeBob on his quest through the
vibrant and wondrous land of Bikini
Bottom. Coming to Game Boy
Advance and PlayStation this
fall.
Rocket
Power™: Nickelodeon’s Rocket
Power is the #4 ranked show across all
kids’ television with more than 33
million viewers per month.
Rocket
Power: Team Rocket Rescue™:
Players will help the Rocket Power
gang gain some much-needed publicity for
their dad’s extreme sports shop by
competing in rollerblading, snowboarding,
skateboarding and BMX events. Rocket
Power: Team Rocket Rescue comes to
PlayStation in summer 2001.
Rocket
Power: Dream Scheme™:
There’s trouble in Ocean Shores
when Otto Rocket has a nightmare that his
friends have been kidnapped by the evil
Dr. Stimpleton. Players will journey
through 16 levels of adventure in an
attempt to rescue their friends and stop
Dr. Stimpleton from turning Ocean Shores
into a Seaside Polka Resort. Rocket
Power: Dream Scheme arrives on Game
Boy Advance this fall.
Tetris
Worlds™: This next generation of
one of the most popular video game franchises
of all time takes players to a universe where
Tetris is played in different fashions on
different planets. Players will be able to
get their Tetris fix in the most popular
versions of Tetris, or the latest
cutting-edge variations of the classic game. Tetris
Worlds drops in on Game Boy
Advance, PlayStation 2 and PC this fall
followed by a Gamecube release in
2002.
Mattel’s
Hot Wheels™ and Matchbox™:
Mattel’s Hot Wheels and Matchbox are two
of the most widely recognized brands in toys,
apparel and games for boys worldwide. Hot
Wheels basic cars were the #1 selling toy in
the nation last year. Mattel’s Matchbox
is a $200 million brand that has been an icon
for almost 50 years.
Hot
Wheels™ Mechanix™:
Based on the top-selling Hot Wheels
Mechanix toy line, this innovative
racing title allows players to modify
their cars before each race. Add big
tires, chopper blades, turbo chargers and
more in order to conquer eight unique 3D
environments. Hot Wheels Mechanix is
scheduled to launch on PC this fall.
Hot
Wheels™ Extreme Racing™:
Customized Hot Wheels cars transform
on the go for land, sea and air racing
action. Players can choose from hundreds
of accessories to build the ultimate
racing machine, including wings,
superchargers and an arsenal of pontoons.
Up to four players can compete against
each other when Hot Wheels Extreme
Racing hits PlayStation this summer.
Hot
Wheels™ Advance (working title):
More than 30 custom Hot Wheels cars with
their signature designs will come to life
as they fly over jumps and careen around
hairpin curves. Take power, performance,
speed and attitude on the road as the
best-selling toy makes its debut on the
Game Boy Advance this fall.
Hot
Wheels™ Jetz™:
Players will hop into toy-sized planes
and fly missions of courage and bravery
to save a house full of toys from certain
destruction. Up to 15 different aircraft
to choose from, all based on original Hot
Wheels Jetz designs. A number of aerial
stunts to perform including loops, banks,
barrel rolls and more as players fly
through eight challenging environments
from the living room to the bedroom. Hot
Wheels Jetz lands on PC this fall.
Matchbox®
Emergency Patrol™: Matchbox
County will have gamers speeding into
action as they become local heroes in
this interactive rescue adventure chasing
down criminals as a police officer,
battling blazes as a daring firefighter
or saving injured victims as a paramedic.
Matchbox cars have been coming to the
rescue for nearly 50 years. Matchbox
Emergency Patrol is scheduled to
launch for Game Boy
Color this
spring and PC this
summer.
Disney’s
Atlantis, The Lost Empire: Players will
be able to relive the epic adventure of the
animated film as they journey to find the
lost city of Atlantis. Based on Disney’s
highly anticipated animated movie, Disney’s
Atlantis, The Lost Empire ships for Game Boy
Color in June and Game Boy
Advance in fall
2001.
Power
Rangers Time Force™: On the heels
of celebrating its 10-year anniversary, the
chart-topping Power Rangers franchise
continues to dominate in the consumer
category of boys, 6-11. THQ recently launched
Power Rangers Time Force for Game Boy
Color and is
scheduled to follow with PlayStation this summer
and Game Boy
Advance and PC this fall.
BASS
Strike™:
Players will experience the thrills and
action of bass fishing for the first time on
the PlayStation 2. Dynamic camera action,
realistic fish behavior and beautiful
graphics await cyber fishermen of all ages
this fall.
GT Advance
Championship Racing: Intense
racing action is set to launch day and date
with Nintendo’s highly anticipated Game
Boy Advance system. Featuring more than 40
authentic cars with parts that can be
upgraded from eight top car manufacturers, GT
Advance Championship Racing for Game Boy
Advance is sure to turn up the heat this
June.
Scooby-Doo
and the Cyber Chase™: Mystery-solving
action awaits gamers when Scooby and the gang
find themselves trapped in a videogame trying
to escape the perils of the Phantom Virus.
This all-new interactive Scooby-Doo adventure
for Game Boy
Advance and PlayStation is set to
launch this fall with the exclusive-to-video
release, Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase.
Star
Wars® Jedi Power
Battles™: Star
Wars continues to heat up the big and small
screen. Players will put their Jedi skills to
the test as they help protect the Galactic
Republic from the greedy Trade Federation in Star
Wars Jedi Power Battles for Game Boy
Advance this fall.
MotoGP™: One
of the most popular two-wheeled sports in the
world, MotoGP combines the world’s
best riders with state-of-the-art prototypes
from leading motorcycle manufacturers. More
than one million spectators enjoy the sport
at trackside with MotoGP races taking
place on five continents. Players can
experience the thrill of MotoGP on
Game Boy Advance with the recreation of 12
real bikes in the 125cc, 250cc, and blue
ribbon 500cc classification this fall.
About THQ
Inc.
THQ Inc. develops, publishes and
distributes interactive entertainment software
worldwide for a variety of platforms including PC
CD-ROM, wireless devices and those manufactured
by Microsoft, Nintendo and Sony. For more
information, visit www.thq.com
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