THQ And Fox Interactive Announce Game Boy Advance Publishing Agreement; Deal Includes ''The Simpsons Road Rage'' And ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''

Business Wire, July 16, 2002

Business Editors

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) and Fox Interactive today announced an exclusive, worldwide Game Boy Advance publishing agreement for two new titles. Under the agreement, THQ will publish Game Boy Advance games based on the popular "The Simpsons(TM) Road Rage" console game and the "Buffy the Vampire Slayer(TM)" property. Both of these games are scheduled to release in 2003.

"The Simpsons and Buffy properties have enjoyed tremendous consumer appeal in nearly every product category, including videogame successes," stated Germaine Gioia, vice president of licensing, THQ. "Both properties will serve to further bolster our leadership position on the Game Boy Advance."

"As the top third-party Game Boy Advance publisher, THQ is an ideal co-publishing partner for our established entertainment properties," stated Steven Bersch, president of Fox Interactive. "We look forward the continued success for these great properties as they make their Game Boy Advance debut."

"The Simpsons," a 20th Century Fox Television series, will begin its 14th season this fall as the longest-running primetime entertainment program on television. In the 2001-2002 season, the show was the second highest rated program among teens and ranked within the top ten primetime shows among adults 18-34. Fox Interactive recently co-published The Simpsons Road Rage on X-Box, Game Cube, and the PlayStation 2 computer entertainment system.

Student by day and vampire and demon fighter by night describes the title character of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer," an action-packed thriller television show laced with comedy and horror. As the sole slayer of her generation, Buffy Summers tries to balance a normal teenage life and protect the world from the undead. The Buffy the Vampire Slayer game for Xbox will be released this August. THQ and Fox Interactive teamed up in 2001 to release the handheld hit Buffy the Vampire Slayer on Game Boy Color.

About Fox Interactive

Fox Interactive, an operating unit of Fox Filmed Entertainment, a News Corporation company, produces and co-publishes video game and computer game software based on Fox franchises as well as new and original properties. Fox Interactive hit releases include: The Simpsons Road Rage and Aliens versus Predator 1 & 2. Upcoming products include: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, The Simpsons Skateboarding, Die Hard Vendetta and the sequel to The Operative: No One Lives Forever which garnered critical acclaim and received numerous awards worldwide including "Action Game of the Year" by PC Gamer, Computer Gaming World and Computer Games magazines.

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, 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 Registration Statement on Form S-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 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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