THQ Ships Alter Echo for PlayStation 2 and Xbox.Entertainment Editors/Business Editors/High-Tech Writers CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 20, 2003 THQ THQ Toy Headquarters THQ Territorial Headquarters THQ Tehsil Headquarters (Pakistan) THQ The Holy Quran THQ Theater Headquarters (R) Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) today announced that it has shipped Alter Echo Alter Echo is a third-person action game developed by Outrage Entertainment and published by THQ for the PlayStation 2 and Xbox platforms in 2003. Alter Echo (TM) for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system as well as Xbox(TM) video game system from Microsoft. Alter Echo lets players morph between three combat modes and alter time with an innovative Time Dilation time dilation In the theory of special relativity, the “slowing down” of a clock as perceived by an observer in relative motion with respect to that clock. technology. Alter Echo is now available at major retail outlets throughout North America North America, third largest continent (1990 est. pop. 365,000,000), c.9,400,000 sq mi (24,346,000 sq km), the northern of the two continents of the Western Hemisphere. . "With a unique graphic style and innovative gameplay, Alter Echo offers core and casual gamers alike an eclectic and fun action experience unlike any other on the PlayStation 2 and Xbox," said Jack Sorensen, executive vice president of worldwide studios, THQ. In Alter Echo, players assume the role of Nevin, sent on a mission he does not yet understand to a planet whose very surface is alive. He discovers that illegal experiments have infected it and now he must fight for survival against a world gone mad. An advanced real-time skeletal morphing system lets players change between sword form, gun form and stealth form on the fly, including during combat. The Outrage-developed Time Dilation system allows players to freeze the action and cue up an unstoppable flurry of moves and special attacks. The groundbreaking PostFX camera system intensifies every action with unique visual effects, camera filters, and screen distortions. 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 Alter Echo, including the respective media campaign 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 Alter Echo, 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 relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc the interactive software industry and general domestic and international economic conditions. Specific information concerning these and other such factors is contained in the company's transition report on Form 10-KT for the period ended March 31, 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. Xbox is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, in the United States and/or other countries. |
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