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THQ SHIPS SCOOBY-DOO!™ NIGHT OF 100 FRIGHTS FOR GAMECUBE
Game Combines Stunning Graphics with Celebrity Voice Talent from Original Scooby-Doo! TV Series for a Nostalgic Videogame Experience
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - September 12, 2002 - THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced the release of Scooby-Doo!™ Night of 100 Frights for GameCube™. Following the successful May release of the PlayStation®2 version, Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights for GameCube features original characters and villains from the classic Scooby-Doo!™ TV series, including the celebrity voice talents of Don Knotts, Tim Conway and Tim Curry. Developed by internal development team, Heavy Iron Studios®, both the GameCube and PlayStation 2 versions of Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights are now available at retail outlets nationwide.
“With the success of this summer’s feature motion picture, Scooby-Doo’s audience continues to expand,” said Peter Dille, vice president, marketing, THQ. “Given its mass-market appeal, we’re excited to be introducing Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights to a prime GameCube market this holiday season.”
“Warner Bros. Consumer Products and THQ continue to create quality interactive gameplay for the tremendously popular Scooby-Doo property,” said Philippe Erwin, Vice President, Interactive Entertainment for Warner Bros. Consumer Products. “Scooby-Doo’s debut on GameCube offers interactive gamers incredible visual graphics and an engaging new mystery featuring the beloved Scooby-Doo characters.”
Scooby-Doo! Night of 100 Frights for GameCube combines the unforgettable Scooby-Doo! cartoon characters Fred, Daphne, Velma, Shaggy, and of course, Scooby, with classic villains in captivating gameplay. Only Scooby-Doo can save his friends when the dubious Mastermind captures them as part of a sinister plan. Utilizing a host of groovy inventions, Scooby-Doo escapes from mysterious monsters while searching for clues in more than 12 dynamic levels, including a creepy mansion, a spooky cave and a ghostly graveyard. Through it all, Scooby still has time to pick up Scooby Snacks™ and a host of other wacky power-ups in an effort to eventually foil the Mastermind’s evil plans.
Scooby-Doo! was created by animation legends William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and Scooby-Doo! Where Are You? is one of the longest-running animated series in television history. Currently airing on the Cartoon Network, the series is one of the network’s top rated shows. Scooby-Doo was also recently voted kids favorite cartoon character on the Cartoon Network.
For more information on THQ’s Scooby-Doo! videogames and the rest of THQ’s 2002 product line-up, please visit www.thq.com.
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. The THQ Wireless site is located at www.thqwireless.com.
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