''WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It'' and ''WWF Raw'' to Feature Licensed Music From Flip/Interscope and SmackDown! Records.Business Editors CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 2001 Limp Bizkit's "Rollin'" and Motorhead's "The Game" Entrance Themes to be Heard in Both Games THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) and JAKKS Pacific JAKKS Pacific, Inc. NASDAQ: JAKK is is a multi-brand company that designs and markets a broad range of toys and consumer products and is based in Malibu, California. Its product categories include action figures, art activity kits, stationery, writing instruments, performance , Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) today announced that for the first time ever, both of their upcoming World Wrestling Federation(R) licensed video games See video game console. , "WWF See Windows Workflow Foundation. SmackDown!(TM) Just Bring It" for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system and "WWF Raw(R)" for the Xbox(TM) video game console A specialized desktop computer used to play video games. The three most popular game consoles are Sony's PlayStation 3 (PS3), Nintendo's GameCube and Microsoft's Xbox. Game software is available on CDs or DVDs, although earlier game machines used cartridges containing read only memory from Microsoft, will feature licensed music tracks from Flip/Interscope Records and SmackDown! Records. Limp Bizkit's "Rollin'" and Motorhead's "The Game" will be featured in conjunction with World Wrestling Federation Superstar(TM) entrances from The Undertaker(R) and Triple H(TM), respectively, in both next generation titles. "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It ( Exciting Pro Wrestling 3 in Japan) is a professional wrestling video game released on the PlayStation 2 console by THQ and developed by YUKE's Future Media Creators. " shipped to retail stores on November 19, 2001 and "WWF Raw" is scheduled to ship December 26, 2001. "Authentic theme music is yet another way we are delivering unsurpassed realism as we extend the World Wrestling Federation brand to the next generation of consoles this holiday season," stated Peter Dille, Vice President, Marketing, THQ. "We are delighted to be working with both Interscope and SmackDown! Records to bring these artists to the world of interactive entertainment." "Now for the first time ever "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It" and "WWF Raw" deliver the entrance theme music that fans demand, making the video game play more authentic than ever before," stated Nelo Lucich, Director of Interactive, JAKKS Pacific. "It's another way that we're giving World Wrestling Federation fans exactly what they ask for." "We are able to speak directly to the millions of World Wrestling Federation fans and hardcore gamers. It is a great opportunity to promote Limp Bizkit and their upcoming remix album, `new old songs' to their core audience," said Courtney Holt, Head of New Media, Interscope Geffen A&M Records. About "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It" and "WWF Raw" Developed by Yuke's Co., Ltd. of Japan, "WWF SmackDown! Just Bring It" features more than 40 WWF Superstars WWF Superstars is an arcade game manufactured by Technos and released in 1989. It is the first WWF arcade game to be released. A series of unrelated games with the same title were released by LJN for the original Game Boy. in more than 70 different matches, as the most electrifying e·lec·tri·fy tr.v. e·lec·tri·fied, e·lec·tri·fy·ing, e·lec·tri·fies 1. To produce electric charge on or in (a conductor). 2. a. show in sports-entertainment comes to life like never before. All-new matches, an enhanced story mode and play-by-play commentary from Tazz(TM) and Michael Cole Michael Sean Coulthard (born December 8, 1968 in Syracuse, New York) better known by his stage name Michael Cole, is the current play-by-play announcer for World Wrestling Entertainment's Friday Night SmackDown!. (TM) make this the most in-depth World Wrestling Federation title to date. Created by Anchor, "WWF Raw" captures the look and feel of the World Wrestling Federation with highly detailed Superstars, unsurpassed gameplay and an authentic TV-style presentation. Both titles feature authentic WWF Superstar ring entrances complete with theme music and plenty of WWF attitude WWF Attitude is a professional wrestling video game released by Acclaim Entertainment in 1999 for the PlayStation and Nintendo 64. A slightly enhanced port of the game was later released on the Sega Dreamcast. . For more information about THQ's holiday 2001 lineup, visit www.thq.com. About World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc. is an integrated media and entertainment company headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut, with sales offices in New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , Chicago and Toronto. The company can be found online at wwf.com and wwfecorpbiz.com. About Flip/Interscope Combining the legacies of three significant record companies, Interscope Geffen A&M embarked on a new tradition of musical achievement with its unification on January 1, 1999 as a division of Universal Music Group, the global music leader. Headed by Chairman Jimmy Iovine, Interscope Geffen A&M is a major force across a wide range of musical genres including rock, rap, alternative, Latin, gospel and soundtracks. Universal Music Group is a unit of Vivendi Universal, a global media and communications company. About JAKKS Pacific JAKKS Pacific is a multi-brand toy company that designs, develops, produces and markets toys and related products under various brand names (including Flying Colors(R), Road Champs(R), Remco(R), Child Guidance(R), Color Club(R), and Pentech(R)) in multiple product categories, including: Wheels; Action Figures; Crafts/Activities/Stationery; Infant/Pre-School; Writing Instruments; Plush; and Dolls. The company also participates in a joint venture with THQ Inc. that has exclusive worldwide rights to publish and market World Wrestling Federation(R) video games. About THQ THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM CD-ROM: see compact disc. CD-ROM in full compact disc read-only memory Type of computer storage medium that is read optically (e.g., by a laser). , wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony, Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com. This news release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and 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 Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. 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 current report on Form 8-K Form 8-K The form required by the SEC when a publicly held company incurs any event that might affect its financial situation or the share value of its stock. Form 8-K See 8-K. as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 2001. 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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