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Exhibit 31.1
CERTIFICATIONS
I, Brian J. Farrell, Chief Executive Officer of THQ Inc., certify that:
1. I have reviewed thisAnnual report on Form 10-K of THQ Inc., the registrant;
2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untruestatement of amaterial fact or
omit to state amaterial fact necessary to make thestatements made, in light of thecircumstances
under whichsuch statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period coveredby
this report;
3. Basedon my knowledge, thefinancialstatements, andother financial information included in this
report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and
cash flows of the registrant as of,andfor, the periods presented in thisreport;
4. Theregistrant’s other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining
disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in ExchangeActRules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e))
and internal control over financialreporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and
15d-15(f))for the registrant andhave:
(a)Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosurecontrols and
procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to
the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is madeknown to us by others within those
entities, particularly during the period in which thisreport is beingprepared;
(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over
financial reportingto be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
(c)Evaluated theeffectiveness of theregistrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and
presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of thedisclosure controls and
procedures, as of the end of the period coveredbythis report based on such evaluation; and
(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting
that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter that hasmaterially affected, or is
reasonably likely to materially affect, theregistrant’s internal control over financial reporting;and
5. Theregistrant’s other certifying officerandIhave disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation
of internal control overfinancial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and theaudit committee of
the registrant’s Board of Directors (or persons performing theequivalent functions):
(a)All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in thedesign or operation of internal
control over financial reporting which are reasonably likelyto adversely affect theregistrant’s
ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and
(b)Any fraud,whetheror not material, thatinvolves management or otheremployees who have a
significant role in the registrant’s internalcontrol over financial reporting.
By: /s/ Brian J. Farrell
Brian J. Farrell
ChiefExecutive Officer
May 30, 2007