Glu Partners with HipSoft to Bring 2007 Breakout Casual Hit "Build-a-lot" to Mobile Phones
July 23 2008 - 12:29PM
Business Wire
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile
games, today announced that it has signed a deal with HipSoft, a
leading developer of casual games, to bring the award winning
casual game, Build-a-lot to mobile phones. The agreement gives Glu
multi-year, exclusive rights to develop �Build-a-lot� for the
mobile platform and publish throughout North and Latin America.
��Build-a-lot� was one of 2007�s most critically and commercially
successful online casual games. We are excited to build upon the
online title�s success with the mobile game,� said Jill Braff,
senior vice president of global publishing, Glu. �Glu brings a
world-class development organization, strong marketing team and
deep carrier relationships to the partnership, and we look forward
to working with HipSoft�s creative team to replicate the
�Build-a-lot� online hit on mobile.� The game allows players to
tackle the housing market by renovating and selling houses in a
variety of neighborhoods. �Build-a-lot� was named �Action/Arcade
Game of the Year� by Big Fish Games, �Strategy Game of the Year� by
RealArcade, and was nominated for the 2008 Interactive Achievement
Awards for �Downloadable Game of the Year.� �Glu is a natural
partner for us to bring one of our most highly successful games to
the mobile phone,� said Brian Goble, co-founder of HipSoft.
�Build-a-lot is a strategy game requiring a unique interface that
will make the game easy to learn and fun and exciting to play.
That�s why we�re excited to partner with Glu, a company that has
had many past successes of turning popular online games to popular
mobile games.� Build-a-lot will be coming to mobile phones in early
2009. For more information, visit www.glu.com. About Glu Mobile Glu
(NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its
portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Super K.O.
Boxing!, Stranded and Brain Genius, and titles based on major
brands from partners including Atari, Activision, Konami, Harrah's,
Hasbro, Warner Bros., Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA and
Sony. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, Calif. and has
offices in London, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Poland,
Russia, Hong Kong, China, Brazil, Chile, Canada and San Clemente,
Calif. Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment created
exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g'
character logo or at www.glu.com. About HipSoft Founded in 2002 and
located in Redmond, Washingon, HipSoft LLC is a leading developer
of casual games. HipSoft has developed a wide variety of popular
games including Flip Words, Ocean Express, Trivia Machine and
Build-a-lot. For more information please visit the HipSoft website
at www.hipsoft.com. GLU MOBILE, GLU, SUPER K.O. BOXING!, STRANDED,
BRAIN GENIUS and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu
Mobile.
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