THQ and Nickelodeon Ship ``Blues Clues: Blue's Big Musical'' for PlayStation; Top Rated Interactive Preschool Program Makes PlayStation Debut

Business Wire, March 27, 2001

Business Editors

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 27, 2001

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) and Nickelodeon today announced the release of "Blues Clues(TM): Blue's Big Musical" for PlayStation.

Based on Nickelodeon's chart topping Blues Clues television program, "Blue's Big Musical" gives pre-schoolers and their parents the chance to solve mysteries and play arcade-style games with some of their favorite TV characters, Blue and Steve. "Blue's Big Musical" is now available at major retail outlets nationwide.

"Blues Clues PC games have sold more than 2 million units in the U.S. alone," stated Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American Publishing, THQ. "We're excited to bring this proven brand to our extensive kids' console product library. 'Blue's Big Musical' for PlayStation was developed specifically for the show's pre-school demographic, with an easy-to-use control system, vivid graphics and rewarding mystery solving and arcade gameplay."

"Blue's Clues is the number-one pre-school program on TV, with a viewership of more than 8 million kids and parents each week," stated Steve Youngwood, Vice President of Nickelodeon Interactive and Book Publishing. "This approval from parents and overwhelming popularity among kids make it a fun and safe property for the growing number of young PlayStation gamers."

"Blue's Big Musical" for PlayStation features Blue and Steve as they prepare for Blue's Big Musical. Players help Blue and Steve prepare by setting the stage, finding performers and selecting music. With 6 different Blue's Clues mysteries to solve and 3 arcade-style games, players can look forward to lots of variety as they create and direct their own show.

For more information on "Blues Big Musical" and the rest of THQ's 2001 line-up, visit www.thq.com.

Nickelodeon, the number-one entertainment brand for kids, has built a diverse, global business by putting kids first in everything it does. The company includes television programming and production in the United States and around the world, plus consumer products, online, recreation, books, magazines and feature films. Nickelodeon's U.S. television network is seen in more than 80 million households, and has been the number-one-rated basic cable network for more than five consecutive years. Nickelodeon and all related titles, characters and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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

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