Glu Mobile Partners with Kim Kardashian for Celebrity Lifestyle Game
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Glu Mobile Partners with Kim Kardashian for Celebrity Lifestyle Game
Kardashian's likeness and voice featured in new free-to-play mobile game
San Francisco, Calif. - Nov. 18, 2013 - Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a
leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and
tablet devices, today announced the company will partner with Kim Kardashian on
the development of a new game that will include her likeness and voice. The
title will allow players to navigate themselves into a successful Hollywood
lifestyle with Kardashian as their celebrity mentor. Kardashian's character will
provide players with fashion tips and career advice as they work to realize all
of their celebrity aspirations. Scheduled for release in late Spring 2014, Glu
anticipates that the game will launch on iOS and Android in global markets.
"We look forward to leveraging Kim Kardashian's brand and fan base of 18 million
Twitter followers, 15 million Facebook fans, and 11 million Instagram
followers," said Glu CEO, Niccolo de Masi. "We anticipate that the combination
of Kim's creative input with Glu's leading development and publishing platform
will create a uniquely compelling celebrity game experience."
The Kim Kardashian game will be developed by the Glu Toronto studio team
responsible for the company's recent successes in the casual game genre,
including Stardom: The A-List, Stardom: Hollywood, and Zombies Ate My Friends.
Glu will provide additional details on Kardashian's involvement in the game
development process at a later date.
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Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain "forward-looking statements" related to the
business of Glu Mobile Inc., including statements regarding the expected launch
date and distribution breadth of the game Glu is developing with Kim Kardashian,
Glu's ability to leverage Kim Kardashian's brand and fan base and the
expectation that the combination of Kim Kardashian's creative input with Glu's
leading development and publishing platform will result in a uniquely compelling
celebrity game experience. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the risk that we
do not realize the expected benefits from our agreement with Kim Kardashian; the
risk that consumer demand for smartphones, tablets and next-generation platforms
does not grow as significantly as we anticipate or that we will be unable to
capitalize on any such growth; the risk that we do not realize a sufficient
return on our investment with respect to our efforts to develop free-to-play
games for smartphones, tablets and next-generation platforms; and the risk of
product delays. Certain of these risks and uncertainties are or will be
described in greater detail in our public filings with the SEC. Glu is not under
obligation to (and expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter
its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future
events or otherwise.
Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-
play games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu is focused on creating
compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, ETERNITY
WARRIORS, and FRONTLINE COMMANDO on a wide range of platforms including iOS,
Android, Windows Phone, and MAC OS. Glu's unique technology platform enables its
titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally. Founded in
2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with a major office outside Seattle,
and international locations in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, and Russia.
Consumers can find high-quality entertainment 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.
CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, ETERNITY WARRIORS, FRONTLINE COMMANDO, STARDOM:
THE A-LIST, STARDOM: HOLLYWOOD, ZOMBIES ATE MY FRIENDS, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the
'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
Media Contact
Jason Enriquez
Glu Mobile Inc.
PR(at)glu.com
(415) 800-6263
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