THQ and WCW Do Not Intend to Renew License Agreement
CALABASAS, CALIF. (March 10) BUSINESS WIRE - March 10, 1998 - THQ Inc.
Tuesday announced that THQ and WCW do not intend to renew the license
agreement with respect to WCW World Championship Wrestling. As previously
announced, the existing license expires Dec. 29, 1998, and allows THQ to
continue to sell products on hand and in process at that date through June
29, 1999.
"Since we have been extremely successful with our line of wrestling
products utilizing the WCW license, we fully intend to continue in the
genre with outstanding wrestling games," said Brian J. Farrell, president
and chief executive officer. "We are very excited about our product line
for 1998, which includes not only Nintendo 64 and PlayStation sequels to
our WCW products, but also 'Quest 64' and the just-announced 'The
GranStream Saga' in the role-playing genre, our 'BASS Masters' game for
PlayStation and PC, and of course, our 'RugRats' products for the fall," he
continued.
... "Wait a minute. We've already considered this!" -The Doctor
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