THQ and Nickelodeon Announce Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams

The Magic of Tak Spreads Worldwide with Global Sales Success Marking Tak's Return to Major Game Systems This Fall

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 22, 2004--THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) today announced Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams, the sequel to Tak and the Power of Juju. Tak is the first property released under THQ and Nickelodeon's ground-breaking agreement to create new cross-media intellectual properties for initial release in the videogame space with the express intent of migrating the properties to other entertainment media. Developed by Avalanche Software, Tak 2: The Staff of Dreams is scheduled to release in October 2004 and will be available on the PlayStationš2, Nintendoš GameCube™, Xbox™, and Game Boyš Advance.