Joyent/THQ deal

AGOURA HILLS, Calif., Sep 20, 2010: THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) today announced that it has selected Joyent, the premier provider of smart computing solutions, to support THQ's expanding presence in the social games space. THQ will use Joyent's innovative Smart Technologies to provide a turn-key development and publishing environment to its social gaming development teams. Joyent will provide the server infrastructure, bandwidth, hosting and network operations that enable rapid prototyping and deployment of online games.

Joyent's quick-start cloud solution and professional services will enable THQ's developers to focus on game innovation rather than infrastructure deployment. The application of Joyent technology will allow THQ to speed time to market, lower operating costs and improve scalability.

"Joyent provides a key component of our social network strategy," said Mike Hogan, Vice President of Online Publishing and Operations, THQ. "Using Joyent technology, we've been able to create an environment that allows us to provide our studios a scalable platform for developing and launching social games. By removing the complication of infrastructure deployment, we allow developers to focus on what they do best, making great games."

"We're pleased to be providing smart computing infrastructure to THQ's developers," said Chris Arisian, Joyent EVP Field Operations. "Joyent's extensive experience supporting some of the leading developers of social games have helped us refine our technology specifically for online games. We support the entire development lifecycle and have optimized our platform to deliver an end-to-end performance and scalability required by game developers. From prototyping through production, Joyent provides the infrastructure solutions to deliver the entire game."

About Joyent

Joyent is the premier Infrastructure-as-a-Service (Iaas) and Platform-as-a-Service (Paas) provider offering cloud computing solutions worldwide since 2004. Delivering billions of page views per month, Joyent's Smart Technologies improve performance, scalability, manageability and security for thousands of web and mobile applications. Serving a network of service providers and thousands of customers, Joyent is the only company that runs a major public cloud infrastructure, builds the technologies that power that infrastructure, and uses those technologies to enable multiple third-party public, private, and hybrid clouds.

About THQ

THQ Inc. (NASDAQ: THQI) is a leading worldwide developer and publisher of interactive entertainment software. The company develops its products for all popular game systems, personal computers and wireless devices. Headquartered in Los Angeles County, California, THQ sells product through its global network of offices located throughout North America, Europe and Asia Pacific. More information about THQ and its products can be found at www.thq.com and www.thqwireless.com. THQ and the THQ logo are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of THQ Inc. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners.

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