TOKYOPOP Talks Initial D Game

Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2004

TOKYOPOP INC. & VALUSOFT RACE INTO STORES WITH INITIAL D: MOUNTAIN VENGEANCE



Game Brings the Intense Drifting Action of Top-Selling Anime Series to the PC



LOS ANGELES (February 24, 2004)--TOKYOPOP Inc. and ValuSoft(R), a division of THQ

Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) and leading global publisher and distributor of interactive

entertainment software, today announced the release of Initial D(R): Mountain

Vengeance. Through a licensing agreement with TOKYOPOP, ValuSoft brings the

high-speed racing action of smash anime hit Initial D to PC gamers everywhere. This

game is rated "E" for Everyone and will be available at retailers throughout North

America for $19.99.



"Initial D: Mountain Vengeance offers gamers in the U.S. the first opportunity to

race as or against Tak, Initial D's unlikely racing superstar," states Maury

McIntyre, TOKYOPOP's Director of Brand Marketing. "ValuSoft has transformed the

white-knuckle drifts and gutsy maneuvers of Initial D into an intense racing

experience where players must drive to survive through treacherous mountain curves."





In Initial D: Mountain Vengeance, players must choose their allegiance and then pick

their opponents, as one of eight racing speedsters including Tak, the Akina Speed

Stars, Night Kids, Red Suns or Impact Blue teams, to prove their racing prowess.

Defending their turf, gamers race to win by outmaneuvering and outwitting their

opponents with super-charged drifts through the winding roads of Japan's Mount

Akina, Myogi, Akagi and Usui. Behind the wheel, players must accelerate through

multiple races to unlock bonus tracks and music from the Initial D anime.



"Initial D has stormed the American marketplace, generating passionate fans both in

North America and throughout the world," states Doug Clemmer, President of ValuSoft.

"Now, for the first time, ValuSoft is giving fans the chance to live the world of

Initial D one race at a time."



Initial D: Mountain Vengeance is the latest in a growing collection of merchandise

tied into the high-octane anime series. Radio Shack has introduced a line of Initial

D ZipZaps, AEG offers an Initial D trading card game, and Jada Toys is gearing up to


launch collectible Initial D die-cast cars and action figures.



About TOKYOPOP Inc.

TOKYOPOP Inc. is the leading North American publisher of manga, the fastest growing

segment within the publishing industry. With exclusive rights to hundreds of

licensed and original book, video and music properties, the company has rapidly

become a media convergence leader. TOKYOPOP has millions of books in print and

publishes many hit manga series, including Love Hina, Chobits, Rave Master, Initial

D, GTO, Battle Royale and Cowboy Bebop. The company pioneered Cine-Manga(TM),

releasing such titles as Finding Nemo, SpongeBob SquarePants, Lizzie McGuire, Astro

Boy and Transformers Armada. TOKYOPOP television properties include Rave Master, GTO

and Reign: The Conqueror. The company has also expanded its presence as a licensor,

representing merchandising rights for Rave Master, Initial D, Stray Sheep and

others. Visit www.TOKYOPOP.com for additional information.



About ValuSoft(R)

ValuSoft, a division of THQ Inc., is a leading global publisher and distributor of

consumer-priced software. Based in suburban Minneapolis, MN, ValuSoft markets a wide

variety of interactive entertainment and productivity software to the mass-market

audience. ValuSoft can be found on the World Wide Web at www.valusoft.com.



About THQ(R) Inc.

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading, worldwide developer and publisher of

interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all

popular game systems including the PlayStation(R)2 computer entertainment system

from Sony Computer Entertainment, the Xbox(TM) videogame system from Microsoft(R),

Nintendo(R) GameCube(TM) and Game Boy(R) Advance, personal computers as well as

wireless devices. The THQ web site is located at www.thq.com. The THQ Wireless site

is located at www.thqwireless.com. THQ is a registered trademark of THQ Inc.





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 or the performance of Initial D(R):

Mountain Vengeance game 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 ValuSoft and/or THQ's products, including Initial

D(R): Mountain Vengeance, product mix, the timing of customer orders and deliveries,

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