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Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy Gives Fans the Opportunity to Interact With Popular Nickelodeon Character for the First Time

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced that Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy for the Game Boy(R) Advance is now available at retail outlets throughout North America. Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy is a fast-paced, action game based on a special episode of the popular Nickelodeon television series "Danny Phantom(TM)."

Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy videogame recreates all of Danny's TV powers, allowing players to walk through walls, shoot ghostly beams and howl a ghostly wail as he travels through time to save the world. With a strategic combat system and variety of gameplay, players will be able to experience Danny's world to its fullest.

"We're excited to bring Danny Phantom to the interactive world for the first time," said Kelly Flock, executive vice president, worldwide publishing. "Fans of the show are sure to enjoy the varied gameplay and paranormal powers of Danny on the Game Boy Advance."

"Danny Phantom has enjoyed huge success," said Steve Youngwood, senior vice president, Nickelodeon Media Products Group. "We're thrilled to be partnering with THQ to bring the property to the interactive world for the first time."

About Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy for Game Boy Advance

Experience Danny Phantom interactively for the first time in Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy. Danny's first installment on the Game Boy Advance is based on a special Danny Phantom Episode which airs September 16 on Nickelodeon. In Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy the future is in peril.

Danny will be able to use all of his paranormal powers from the show such as his ability to fly, walk through walls and shoot ghostly beams. It's up to Danny to save his friends and family from the most dangerous force imaginable!

About Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products

Nickelodeon & Viacom Consumer Products is a part of Nickelodeon Enterprises, the ancillary business unit of Nickelodeon Networks. It is responsible for licensing Nickelodeon brands and characters as well as the properties of Paramount Pictures, Comedy Central, Spike TV and MTV (International), as well as some non-Viacom properties. Nickelodeon Enterprises is active in all ancillary markets, including merchandise licensing, home video, interactive software, electronic media, online, wireless, book and magazine publishing, music, live tour and stage shows, theme parks and themed hotel venues. Nickelodeon Enterprises manages the largest TV-based licensing business in the world with $4 billion in retail sales. Nickelodeon, Comedy Central and Spike TV are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.

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, Netherlands, Spain, Korea and Australia. More information about THQ and its products may be found at http://www.thq.com and http://www.thqwireless.com. THQ, THQ Wireless and their respective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.

Game Boy Advance is a trademark of Nintendo.

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 release and features of Danny Phantom: The Ultimate Enemy, 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. 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.

SOURCE THQ Inc.

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