NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout to Redefine \'Long Distance\'

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[b]<span style=\'font-size:27pt;line-height:100%\'>THQ Wireless\' NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout to Redefine \'Long Distance\' for Verizon Wireless Get It Now Gamers</span>
<span style=\'font-size:22pt;line-height:100%\'>GameDAILY Reviewer Hails NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout as, \'Without Question the Greatest Cell Phone Game That I\'ve Ever Played.\'</span>[/b]

CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., Feb 17, 2005 /PRNewswire-FirstCall via COMTEX/ -- THQ Wireless Inc., a subsidiary of THQ Inc. (Nasdaq: THQI) today announced the availability of NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout, one of the most critically acclaimed and visually stunning mobile games to enter the market in 2005. NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout is the newest addition to the NBA\'s official suite of wireless content, \"NBA Unwired\" and is available exclusively on select Verizon Wireless Get It Now®-enabled phones.

NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout allows players to get into the action with four gameplay modes and features 60 different NBA players to choose from including 40 current players and 20 NBA legends. The game also highlights player stats based on real life counterparts and features a real-time ball trajectory system. Other nuances, such as being on a hot streak or losing stamina, will also affect shooting accuracy, complete with visual and audible reinforcement, including the line every player wants to hear, \"He\'s on fire!\"

The game also features some of the best graphics in mobile gaming, including players that resemble their real-life counterparts, complete with hairstyles, skin tones and jersey numbers. In addition, NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout players will be dazzled by the detailed game environment, including a rotating scores table, stars moving on the hardwood, an animated shot clock and fire blazing from the light strip as players land shot after shot.

What the press is saying about NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout:

\"3-Point Shootout is positively drowning in gameplay modes and options, ensuring that even the most exacting three-point enthusiasts will find a surfeit of long-distance shooting here.\" -- Wireless Gaming Review, February 8, 2005

\"This is without question the greatest cell phone game that I\'ve ever played, and if you\'re a basketball fanatic, prepare to sink rainbows with your mobile phone.\" -- GameDAILY, January 26, 2005

\"You can play this game for days and never get tired because it\'s THAT entertaining.\" -- Wireless Gaming World, January 19, 2005

Verizon Wireless customers can find NBA All-Star 3-Point Shootout in the getGAMES shopping aisle on select Get It Now-enabled phones for $2.49 monthly access or $6.49 for unlimited use purchase. Download charges for Get It Now applications vary and airtime charges apply when browsing, downloading and using certain applications. Customers need a Get It Now-enabled handset and Verizon Wireless digital service to access the Get It Now virtual store.

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