THQ SHIPS The Simpsons Road Rage™
FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE
Crazy car combat comedy is now
available for the Game Boy® Advance
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. – July 3,
2003 – THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) has shipped The Simpsons Road Rage for the Game
Boy® Advance. Handheld game players can now control over 15 Springfield
residents, including Bart, Homer and Marge, as they drive vehicles inspired by
the longest running comedy on television.
“The Simpsons has been a highly
successful television show for over a decade,” said Tiffany Ternan, Senior Vice
President, North American Sales and Distribution, THQ. “We’re excited to give
fans of The Simpsons a videogame with all the fun and humor of the series.”
About The Simpsons Road Rage In The
Simpsons Road Rage, Mr. Burns is up to his greedy ways, purchasing Springfield
buses, making them radioactive and jacking up the fares. Now, it’s up to the
Simpsons and the citizens of Springfield to turn their cars into cabs and
explore Springfield’s six huge worlds, including the Nuclear Power Plant,
Evergreen Terrace and Downtown Springfield. Featuring 15 Simpsons characters
including Bart, Homer, Marge, Lisa, Barney, Apu, Chief Wiggum, Moe, Otto, Krusty
the Clown and multiplayer madness with two-player racing using the GBA link
cable.
About The Simpsons
Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie
take traditional comedy and family life and turn them upside down in FOX’s
critically acclaimed series, THE SIMPSONS. Voted the best show of the 20th
Century by TIME magazine, THE SIMPSONS exploded into a cultural phenomenon in
1990 and remains one of the most visible and marketable properties both
domestically and internationally. This Emmy Award®-winning series’ successful
entry into syndication only added to its appeal, reaching a whole new generation
of fans. THE SIMPSONS is also famous for featuring celebrity guest voices such
as Michelle Pfeiffer, Mel Gibson, Elizabeth Taylor, Kim Basinger, Danny DeVito
and musical guests ‘NSYNC, Britney Spears and Aerosmith. THE SIMPSONS, currently
in production on their 15th season, recently celebrated their 300th episode this
past February.
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About THQ
THQ Inc. is a leading, worldwide
developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software 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 or the performance of The Simpsons Road Rage, 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, including The Simpsons Road Rage, 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 Form 10-K/T filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 11, 2003. 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.
