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ATV Offroad Fury 2 to Ship Across International TerritoriesPosted on Friday, August 22, 2003 @ 05:44:13 am E.S.T
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. – August 21, 2003 – THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that it secured publishing rights to ATV Offroad Fury™2 for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system for Europe, Australia and other international territories. The game, developed by THQ's Rainbow Studios and owned by Sony Computer Entertainment America, is the second installment in one of the most successful North American PlayStation 2 franchises to date. ATV Offroad Fury 2 is scheduled to release in international territories in September 2003.
"Due to the overwhelming success of the ATV Offroad Fury property in North America, we are excited to extend the franchise's reach through our relationship with THQ," said Shuhei Yoshida, vice president, product development, Sony Computer Entertainment America. "With this agreement, PlayStation 2 fans in Europe, Australia and other regions will have the opportunity to experience adrenaline-packed quad racing entertainment in their own living rooms."
"Rainbow Studios has consistently delivered some of the most innovative interactive entertainment products over the past 15 years," stated Tim Walsh, senior vice president of International Publishing, THQ. "Building on the game's retail success in the U.S., we are extremely excited to be publishing ATV Offroad Fury 2 in international territories."
About ATV Offroad Fury 2
Playable from both first and third-person perspectives, ATV Offroad Fury 2 offers players the ability to race in 40 massive environments through five event types including Enduro, Nationals, Supercross, Freestyle, and Short Tracks. The game also features exciting new mini-games including Tag, Hockey, King of the Hills and Treasure Hunt.
The all-new soundtrack encompasses guitar-rock, hip-hop and electronica, featuring top bands including Garbage, Korn, Filter, Cypress Hill, Alien Ant Farm, System of a Down and many more. Via an in-game jukebox, players will have the ability to identify the songs they are listening to and choose the songs they want to hear.
About Rainbow Studios
Named as Game Informer's "Developer of the Year for 2001", Rainbow Studios is one of THQ's premier creators of next generation content for console systems and PC. Headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona, Rainbow Studios is a company driven to make great games. The company's fifteen-year videogame history includes the critically acclaimed Motocross Madness PC series, the award-winning ATV Offroad Fury and top-selling Splashdown franchises.
About THQ
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. THQ is a registered trademark of THQ Inc.
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include THQ's continued success and ability to benefit from Mr. DeNero's financial expertise. These statements are based on current expectations, estimates and projections about THQ's business based, in part, on assumptions made by its management. These statements are not guarantees of THQ's future performance and involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, actual outcomes and results may differ materially from what is expressed or forecasted in such forward-looking statements due to numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the following: changes in demand for THQ's products, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries, the impact of competitive products and pricing and difficulties encountered in the integration of acquired businesses. In addition, such statements could be affected by growth rates and market conditions relating to the interactive software industry and general domestic and international economic conditions. Specific information concerning these and other such factors is contained in THQ's Annual Report on Form 10-KT filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 11, 2003. A copy of this filing may be obtained by contacting THQ or the SEC. The forward-looking statements contained herein speak only as of the date on which they are made, and THQ does not undertake any obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this release. Posted By: Adam Paoli - 278 Reads
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