THQ Expands Video Game Series Inspired By a Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios Film, The Incredibles

THQ Expands Video Game Series Inspired By a Walt Disney Pictures Presentation of a Pixar Animation Studios Film, The Incredibles

The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer Video Game Has Shipped to Retail Outlets Globally

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Nov. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced that The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer has shipped and is now available on the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system, the Xbox(R) videogame system from Microsoft, Nintendo GameCube(R), Game Boy(R) Advance and Nintendo DS(TM) videogame systems, and Windows PC/Mac. The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer is the follow-up to the hit video game The Incredibles, inspired by a Walt Disney Pictures presentation of a Pixar Animations Studios film, The Incredibles.

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THQ continues to enjoy enormous success with its original The Incredibles video game, which launched in conjunction with the film's theatrical release in November 2004. Global shipments of the game have exceeded five million units, and the title was the best-selling new property of 2004 in the U.S., according to The NPD Group, Inc.

"THQ is extremely excited to bring fans of The Incredibles a new adventure that picks up where the film and the first installment of the game ended," said Jack Sorensen, Executive Vice President of Worldwide Studios, THQ. "Game developer Heavy Iron's collaboration with the team at Pixar illustrates the commitment our companies have to delivering an experience that is true to The Incredibles world."

"The first game based on The Incredibles truly complemented the high action vision Director Brad Bird had for the film," said Pixar Animation Studios John Walker, producer of The Incredibles. "The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer continues where the film left off, challenging gamers to explore a whole new dimension of The Incredibles world."

"The Incredibles has experienced enormous success and has become not only a great film property, but a powerful video game franchise with opportunities to develop new characters and environments within The Incredibles universe," said Graham Hopper, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG).

Fans of the film and video game unite with their favorite superheroes, Mr. Incredible and Frozone in The Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer as players search and try to defeat the Underminer. Mr. Incredible and Frozone must journey underground to confront the Underminer's robot minions and stop his diabolical plot to pollute the major cities of the world. The all-new, co-operative multiplayer action allows players to work as a team with the ability to change characters at any time while competing for points to upgrade their special moves and super powers.

THQ's Heavy Iron Studios developed The Incredibles and the company's Helixe studio developed the Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS versions.

About Pixar Animation Studios

Pixar Animation Studios combines creative and technical artistry to create original stories in the medium of computer animation. Pixar has created six of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time: Toy Story, A Bug's Life, Toy Story 2, Monsters, Inc., Finding Nemo and The Incredibles. Pixar has won 18 Academy Awards(R) and its six films have grossed more than $3.2 billion at the worldwide box office to date. The Northern California studio will release its next film, Cars, on June 9, 2006.

About Buena Vista Games

Buena Vista Games, Inc. (BVG) is the interactive entertainment arm of The Walt Disney Company. BVG publishes, markets and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with third-party interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. For more information, please log on to www.buenavistagames.com

About The NPD Group, Inc.

Since 1967 The NPD Group has provided reliable and comprehensive consumer and retail information for a wide range of industries. Today more than 1,400 manufacturers and retailers rely on NPD to help them better understand their customers, product categories, distribution channels and competition in order to help guide their businesses. For more information visit www.npd.com.

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, Austria, France, Germany, Netherlands, Spain, Korea and Australia. More information about THQ and its products may be found at and www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless, Heavy Iron Studios and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

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The statements contained in this press release that are not historical facts may be "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 Incredibles: Rise of the Underminer, 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. THQ did not retain nor otherwise influence The NPD Group, Inc. 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 Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2005, and particularly the discussion of risk factors that may affect results of operations set forth therein. 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 are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of the date of this press release

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

Julie MacMedan
THQ/Investor Relations
818/871-5095

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