Supernatural Thriller 'Constantine' Now Available for PlayStation(R)2 and Xbox(R)

Supernatural Thriller 'Constantine' Now Available for PlayStation(R)2 and Xbox(R)

THQ Ships Video Game Based on Upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures Film

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., Feb. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc. and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment announced today the release of "Constantine" for the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system and Xbox(R) video game system from Microsoft. The game, developed by Bits Studios, is based on the upcoming Warner Bros. Pictures release of "Constantine," an adaptation of the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer graphic novels. The "Constantine" video game is now available at retailers across North America.

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"We are excited to release a product that captures the true essence of 'Constantine,' such a highly anticipated film," said Peter Dille, senior vice president, worldwide marketing, THQ. "The game allows movie and video game fans alike to take control of the action and experience each terrifying moment firsthand."

"The dark and intense feel of the 'Constantine' film provides a perfect backdrop for the action-packed game," said Jason Hall, Senior Vice President of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. "This game allows players to truly be John Constantine and encounter all of the challenges he faces with an incredible arsenal of artifacts and incantations."

Based on the DC Comics/Vertigo Hellblazer graphic novels, with all the supernatural thrills of the highly anticipated film, you are cast as irreverent mystic detective John Constantine and must embark on an investigation in a world of demons and angels that exists just beneath the landscape of contemporary Los Angeles. Caught up in a series of catastrophic events, it is imperative that you seek out and destroy pure evil -- before peace on Earth is destroyed forever.

About THQ

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located in the United States, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Spain, Korea and Australia. More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

About SCi Entertainment Group Plc

SCi Entertainment Group Plc is one of the UK's leading publishers of computer video games, with a unique strategy, a valuable portfolio of intellectual property and a track record of chart success. SCi was recently included in the top 100 companies in Forbes Magazine's 'Best under a Billion' list and ranked 207 in Europe's 500 fastest growing companies. www.sci.co.uk

About Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment Inc., a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is a premier licensor and a developer of entertainment content for the interactive space across all current and future platforms, including consoles, PC-based gaming and wireless applications.

About DC Comics

DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest English- language publisher of comics in the world and home to such iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman and the Sandman. These DC super heroes and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all ages for generations.

CONSTANTINE and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and (C) Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and its subsidiaries (collectively referred to as "THQ"), including but not limited to expectations and projections related to the release of Constantine, and are based upon management's beliefs and certain assumptions made by management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such forward looking statements, including, but not limited to economic, competitive and technological factors affecting the operations, markets, products, and pricing of THQ. Unless otherwise required by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view on any such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release the results of any revision to these forward- looking statements. Readers should carefully review the risk factors and the information that could materially affect THQ's financial results, described in other documents that THQ files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its and Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2004, and particularly the discussion of risk factors that may affect results of operations set forth therein. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release.

For further information please contact:

Kathy Mendoza Bricaud
THQ/Media Relations
818/871-5059

Julie MacMedan
THQ/Investor Relations
818/871-5095

Remi Sklar
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
818/977-3023

Chris Glover
Head of Communications-SCi Group
020 7350 5270


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CONTACT: Kathy Mendoza Bricaud, THQ/Media Relations, +1-818-871-5059, or
Julie MacMedan, THQ/Investor Relations, +1-818-871-5095; or Remi Sklar of
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, +1-818-977-3023; or Chris Glover, Head
of Communications-SCi Group, 020 7350 5270

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