FEATURE/THQ Spreads Holiday Cheer This Season With Video, PC Games; Titles Include Popular Disney, Electronic Arts, World Championship Wrestling Games.

CALABASAS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE FEATURES)--Oct. 27, 1997--THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) is decking the halls with boughs of video and PC games this Yuletide holiday for the hard-core gamer, the space adventurer, the sports fanatic and the Disney devotee.

THQ is gathering its hottest games on Nintendo 64, Sony PlayStation, Super Nintendo Entertainment System (Super NES), Nintendo Game Boy, Sega Genesis and the PC, and filling each stocking with care so that kids of all ages open their dream present this jolly season.

For the strategist in the family, "PAX IMPERIA: Eminent Domain" will provide the ultimate space strategy experience.

Players are set in the role of supreme emperor with the power to colonize, annihilate competing civilizations and expand their empire to become the most dominant in the known universe. The game features up to 16 players over LAN, modem or Internet and will be available for PC and Mac.

Wrestling fans in the family will flip for "WCW vs. NWO: World Tour" for their Nintendo 64 game systems. Up to four players can simultaneously take on their favorite brawlers from World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and the New World Order (NWO), including "Hollywood" Hulk Hogan, Sting and "Macho Man" Randy Savage. The game features each wrestler's signature moves.

In "Vs," fighting-game enthusiasts build their skills on the PlayStation as they confront a variety of characters from the beaches to the barrio, playing as one of 16 modern-day American youths.

The lightning-fast game, which moves at 60 frames per second, features breakthrough 3-D motion-capture technology and a CD soundtrack with emerging alternative-rock bands including Suicide Machines, Los Infernos, Razed in Black and Pigs in Space.

Children will be cheering for "Disney's Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games," featuring the two stars from Disney's blockbuster animated film, "The Lion King." "Disney's Timon and Pumbaa's Jungle Games" on Super NES puts a hysterical new spin on four arcade-style classics.

In "Disney's Hercules" for Nintendo Game Boy, players become one of the greatest heroes of all time and adventure to exotic lands. The game is based on Disney's animated feature film.

Kids looking for a little adventure on their Nintendo Game Boy will enjoy "The Lost World: Jurassic Park" based on the tremendously successful "Jurassic Park" movie sequel, which centers on the discovery of a second dinosaur-infested island.

Gamers of all ages will be racing to play "Bravo Air Race" on their Sony PlayStation. This first 3-D air-racing game sends players screaming through canyons and city scenes in 11 different authentic planes and features accurate speed and control characteristics, beautifully rendered courses and auto-pilot assistance to help beginners.

The 3-D action shooter, also for the PlayStation, "Ghost in the Shell" is based on the popular Japanese "anime" sci-fi feature film and comic book, and takes place in a futuristic cyber-world where players fight evil high-tech forces.

Sports fans will be jolly with the offering of games for their Super NES, Sega Genesis and Game Boy. "Brunswick World Tournament of Champions," based on the prestigious bowling tournament televised on ABC, features actual bowling pros, tournament rules and official equipment.

"Madden NFL 98" features every NFL player and team, and incorporates an offensive playbook of more than 500 plays, new artwork, updated team rosters and stats, and new music.

"NHL 98" includes every NHL and several national teams with new player animations, signature moves and the ability to "hip check" other players on the way to the goal.

In "NBA Live 98" gamers can play as one of 29 official NBA teams or two all-star teams. The game features signature moves, updated team rosters, stats and an all-new "practice" mode that allows enthusiasts to practice as their favorite team or individual.

Fans interested in soccer will get a kick out of "FIFA Road to World Cup 98," which features official league teams from around the world and incorporates updated graphics and faster game play.

All video and PC games are available at major retail outlets for a suggested retail price of between $29.95 and $69.95.

THQ 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, Sony and Sega. THQ has headquarters in Calabasas and is publicly traded on NASDAQ under the symbol THQI. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com

CONTACT: THQ Inc., Calabasas

Aimee Greenholtz, 818/223-3116 (media relations)

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Michael Manahan,818/789-0100 (investor relations)