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To: MikeD who wrote (11691)	9/27/1999 10:19:00 PM
From: Marc Newman	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

Mike, based on that review and the past sales success of the title on PSX and PC, I now think Destruction Derby could sell as well as Road Rash. Todd, what do you think? Remember, Destruction Derby has sold millions on other platforms. It sure seems like sales of Wrestlemania 2000 are going to be better than most of us thought. Mayhem is turning out to be a big to-do about nothing and the Jakk's CEO just said to increase estimates for the December quarter due to the THQ/JAKK joint WWF venture. In case anyone hasn't heard, short interest is out and paints a wonderful picture. Over 3.7 million by mid-month. I was thinking anything over three million was a victory--this is great news. It seems to me that with the stock near the new highs and the huge underwater short interest, we could have a great end to this month. Substitute THQ for the Red Hots that Cramer is talking about and you'll see what I mean: <<This week marks the end of a quarter, a quarter where unless you were in the Red Hots, you don't have much to write home about. That won't sit well with the marketers. They are anxious to get their people on TV and in the magazines. It doesn't sit well with the managers, either. They know the drill. Make it happen in 72 hours. Get long the hot ones. Move everything else up. Get the shorts to cover.>> Toss in a huge game release tomorrow and people wanting to get long before Farrell's speech to the big-deal Montgomery Securities conference on the first, and you've got some nice ammo. Marc

To: MikeD who wrote (11691)	9/29/1999 9:24:00 AM
From: MikeD	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 14266

Another blurb on the SouthPeak Interactive/THQ deal SouthPeak Interactive has bought the North American publishing and distribution rights for six of THQ's upcoming PC, N64 and Game Boy Color titles during the '99 holiday season and Q1 2000. fgnonline.com Can anyone clarify this deal for me? Is this simply a list of games that THQ had the rights to, decided not to publish themselves, and passed on to a smaller publisher? It seems to me that this represents the growing quality of THQ's line of games. They can now pass on minor releases and focus on the major licenses and cutting edge games...