Brace for Crushing Pit & Bone-Jarring Track Action in Demolition Champions from ValuSoft; First Game Release in Publishing Deal with City Interactive.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2003 ValuSoft(R), a division of THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters (R) Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) and leading global publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and productivity software, today announced the release of Demolition Champions(TM). Unique game play puts players both on the track and in the pits for all-out metal-crunching racing action. Demolition Champions is rated "E" for everyone and will be available at retailers nationwide for $19.99 SRP SRP - A data link layer protocol. . This is a fierce, fuel-pumping fight to the finish as players jump behind the wheel of 20 cars for bumper-to-bumper action at 28 venues including pit, rally, stadium and parking lot environments. Gamers will experience the thrills of real racing action with spectacular special effects special effects, in motion pictures, cinematographic techniques that create illusions in the audience's minds as well as the illusions created using these techniques. including crushed and flying hoods, lost bumpers, sparks and skid marks skid marks skid npl → Reifenspuren pl; (from braking) → Bremsspuren pl . Whether racing at the track or in dog-eat-dog pit competitions, players can rev up Verb 1. rev up - speed up; "let's rev up production" step up increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" 2. their engines with single-player arcade or extended career modes. Demolition Champions supports multiplayer races via LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. or Internet against up to eight players. "This is the game every demolition derby demolition derby n. A contest in which drivers crash old cars into each other until only one is left running. fan has been waiting for," states Doug Clemmer, President of ValuSoft. "Now players can prove they are the demolition champion both at the track with all-out racing action and in the pits against drivers who will do anything to win." Demolition Champions is the first in a two-title publishing agreement between ValuSoft and City Interactive. In the second game, Codename Nina: Global Terrorism Strike Force(TM), players take on the role of a beautiful but dangerous army-of-one special agent named Nina, charged with fighting international terrorism Noun 1. international terrorism - terrorism practiced in a foreign country by terrorists who are not native to that country act of terrorism, terrorism, terrorist act - the calculated use of violence (or the threat of violence) against civilians in order to attain . Gamers will travel to the world's hot spots hot spots acute moist dermatitis. to prevent rogue governments from unleashing their deadly threats on the innocent. Top international model, Iza Czarnecka, stars as Nina and worked with the developers to create an uncanny likeness of the Polish beauty. Codename Nina: Global Terrorism Strike Force is rated "M" for Mature and will arrive in stores in April with an SRP of $19.99. "We are very excited to appear in the North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. market with such a well established publisher," states Mark Tyminski, Chief Executive Officer of City Interactive. "Their product portfolio perfectly fits our strategy of developing high-quality, reasonably-priced titles." About City Interactive City Interactive is a new international publisher and developer of entertainment software with mass appeal. The company was created by Lemon Interactive together with two other development studios: We Open Eyes and Tatanka. City's talented individuals are responsible for many well received products around the world including "Project Earth." The company strategy is to produce high quality entertainment software for personal computers as well as video consoles using external technology and keeping tight development budgets. City Interactive is based in Warsaw, Poland, and can be found at www.city-interactive.com. About ValuSoft ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc., is a leading global publisher and distributor of consumer-priced software. Based in suburban Minneapolis, MN, ValuSoft markets a wide variety of interactive entertainment and productivity software to the mass-market audience. ValuSoft can be found on the World Wide Web at www.valusoft.com. About THQ THQ Inc. is a leading, worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software for a variety of hardware platforms Each hardware platform, or CPU family, has a unique machine language. All software presented to the computer for execution must be in the binary coded machine language of that CPU. Following is a list of the major hardware platforms in existence today. See platform. 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 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 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 or the performance of Demolition Champions 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 ValuSoft and/or THQ's products, including Demolition Champions, 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 the Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 16, 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. All brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. |
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