July 11^th, 2002 (12:00am) - WOKING, Surrey, UK Ð July 11, 2002 Ð THQ International Ltd, a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (NASDAQ NMS: THQI), today announced that Mike Gamble will be joining the company as Director of Business Development for Europe. Mr. Gamble brings more than 7 years of production and development experience to his position, including a key high-profile tenure at Microsoft.

Mr. Gamble took his first steps into the interactive arena when he joined Brighton-based game developer Epic Multimedia as a producer in 1995. This was followed by a brief stint as a senior producer with Sega before he was approached by Microsoft to establish the companyÕs first DirectX developer relations presence outside of the US, as European Manager, Windows Third Party Gaming. Most recently, since April 2001, Mr. Gamble held a position at leading middleware developer Mathengine, with the task to evangelise their proprietary TMKarmaÕ technology.

Following these successful stints, from July 15, 2002, at THQ, Mr. Gamble will be responsible for product acquisition, studio acquisitions, licensing and placing of product with developers, across all European territories.

®THQ is a very well-run company which sells great software in high volumes. IÕm more than a little flattered that I have been chosen to help the company to increase its already good name within the development community and IÕm looking forward to contributing to its continuing success,Ó commented Mr. Gamble.

About THQ
THQ Inc. develops and publishes interactive entertainment software worldwide 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.

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 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 THQ’s products, 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 THQ’s registration statement on Form S-3 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 22, 2002. 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.