NEWS - Monday, May 3, 2004

THQ Closes Acquisition of Relic Entertainment
CALABASAS HILLS, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- May 3, 2004 THQ Inc. (Nasdaq:THQI) 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. Relics upcoming real-time strategy (RTS) title, "Warhammer 40,000(R): 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.Source: http://www.thq.com/
