Adrenalin Interactive and THQ Announce Sequel to Critically Acclaimed 'Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling' Games.

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 5, 1999--Adrenalin Interactive, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADRN) announced today it has signed a new development agreement with game publisher THQ (NASDAQ/NNM: THQI) to create next generation Brunswick licensed bowling games for the PlayStation(R) game console and personal computer (PC).

Both products are scheduled for worldwide release in the fall of 1999.

Building on their successful franchise of bowling games, THQ and Adrenalin's sequel products will offer several brand new features while taking the unique characteristics of the original "Brunswick Circuit Pro Bowling" titles to the next level. The realistic 3D simulations will again feature state-of-the-art technology and incorporate the sport's best-known license, including Brunswick Pro Staff(tm) pro bowlers, authentic tournaments and equipment.

Jay Smith, Chief Executive Officer of Adrenalin Interactive, stated, "Our relationship with THQ has been mutually beneficial. Because of THQ's continued ability to respond to an increasingly demanding marketplace, particularly in the area of bowling games, Adrenalin Interactive looks forward to continuing our relationship to meet market requirements. According to market statistics, almost every successful bowling game for the last several years has used software developed by Adrenalin Interactive."

"Continuing to work with Adrenalin enables THQ to deliver to market the most realistic bowling physics game model, incorporating the most popular bowling license," said Steve Ryno, Chief Creative Officer, THQ. "Adrenalin's expertise and THQ's proven success in the game arena will give fans another unique ten-pin experience."

Adrenalin Interactive, Inc. develops and licenses console video games for Sony, Nintendo and Sega consoles, entertainment titles for personal computers, and "play-to-win-cash" games for the World Wide Web. The Company also develops and licenses electronic toys, particularly interactive, Web-powered toys that are refreshed from a PC via the Internet, and publishes or licenses certain PC games in 24 countries and 15 languages. The Adrenalin Interactive Web site is www.adrenalin.com.

THQ Inc. is a leading developer, publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, and those manufactured by Nintendo and Sony. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com.

The statements contained in this release, which are not historical facts, may be deemed to constitute forward-looking statements. Actual results may differ materially from those projected in such statements due to a number of risks and uncertainties, including, without limitation, demand and competition for the Company's products, and other risks and uncertainties detailed in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.