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Glu Announces Tender Offer to Acquire Superscape, a Mobile Games Publisher

admin — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 14:50:46 +0000

Acquisition Will Bolster Glu’s Presence in North America; Supports Goal of Becoming the Leading Mobile Games Publisher Worldwide

SAN MATEO, Calif., January 23, 2008 – Glu Mobile Inc. (“Glu”) (NASDAQ: GLUU) today announced a tender offer to acquire Superscape Group plc (“Superscape”) (LSE: SPS), a leading developer and publisher of mobile games. The acquisition of Superscape will considerably expand Glu’s US presence and add significant development and publishing capabilities to Glu’s existing world-class resources.

The offer price of 10 pence in cash for each Superscape share values Superscape’s entire issued and to be issued share capital at approximately $36 million, or approximately $25 million when taking into account the $11 million of cash and equivalents held on Superscape’s balance sheet as of October 31, 2007. » read more »

Glu and Activision Announce Exclusive Worldwide Partnership to Bring Next Call of Duty Title to Mobile Phones

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:42:39 +0000

Glu Mobile Inc. announced a strategic worldwide partnership with Activision, Inc., to develop an upcoming Call of Duty® title for mobile phones. Through this exclusive agreement, Glu will create a future title in the critically-acclaimed Call of Duty franchise, giving gamers around the world a way to experience Call of Duty directly on their mobile phones.

"We’re thrilled to engage in an exclusive partnership with Activision and bring a new Call of Duty title to mobile gamers worldwide,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer and president, Glu. “The Call of Duty franchise has brought new meaning and innovation to the first person action category and is a great addition to Glu’s portfolio of award-winning games.”

Today’s announcement highlights Glu’s superior studio capabilities and solid relationships with wireless carriers around the world that enable the company to deploy titles to a vast audience of consumers worldwide. » read more »

Glu Mobile And Warner Bros. Digital Distribution Enter Strategic Worldwide Partnership

admin — Thu, 03 May 2007 12:41:21 +0000

Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a publisher of mobile games, has announced a worldwide partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Through this partnership, Glu has secured the worldwide rights to develop, market and distribute mobile games and content based on select new film releases as well as games and content from Warner Bros. Entertainment’s vast library, including popular cartoon brands such as DC Comics, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.

Through a separate agreement, Glu will also distribute select Warner Bros. Entertainment’s mobile games in 2007 throughout North and South America, including “Ocean’s Thirteen” and “300.”

“Warner Bros. has an immense portfolio of properties loved by millions of people around the world, and we look forward to giving fans a way to experience great games on their mobile phones,” said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer, Glu. “This multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. reinforces Glu’s position as a leading independent publisher of mobile entertainment and speaks to our ability to develop and deliver quality content to consumers around the world.” » read more »

Glu Mobile Announces Pricing of Initial Public Offering

admin — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 13:53:09 +0000

Glu Mobile today announced the pricing of its initial public offering of 7,300,000 shares of common stock at a price to the public of $11.50 per share. The Company has also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1,095,000 shares from Glu and certain selling stockholders. Glu's common stock will be listed on the Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol "GLUU" and will begin trading on Thursday, March 22, 2007.

Goldman, Sachs & Co. acted as the sole book-runner for the offering, with Lehman Brothers Inc. acting as co-lead manager, and Banc of America Securities LLC and Needham & Company, LLC acting as co-managers. A copy of the final prospectus relating to the offering may be obtained by contacting Goldman, Sachs & Co., Attn: Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, New York 10004, via fax at 212-902-9316 or via e-mail at prospectus-ny@ny.email.gs.com, or directly from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission at www.sec.gov. » read more »

Glu Debuts Project Gotham Racing Mobile on Microsoft Windows Mobile

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:05:09 +0000

Microsoft's Most Valuable Racing Franchise Comes to its Proprietary Mobile Platform

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - March 6, 2007 - Today at the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2007, Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, debuted Project Gotham Racing® Mobile for Windows Mobile®. PGR® Mobile is the first mobile adaptation of the original award-winning Project Gotham Racing franchise developed by Bizarre Creations for Microsoft® Xbox® and Xbox 360™ video game and entertainment systems. PGR Mobile will be available for Windows Mobile phones this spring and is the result of the first-time collaboration between Glu, Microsoft and Bizarre Creations. The Windows Mobile version of PGR Mobile exemplifies the increasing sophistication around development and publishing for mobile devices.

