29th May 2007 10:30
THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) today announced Relic Entertainment's epicWarhammer(R) 40,000(TM): Dawn of War(TM) Real Time Strategy (RTS)series is now available in one comprehensive set - Warhammer(R)40,000(TM): Dawn of War(TM): Platinum Edition(TM). The collectioncontains all three of the franchise's award-winning titles, plus acontent-packed bonus DVD featuring playable demos of threehighly-lauded THQ Windows PC titles - Company of Heroes(TM), SupremeCommander, and Titan Quest(TM). Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War:Platinum Edition is now available for the suggested retail price of$39.99. £ "THQ's Relic Entertainment has created three blockbuster titlesset in the Warhammer 40,000 Universe, establishing the series as oneof the most popular RTS franchises worldwide," said Bob Aniello,senior vice president of worldwide marketing, THQ. "Bringing thetitles together into one collector's platinum edition is a must-havefor any RTS enthusiast." £ About Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Platinum Edition £ Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War: Platinum Edition is set in GamesWorkshop's (LSE:GAW) world of Warhammer (R) 40,000(TM) - a dark,futuristic, fantasy universe where armies of technologically advancedwarriors, fighting machines and hordes of implacable aliens wageconstant war - and is traveled by millions worldwide. Warhammer40,000: Dawn of War: Platinum Edition contains all three titles inRelic Entertainment's award-winning RTS franchise - the originalWarhammer 40,000: Dawn of War, Warhammer(R) 40,000(TM): Dawn ofWar(TM): Winter Assault(TM), and Warhammer(R) 40,000(TM): Dawn ofWar(TM): Dark Crusade(TM) - and gamers will be able to play as allseven epic races in single-player and multiplayer. The bonus DVD willcontain three playable demos and trailers for THQ'scritically-acclaimed Windows PC titles - Company of Heroes, SupremeCommander, and Titan Quest - along with two additional trailers forTitan Quest(TM): Immortal Throne(TM) and Frontlines(TM): Fuel ofWar(TM). £ About Games Workshop £ Games Workshop is the world's largest tabletop wargames company.Based in Nottingham, UK, it designs, manufactures and distributes itsrange of Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000 games, miniature soldiers,novels, collectible card games and resin models through more than 340of its own Hobby centers, mail order, Internet and independent retailchannels in more than 50 countries worldwide. Further details on thecompany can be obtained at www.games-workshop.com. Games Workshop,Warhammer, the foregoing marks' respective logos, and all associatedmarks, logos, places, names, creatures, races and raceinsignia/devices/logos/symbols, vehicles, locations, weapons, unitsand unit insignia, characters, products, illustrations and images areeither (R), (TM) and/or (C). Games Workshop Ltd 2000-2007. Used underlicense. All Rights Reserved. £ About THQ £ THQ Inc. (NASDAQ:THQI) is a leading worldwide developer andpublisher of interactive entertainment software. The company developsits products for all popular game systems, personal computers andwireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQsells product through its global network of offices located throughoutNorth America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ andits products may be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ,THQ Wireless, Relic Entertainment, Company of Heroes, Titan Quest,Titan Quest: Immortal Throne, Frontlines: Fuel of War, and theirrespective logos are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQInc. £ All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. £ The statements contained in this press release that are nothistorical facts may be "forward-looking statements" within themeaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Theseforward-looking statements are based on current expectations,estimates and projections about the business of THQ Inc. and itssubsidiaries (collectively referred to as "THQ"), including, but notlimited to, expectations and projections related to the Warhammer40,000: Dawn of War: Platinum Edition video game collection, and arebased upon management's current beliefs and certain assumptions madeby management. Such forward-looking statements are subject to risksand uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materiallyfrom those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements,including, but not limited to, business, competitive, economic, legal,political and technological factors affecting our industry,operations, markets, products or pricing. Readers should carefullyreview the risk factors and the information that could materiallyaffect THQ's financial results, described in other documents that THQfiles from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission,including its Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Annual Report on Form10-K/A for the fiscal period ended March 31, 2006, and particularlythe discussion of risk factors set forth therein. Unless otherwiserequired by law, THQ disclaims any obligation to update its view onany such risks or uncertainties or to revise or publicly release theresults of any revision to these forward-looking statements. 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