Glu to Release Next Game for Call of Duty® Franchise on Mobile Phones Worldwide
May 20 2010 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq:GLUU), a leading global publisher of
mobile games, today announced plans to release the next Call of
Duty® mobile game, published as part of the company’s expanded
partnership with Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATVI). The
mobile title is scheduled to be available in Q4 2010 in conjunction
with Activision’s upcoming blockbuster release of Call of Duty:
Black Ops and will be published worldwide for carriers and
application stores that support feature phones and smartphones.
“Call of Duty: Black Ops is set to be one of the biggest
entertainment events of the year, and we are excited to take part
in this historic launch by continuing our partnership with
Activision to create the next mobile Call of Duty title,” said
Niccolo de Masi, president and CEO, Glu. “The mobile game will
serve as the ideal complement for Call of Duty fans and new players
alike.”
”Glu Mobile has been a trusted partner and has the proven track
record in capturing the Call of Duty experience to mobile fans
everywhere,” said Dave Anderson, Head of Business Development,
Activision. “Through our close partnership, their team has been
able to create adaptations that are true to the Call of Duty spirit
and they’re poised to deliver a striking title this year.”
Today’s announcement marks the sixth title Glu will develop and
publish through its licensing agreement with Activision Publishing,
Inc. Other titles developed with Activision Publishing, Inc. are
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Force
Recon, Call of Duty: World at War, Tony Hawk: Vert and Guitar Hero
5 Mobile.
Glu’s mobile games produced with Activision have consistently
been a top-seller, and in 2009 Pocket Gamer awarded Call of Duty:
Modern Warfare: Force Recon their Silver Award.
About Glu Mobile
Glu (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games
for feature phones and smartphones. Its portfolio of top-rated
games includes original titles Beat It!, Bonsai Blast, Brain
Genius, Glyder, Stranded, Super K.O. Boxing! and titles based on
major brands from partners including Activision, Atari, Fox Mobile
Entertainment, Harrah's, Hasbro, Konami, Microsoft, PlayFirst,
PopCap Games, SEGA, Sony and Warner Bros. Founded in 2001, Glu is
based in San Mateo, Calif. and has offices in Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain.
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. For live updates, please follow
Glu via Twitter at www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at
Facebook.com/glumobile.
Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This news release contains forward-looking statements, including
those regarding Glu’s scheduled release of the next Call of Duty
mobile game in the fourth quarter of 2010, that Glu will publish
such game worldwide for carriers and application stores that
support feature phones and smartphones and that the release is set
to be one of the biggest entertainment events of the year. These
forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and
uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially
from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors should
consider important risk factors, which include: the risk that the
release of the next Call of Duty mobile game is delayed due to a
delay in the release date of the console version, delays in Glu’s
product development efforts or any other reason; and the other
risks detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Glu’s Form 10-Q
for the quarter ended March 31, 2010 filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 14, 2010 and Glu’s other SEC filings.
You can locate these reports through Glu’s website at
http://www.glu.com/investors. Glu is under no obligation, and
expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
BONSAI BLAST, BRAIN GENIUS, GLU, GLU MOBILE, STRANDED, SUPER
K.O. BOXING! and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu
Mobile Inc.
© 2009 Activision Publishing, Inc. Activision, Call of Duty and
Modern Warfare are registered trademarks of Activision Publishing,
Inc. All rights reserved. The ratings icon is a registered
trademark of the Entertainment Software Association. All other
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