THQ SHIPS SEGA SMASH PACK™ FOR GAME BOY® ADVANCE

THQ Delivers Classic SEGA Favorites in Advance of the Holiday Season

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. - September 23, 2002 - THQ® Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) and SEGA® Corporation today shipped SEGA SMASH PACK™ for the Game Boy® Advance, the next title in THQ’s exclusive, 16 title Game Boy® Advance co-publishing agreement with SEGA.

“The popularity of classic SEGA games on SEGA SMASH PACK™ will further expand THQ’s strong library of Game Boy® Advance titles,” said Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American Publishing, THQ. “Partnering with top original content creators like SEGA is key to maintaining our leadership position in the handheld gaming market.”

The handheld gaming fan’s frenzy for more portable fun will be answered later this Holiday season and in early 2003 with PHANTASY STAR™ COLLECTION, CRAZY TAXI™: CATCH A RIDE and SUPER MONKEY BALL JR™.

“Working with THQ, SEGA is delivering some of our greatest content to the growing handheld video game market in time for the holiday season,” said Charles Bellfield, vice president of strategic planning and corporate affairs, SEGA of America, Inc. “Continuing in our relationship with THQ, SEGA is committed to bringing our quality game content to all platforms, helping us to achieve our long-term goals of becoming a leading independent content publisher. “

About SEGA SMASH PACK™

Players can choose to play one of three classic Sega games in this exciting compilation of video game history.

Players can battle evil with devastating magical attacks in GOLDEN AXE™, explore a huge underwater world in ECCO THE DOLPHIN™, and play the perfect mix of platform and pinball action with SONIC SPINBALL™.

About SEGA

SEGA of America is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a $3.5 billion corporation by market capitalization, recognized as a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA’s Web site is located at www.sega.com. 

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 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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