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Asam Ahmad Senior PR Manager, THQ asam@thq.com T: +44 1483 767656 F: +44 1483 770727 |
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Mary Nelson Garrett Investor Relations, THQ T: +1 818 871 5090 |
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WOKING, Surrey UK, March 1, 2001 – THQ International Ltd, a division of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ NMS: ERTS) today announced a multi-territory agreement providing THQ the exclusive rights to publish games based on the fast and exciting world of European Premiership football on Game Boy™ Color. The EA STARS Series will be fully localised across England, France, Germany and Spain is due out Spring 2001.
Tim Walsh, THQ’s Senior Vice President, International, commented “Football is one of the biggest sporting phenomena across Europe, and has a passionate, loyal following. The handheld EA STARS series is the perfect way to engage fans in this fantastic portable football experience.”
Garry Edwards, EA’s Business Development Manager, added, "We are delighted that THQ are releasing the EA SPORTS STARS series of products on Game Boy Color. We look forward to welcoming Game Boy Color owners to the world of STARS from EA SPORTS.”
FA Premier League STARS 2001, Bundesliga STARS 2001, LNF STARS 2001 and Primera Division STARS 2001 allow football fans in England, Germany, France and Spain respectively to recreate the 2000/2001 season in their national leagues. The STARS 2001 brand is the only official licensed set of products that contain real teams with real names of players. In-game footballers exhibit differing levels of skills as they do in real life and the game also enables players to customise leagues by selecting favourite teams to compete for the exclusive EA Cup. Additional features such as after-touch for chips and shot curling, and tactic controls for formation and line-up go to make the STARS 2001 series the most authentic football experience to date for the Game Boy Color.
THQ International Ltd is a division of THQ Inc., and develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, and those manufactured by Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sega. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com.
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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 the Company's business based, in part, on assumptions made by management. These statements are not guarantees of future performance 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 those described above and the following: changes in demand for the Company's products, 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 Company's most recent report on Form 8-K, filed with the Securities Exchange Commission on November 13, 2000. A copy of this filing may be obtained by contacting the Company or the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and the Company does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release.