THQ AND MICROSOFT ANNOUNCE GAME BOY ADVANCE PUBLISHING AGREEMENT

Multi-Property, Multi-Year Deal Includes Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee And Monster Truck Madness 2.0 in 2003

“Microsoft Game Studios has created several innovative game franchises that have met with tremendous success among PC and Xbox gamers,” stated Germaine Gioia, vice president, licensing, THQ. “This unique deal augments our longstanding leadership position in handheld gaming with an additional pipeline of great gaming content for the Game Boy Advance system.”

“Our partnership with THQ provides an exciting licensing opportunity to introduce some of Microsoft Game Studios’ best-selling franchises to new and broader audiences worldwide,” said John Jordan, Director of Xbox Business Development at Microsoft Game Studios. “THQ has a stellar reputation for game development, and we look forward to working with them to bring Oddworld: Munch’s Oddysee™, Monster Truck Madness 2.0 and other best-selling franchises to the hand-held platform.”

“We always look for expansion opportunities for our games, and hand-held platforms provide a great opportunity to capture a new worldwide audience,” said Ed Ventura, Director of PC Business Development at Microsoft Game Studios. “By working with THQ, we introduce Game Boy Advance into the platform mix for our titles giving consumers another opportunity to experience our award-winning products and franchises.”

About Microsoft Game Studios

Microsoft Game Studios is a leading worldwide publisher and developer of games for the Xbox, PC and online platforms. Comprised of a network of top developers, Microsoft Game Studios is committed to creating innovative and diverse game portfolios for: Xbox (), including such franchises as "Halo," "Project Gotham Racing" and "NFL Fever"; PC (), including such franchises as "Age of Empires," “Flight Simulator” and "Zoo Tycoon"; and Zone.com (), the official games channel for the MSN network and home to such hits as “Bejeweled” and “Outsmart”.

About THQ

THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Sony Computer Entertainment, Nintendo and Microsoft. The THQ Web site is located at www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site is located at www.thqwireless.com.