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News Releases -- May 5th, 2004
THQ Closes Acquisition of Relic Entertainment
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2004--THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI - News) today announced that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of leading PC development studio, Relic Entertainment. The all cash transaction closed on Thursday, April 29, 2004.
Relic's upcoming real-time strategy (RTS) title, "Warhammer 40,000Ž: Dawn of War(TM)," is scheduled for release this fall. Relic also has in development for THQ projects for PC and next-generation consoles.
Other terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
About Relic Entertainment
Founded in 1997, Relic Entertainment has become an industry leader in the development of innovative real-time strategy games for the PC. Relic's first title, "Homeworld" (1999) was received to widespread acclaim, garnering several "Game of the Year" and "Strategy Game of the Year" awards from major industry publications including PC Gamer and Computer Gaming World. Since then, Relic has released "Homeworld: Cataclysm" (2000, co-developed with Barking Dog Studios), "Impossible Creatures" (2003), and "Homeworld 2" (2003). Today, Relic is building on this legacy by developing multiple ground-breaking projects in the RTS genre.
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.
Impossible Creatures and Relic are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of Relic Entertainment, Inc. THQ and its logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc. CopyrightŠ Games Workshop Ltd 2004. All Rights Reserved. Games Workshop, the Games Workshop logo, Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and all associated marks, names, races, and race insignia, characters, illustrations and images from the Warhammer 40,000 universe are either (R), TM and/or (C) Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2004, variably registered in the UK and other countries around the world. All Rights Reserved. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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