Today at GDC, Brian Lio, product manager at Microsoft, will host a session entitled "Windows Mobile Game Development: Opportunity, Tools, and Platform" in which he will discuss the current set of tools and technologies for developing games on Windows Mobile including certification, publishing and distribution (2:00 - 2:45 p.m. in Room 120, North Hall). » read more »

Glu Announces Deal to Bring "Age of Empires III" to Mobile Phones Worldwide

admin — Fri, 09 Mar 2007 15:04:11 +0000

Leading Mobile Games Publisher to Develop and Publish Another Microsoft Game Studios Title for Mobile

SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - March 5, 2007 - Today at the Game Developers Conference 2007, Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced an agreement with Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) to develop and publish a mobile adaptation of "Age of Empires® III", based on the award-winning real-time strategy (RTS) franchise for the PC developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Through the agreement, Glu has secured worldwide rights to develop and publish a new mobile game based on "Age of Empires III", the third installment in the series that has sold a staggering 16 million copies worldwide.

"We're excited to partner with Microsoft on another of their most valued brands," said Jill Braff, general manager of North America, Glu Mobile. "Age of Empires is one of the highest-rated and best-selling RTS franchises on the PC, and we look forward to working with Microsoft to replicate that success on mobile." » read more »

Glu Mobile and Nokia Announce Collaboration to Bring Glu Games to N-Gage Platform

admin — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 09:59:11 +0000

SAN MATEO, Calif. - March 1, 2007 - Nokia, the world leader in mobile communications, and Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced today that Glu will be publishing a selection of mobile games and content on the N-Gage platform. Glu's portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles like Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise, as well as titles based on major brands from Atari, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games and Sony.

"Glu Mobile is one of the driving forces in the mobile gaming industry and we're excited to be working with them to bring premium mobile game experiences to our N-Gage platform," said Gregg Sauter, Director, Games Publishing, Nokia. "Glu's reputation and experience in creating compelling mobile games makes them a natural fit for the N-Gage platform." » read more »

Glu and SEGA Announce Extended Partnership

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:40:49 +0000

Glu and SEGA Announce Extended Partnership

Leading mobile developer and publisher of ELSPA no. 1 title Sonic the Hedgehog to launch additional SEGA titles in EMEA.

LONDON, UK. - February 23, 2006 - Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced an extended partnership with SEGAÂ® Europe Ltd to develop and publish a range of new games for mobile phones. Under the terms of the agreement, Glu will work with SEGA to bring titles such as Football Managerâ„¢ Quiz, Total Warâ„¢, and Wonderboyâ„¢ to mobile phones throughout Europe. The extension of the partnership between Glu and SEGA follows success of previous SEGA titles developed and published by Glu for mobile phones, including Sonic the Hedgehogâ„¢, which held the no. 1 position in the UK according to the official Entertainment and Leisure Software Publishers Association (ELSPA) mobile games download chart. Other SEGA titles developed and published by Glu for mobile include Super Monkey Ballâ„¢, Virtua Tennisâ„¢, and Chu Chu Rocketâ„¢. » read more »

Glu's Stranded Wins "Most Innovative Mobile Game" at Gameshadow Innovation Awards 2006

admin — Thu, 01 Mar 2007 07:40:13 +0000

Glu's Stranded Wins "Most Innovative Mobile Game" at Gameshadow Innovation Awards 2006

Glu Original Game Earns Only Award Given to a Mobile Title

SAN MATEO, Calif. and LONDON - February 20, 2006 - Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced its original title, Stranded, has won the Most Innovative Mobile Game Award at Gameshadow Innovation Awards 2006. Stranded was chosen as the winner from eight mobile games nominated and was recognized as the "most enjoyable and innovative mobile game of the last 18 months" according to Gameshadow's judges.

"It's an honor to have our hard work and passion for creating great mobile games recognized by Gameshadow," said Greg Ballard, president and CEO, Glu Mobile. "This award is a testament to the strength and creativity of our development team in making compelling original titles."Stranded was released August 2006 to critical acclaim including Best Adventure Game of 2006 from IGN.com, a 9/10 and a GoldAward from Pocket Gamer and a 4/5 and Editor's Choice Award from WGWorld.com. » read more »