THQ Signs Publishing Agreement With ZIO Interactive to Deliver Wireless Games to Korean Market.

Business Editors

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 5, 2003

THQ Wireless, a subsidiary of leading videogame publisher THQ(R) Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI), today announced that it has granted ZIO Interactive, Inc. the exclusive rights to distribute, market and advertise a selection of THQ Wireless' mobile games, ringtones and other related content throughout the Republic of Korea.

THQ Wireless content scheduled for release under the agreement include games based on Major League Baseball, MotoGP(TM) and World Wrestling Entertainment(TM). Versions of the games will be developed for Korean mobile phones supporting GVM, BREW and Javastation.

The first games are scheduled to launch in the third quarter of 2003.

Adam Comiskey, General Manager, EMEA, THQ Wireless, said: "This is a significant agreement for THQ Wireless. It provides us with a gateway into Korea, which is a rapidly growing marketplace for mobile entertainment. I am delighted that we are working with ZIO Interactive, who are well-established in the mobile industry in that region."

Peter Kim, CEO, ZIO Interactive, Inc., said: "Our goal is to become a leading player in the global mobile industry primarily by providing innovative content and software applications. We are committed to delivering the next generation of mobile gaming, which is endorsed today by our exclusive agreement with THQ Wireless, who have some of the world's most successful mobile gaming content."

About THQ Wireless

THQ Wireless is a world-leading publisher and distributor of games for mobile phones with a current catalogue of more than fifty titles. The company is a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI). Further information at www.thqwireless.com.

About THQ

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

This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act 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 THQ Wireless games 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 THQ Wireless games, 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 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.