THQ Ships LEGO Knights' Kingdom Save the Kingdom In An All New LEGO Game For the Game Boy Advance CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 4, 2004--THQ® Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI - News) today announced the release of LEGO® Knights' Kingdom(TM) for the Nintendo® Game Boy® Advance. LEGO Knights' Kingdom is an action-packed arcade adventure game based on the LEGO Knights' Kingdom line of toys. LEGO Knights' Kingdom is the latest title under a multi-title exclusive publishing agreement between LEGO Interactive and THQ and is now available at retail outlets across North America. "The LEGO brand is one of the top toy brands worldwide," stated Peter Dille, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing, THQ. "We are extremely pleased to release LEGO Knights Kingdom for the Game Boy Advance." "As the leading independent Game Boy Advance publisher, THQ is the ideal partner for our LEGO properties," stated Lisbeth Valther Pallesen, Vice President for LEGO Interactive. "We're confident that LEGO Knights' Kingdom will please our existing fan base, as well as encourage additional gamers to try the franchise." In LEGO Knights' Kingdom, players will control the hero knights Jayko, Danju, Santis and Rascus on their quest to find the Heart of the magical Shield of Ages. In the classic story of Good versus Evil, the band of heroes battle against the evil Dark Knight Vladek, to save the fate of the Kingdom of Morcia. The game will feature nine unique quests, each containing puzzles and mini-quests that reinforce the hero knights' code of honor: Respect, Loyalty, Honesty and Bravery. In addition, players will compete in head-to-head battles and jousts in the Tournament Arena Mode and timed battles for survival in the Last Man Standing Mode. Using the Game Boy Advance Link Cable, two players will be able to compete against each other in head-to-head battles and jousts. With comic book cut scenes, innovative game controls and exciting multiplayer features, LEGO Knights' Kingdom will offer handheld gamers an experience that redefines the GBA action genre. About LEGO Company The LEGO Company is a privately held, family-owned company, based in Billund, Denmark. The LEGO Company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of play materials for children, employing approximately 9,000 people globally. The LEGO Company is committed to the development of children's creative and imaginative abilities, and its employees are guided by the motto adopted in the 1930s by the founder Ole Kirk Christiansen: "Only the best is good enough." For more information, please visit www.lego.com About THQ Inc. 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. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc. This press release may contain "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such 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 and features of Lego Knights Kingdom, 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. LEGO, the LEGO logo and Knights' Kingdom are trademarks of the LEGO Group. (C) 2004 The LEGO Group.