THQ 2008 Annual Report Download - page 16

Competition
As a publisher of interactive entertainment software, we consider ourselves to be part of the entertainment
industry. At the most fundamental level, our products compete with other forms of entertainment, such as
motion pictures, television and music, for the leisure time and discretionary spending of consumers. Our
primary competition for sales of video games comes from Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo, each of which is a
large developer and marketer of software for its own platforms, as well as other publishers and developers
of interactive entertainment software, such as Activision, Atari, Electronic Arts, LucasArts, Namco, Sega,
Take-Two Interactive Software, Ubisoft, and Vivendi Games.
In addition to competing for video game revenue, we compete with our competitors over licenses and
brand-name recognition, access to distribution channels, and effectiveness of marketing and price. We also
face intense competition from our competitors for the services of talented video game producers, artists,
engineers and other employees.
In addition to our traditional competitors in the video game industry, some of our competitors are very
large, diversified corporations that have begun to develop games based upon their own highly recognizable
brands, and, as a result, stand to become more direct competitors. Disney Interactive Studios recently
expanded its internal software game publishing efforts and Viacom has expanded its efforts in interactive
entertainment software publishing.
Employees
As of March 31, 2008, we employed approximately 2,400 people, of whom over 800 were outside the
United States. We believe that our ability to attract and retain qualified employees is a critical factor in the
successful development of our products and that our future success will depend, in large measure, on our
ability to continue to attract and retain qualified employees. None of our employees are represented by a
labor union or covered by a collective bargaining agreement and we consider our relations with employees
to be favorable.
Financial Information About Geographic Areas
See Item 7 ‘‘Management Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations’’ and
Note 18 of notes to consolidated financial statements included in Item 8.
Available Information
We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (‘‘SEC’’). Our SEC filings, including our annual report on Form 10-K,
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q, current reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed
or furnished pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act are available to the public free of charge over
the internet at our website at http://www.thq.com or at the SEC’s web site at http://www.sec.gov. Our SEC
filings will be available on our website as soon as reasonably practicable after we have electronically filed
or furnished them to the SEC. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into
this annual report on Form 10-K. You may also read and copy any materials we file with the SEC at the
SEC’s Public Reference Room at 100 F Street, NE, Room 1580, Washington D.C. 20549. You may obtain
information on the operation of the Public Reference Room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 or on
the internet at http://www.sec.gov/info/edgar/prrrules.htm. You can view our Code of Business Conduct
and Ethics, our Code of Ethics for Executive Officers and Other Senior Financial Officers and the charters
for each of our committees of the Board of Directors free of charge on the corporate governance section of
our website.
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