Press Release Source: THQ Inc.
THQ to Publish ``SEGA Arcade Gallery'' for Game Boy Advance
Friday December 20, 8:30 am ET
SEGA Arcade Classics Explode Onto Game Boy Advance
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 20, 2002--THQ® Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI - News) and SEGA® Corporation today announced that THQ will publish SEGA ARCADE GALLERY(TM) for the Game Boy® Advance. Scheduled to ship in early Spring 2003, SEGA ARCADE GALLERY is part of THQ and SEGA's multi-title exclusive publishing agreement.
"Arcade classics like those developed by Yu Suzuki are legendary and very popular and we are very proud to add them to our Game Boy Advance line-up," said Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American publishing, THQ. "Great games will always be great games whether they are developed today or ten years ago."
"SEGA has a 40 year heritage in the video game industry and some of the world's most legendary video game talent including Yu Suzuki," said Shinobu Toyoda, executive vice president of content strategy and business development, SEGA of America, Inc. "SEGA's alliance with THQ, a leader in the handheld gaming category, helps us to bring our leading brands and classic content such as SEGA ARCADE GALLERY to the Game Boy Advance platform and an even bigger audience of gamers."
About SEGA ARCADE GALLERY(TM)
A compilation of master video game visionary Yu Suzuki's finest arcade games:
AFTER BURNER(TM) -- Hop into the cockpit of a Navy F-14 to gun your way through wave after wave of oncoming bogeys.
OUTRUN(TM) -- Get behind the wheel of a high-powered sports car as you race against the clock on tracks around the globe.
SPACE HARRIER(TM) -- Blast your way through enemies and save dragons in this classic 3D action shooter.
SUPER HANG ON(TM) -- Race across 4 regions on some of the most powerful GP motorcycles on the planet!
About SEGA
SEGA of America is the American arm of Tokyo, Japan-based SEGA Corporation, a $3.5 billion corporation by market capitalization, recognized as a worldwide leader in interactive entertainment both inside and outside the home. The company develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment products for a variety of hardware platforms including PC, wireless devices, and those manufactured by Nintendo, Microsoft, and Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. SEGA's Web site is located at
www.sega.com.
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