Gaming News - January 2003

Calabasas, CA (January 13, 2003) - THQ Inc. today announced that its action game Red Faction II will be coming to the GameCube, Xbox, and PC in March.

"We are very pleased to be bringing an original, internally developed brand like `Red Faction II' to Gamecube, Xbox and PC," said Alison Locke, executive vice president, North American publishing, THQ. "In addition to groundbreaking Geo-Mod technology, `Red Faction II' offers gamers a complete entertainment experience with new enhancements and improvements that take advantage of each system's respective hardware."

From THQ:

Featuring an enhanced Geo-Mod(TM) engine that allows players to strategically alter and destroy the game environment in real-time, "Red Faction II" expands and builds upon the experience and technology of the original game with blistering action, an engaging storyline, highly detailed graphics and a number of multi-player options.

Originally developed for the PlayStation(R) 2 computer entertainment system by THQ's Volition(R) studio, these new versions of "Red Faction II" will feature a number of enhancements and improvements. The Gamecube version, being developed by THQ's Cranky Pants Games(TM) studio, will feature custom animations, improved texture resolution and color as well as enhanced lighting specific to the Gamecube hardware. The Xbox and PC versions, being developed by THQ's Outrage(R) Games studio, will include increased texture resolution, and exclusive multiplayer maps and character models.

For more information, artwork and to view weekly updates on the game's development, please visit www.redfaction2.com.

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