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AGOURA HILLS, Calif. \u2013 March 10, 2009 \u2013 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced its plans to bring the Up video game, based on the highly anticipated Disney\u2022Pixar film, to all major consoles worldwide beginning in spring 2009.\u00a0 Up is currently in development across seven game systems, including Wii\u2122 home video game system, Nintendo DS\u2122, Xbox 360\u00ae video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PLAYSTATION\u00ae3 computer entertainment system, PlayStation\u00ae2 computer entertainment system, PSP\u00ae (PlayStation\u00e2Portable) system,\u00a0 and Games for Windows\u00ae and Mac.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Development for the Up video game is being led by THQ\u2019s Heavy Iron Studios, the same creative team responsible for the video games based on Disney\u2022Pixar\u2019s Ratatouille and WALL?E.\u00a0 In 2007, Ratatouille received recognition from The International Animated Film Society\u2019s annual Annie Awards as the \u201cBest Animated Video Game.\u201d<\/p>\n
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About the Up Video Game<\/p>\n
The Up video game will take players on an exotic adventure with Carl Fredricksen and his young sidekick, Wilderness Explorer Russell, as they set off on a wild journey through the undiscovered jungles of South America.\u00a0 Players will be able to experience all four main characters from the movie — Carl, Russell, Dug the lovable dog or Kevin the prehistoric bird — while playing as a single-player or with a friend cooperatively throughout the entire game.\u00a0 Players will encounter exciting, new environments as they navigate through treacherous jungle terrains, battle dangerous creatures and trek the slippery slopes of the Amazonian Tepuis.\u00a0 In addition, the game also features multi-player game modes, including an epic level that will allow up to four players to compete in aerial combat.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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For more information on the Up video game, please visit www.upvideogame.com<\/a>.\u00a0 Information on the rest of THQ\u2019s line-up of family-friendly titles is also available on www.playthq.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About the Up Movie<\/p>\n From Disney\u2022Pixar comes \u201cUp,\u201d a comedy adventure about 78-year-old balloon salesman Carl Fredricksen, who finally fulfills his lifelong dream of a great adventure when he ties thousands of balloons to his house and flies away to the wilds of South America.\u00a0 But he discovers all too late that his biggest nightmare has stowed away on the trip: an overly optimistic 8-year-old Wilderness Explorer named Russell.\u00a0\u00a0 From the Academy Award\u00ae-nominated director Peter Docter (Monsters, Inc.), Disney\u2022Pixar\u2019s Up invites film goers on a hilarious journey into a lost world, with the least likely duo on Earth.\u00a0 Up will be presented in Disney Digital 3-D in select theatres. The film is due for release on May 29, 2009.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About Pixar Animation Studios \u00a0<\/p>\n About Disney Interactive Studios<\/p>\n Disney Interactive Studios, part of Disney Interactive Media Group, is the interactive entertainment affiliate of The Walt Disney Company (NYSE: DIS). Disney Interactive Studios self publishes and distributes a broad portfolio of multi-platform video games, mobile games and interactive entertainment worldwide. The company also licenses properties and works directly with other interactive game publishers to bring products for all ages to market. Disney Interactive Studios is based in Glendale, California, and has internal development studios around the world.\u00a0 For more information, log on to http:\/\/www.disneyinteractivestudios.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n About THQ<\/p>\n THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software.\u00a0 The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices.\u00a0\u00a0 Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.\u00a0 More information about THQ and its products may be found at www.thq.com<\/a>. THQ, Heavy Iron and their respective logos are trademarks and\/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Microsoft, Xbox, Xbox 360, and\u00a0 \u2018Games for Windows\u2019 are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and\/or other countries.<\/p>\n \u201cPlayStation\u201d, \u201cPLAYSTATION\u201d, \u201cPS\u201d Family logo and \u201cPSP\u201d are registered trademarks of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. PSP\u00ae system \u2013 Memory Stick Duo\u2122 may be required (sold separately).<\/p>\n Wii and Nintendo DS are trademarks of Nintendo.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Action Adventure Game Will Take Players to the Unexplored Worlds of South America To Encounter Exotic Animals and Villainous Enemies \u00ad AGOURA HILLS, Calif. \u2013 March 10, 2009 \u2013 THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced its plans to bring the Up video game, based on the highly anticipated Disney\u2022Pixar film, to all major consoles worldwide<\/p>\n
\nPixar Animation Studios, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Walt Disney Company, is an Academy Award\u00ae-winning film studio with world-renowned technical, creative, and production capabilities in the art of computer animation.\u00a0 Creator of some of the most successful and beloved animated films of all time, including Toy Story, Finding Nemo, The Incredibles, Cars, Ratatouille and most recently, WALL\u2022E.\u00a0 The Northern California studio has won 22 Academy Awards\u00ae and its eight films have grossed more than $4.5 billion at the worldwide box office to date.\u00a0 The next film release from Disney\u2022Pixar is Up (May 29, 2009).<\/p>\n