ValuSoft Releases "NHRA Drag Racing: Top Fuel Thunder"Posted on Tuesday, February 10, 2004 @ 02:43:42 pm E.S.T
ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI), and leading global publisher and distributor of interactive entertainment and productivity software, today announced the release of NHRA(TM) Drag Racing: Top Fuel Thunder(TM) for PC. This intensely competitive racing game is rated "E" for Everyone and is now available at retailers throughout North America for $19.99.
NHRA Drag Racing: Top Fuel Thunder launches players into the ultimate drag racing experience, putting them in control of an incredible 6,000 horsepower of pure power. Behind the wheel of 48 Top Fuel Dragsters, Funny Cars and Pro Stock Cars, players race at 15 NHRA national events from Gainesville to Pomona. Whether racing in arcade, novice or professional modes, improved car customization gives the player more control over their vehicle for the most accurate and advanced racing experience.
Pitted against the NHRA's top teams and drivers like Doug Kalitta, John Force, Larry Dixon and Warren Johnson, players hurtle down the track at over 300 miles per hour, competing for the most coveted racing title in the world--the NHRA world championship.
"With more than 450,000 units sold(a) in our NHRA Drag Racing series, we have given gamers a chance to drive the dream of a lifetime against the best in the NHRA," states Doug Clemmer, President of ValuSoft. "Racing fans have been asking for this game and now with a new technically-advanced engine and super-charged physics, the drag racing experience has never been more authentic."
"As one of the leading publishers in the racing category, ValuSoft has proven to be a great fit for the NHRA," states Gary Darcy, Vice President of Marketing at NHRA. "For over 50 years, the NHRA has delivered the most exciting motorsports entertainment in the world, and now ValuSoft has given gamers the opportunity to participate in this intensely competitive sport in a whole new way."
(a) Source: The NPD Group Inc/NPD Techworld
About the National Hot Rod Association
Headquartered in Glendora, Calif., the NHRA is the primary sanctioning body for the sport of drag racing in the United States. It presents 23 national events through its NHRA POWERade Drag Racing Series. The NHRA has 80,000 members and 140 member tracks. The NHRA-sanctioned sportsman and bracket racing series' provide competition opportunities for drivers of all levels. The NHRA develops the stars of tomorrow by offering the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series, NHRA Summit Racing Series, NHRA Summit Sport Compact Drag Racing Series and the NHRA Street Legal Program. The NHRA also offers the NHRA O'Reilly Auto Parts Jr. Drag Racing League for youths ages 8 to 17.
About ValuSoft
ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc., is a leading global publisher and distributor of consumer-priced software. Based in suburban Minneapolis, MN, ValuSoft markets a wide variety of interactive entertainment and productivity software to the mass-market audience. ValuSoft can be found on the World Wide Web at http://www.valusoft.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 including the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system from Sony Computer Entertainment, the Xbox(TM) videogame system from Microsoft(R), Nintendo(R) GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance, personal computers as well as wireless devices. The THQ web site is located at http://www.thq.com . THQ is a registered trademark of THQ Inc. The THQ Wireless site is located at http://www.thqwireless.com .
This press release contains statements that are forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. 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 or the performance of NHRA Drag Racing: Top Fuel Thunder 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, those described above and the following: changes in demand for ValuSoft and/or THQ's products, including NHRA Drag Racing: Top Fuel Thunder, 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 the company's transition report on Form 10-KT for the period ended March 31, 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.
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