CALABASAS HILLS, Calif., December 05, 2000 – THQ (NASDAQ NMS: THQI) today announced the release of Evil Dead: Hail To The King™ for PlayStation®. Evil Dead: Hail To The King is based on the "Evil Dead" movie trilogy that earned a cult following among millions of horror fans with its gorey effects, campy humor and ultra-cool hero, "Ash," played by Bruce Campbell. Campbell is back to reprise his signature role in Evil Dead: Hail To The King where he returns to the infamous cabin in the woods to battle deadites on a quest to save his girlfriend, Jenny. Developed with full support of creators Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert, and Bruce Campbell, Evil Dead: Hail To The King invites players into an authentic Evil Dead survival horror adventure. Evil Dead: Hail To The King is now available at major retail outlets nationwide.

"Working with THQ on the development of Evil Dead: Hail To The King has been a blast," stated Bruce Campbell, star of the "Evil Dead" trilogy. "It was great to reprise the role of Ash in Evil Dead: Hail To The King without having to get beaten up like in the movies." 

"Evil Dead: Hail To The King puts a new spin on the survival horror genre by combining the successful formula of extreme action, cliff-hanging plot lines, and puzzle-solving with Ash's signature humor," stated Scott Krager, executive producer, THQ. "As a huge fan of the movie trilogy, I was thrilled to be able to work with the "Evil Dead" creators in bringing the first games to the millions of fans anxiously waiting to play as the chainsaw-armed hero."

In Evil Dead: Hail To The King, players assume the role of Ash, the chainsaw-armed hero from the "Evil Dead" trilogy, in a story that continues the ongoing saga of the Necronomicon ex Mortis, otherwise known as 'Book of the Dead.' When Ash returns to the cabin in the woods, he is faced with the challenge of battling over 20 startling enemies including deadites, skeletons, and even Evil Ash with freedom to move and attack with multiple weapons simultaneously.

Gamers are offered fully upgradable weapons including the axe, rifle, shotgun and chainsaw in combat. Huge environments include a blend of favorite Evil Dead settings and brand new locations that serve to expand the Evil Dead universe. Offering a wide variety of enemies, puzzles, and settings the story unfolds with several in-game and pre-rendered sequences. Evil Dead: Hail To The King for PlayStation mixes the fun of a campy horror movie with intense combat sequences and clever puzzle-solving.

For more information on Evil Dead: Hail To The King games please visit http://www.evildeadgame.com/ and for the rest of THQ's holiday line-up, please visit http://www.thq.com/.

Renaissance Pictures was formed in 1979 by Sam Raimi, Robert Tapert and Bruce Campbell. Sam Raimi's directorial highlights include 1998 Academy Award nominee "A Simple Plan." Renaissance Pictures also produces the popular Hercules and Xena television shows as well as the recent "Jack of All Trades" starring Campbell.

THQ Inc. develops, publishes and distributes interactive entertainment software worldwide for a variety of hardware platforms including PC CD-ROM, and those manufactured by Sony, Microsoft, Nintendo and Sega. The THQ web site is located at http://www.thq.com/.

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