SAN FRANCISCO, May 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Glu Mobile Inc.
(Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of 3D Social Mobile
games for smartphone and tablet devices, was today named a "Top
Developer" at Google I/O 2011. Google is also naming Glu's hit
Social Mobile game, Gun Bros, as an "Editor's Choice." Gun Bros has
led Glu's success on Android™, with more than 3 million downloads
on Android devices in the first three months of its release.
"We are honored to be named a Top Developer, as well as to
receive the prestigious Editor's Choice award for Gun Bros," said
Niccolo de Masi, Chief Executive
Officer at Glu. "Our dedication to the Android platform, innovation
in design and game play is evidenced through the popularity of our
3D Social Mobile games. We appreciate Google's recognition of these
accomplishments."
Recognition as a Top Developer and Editor's Choice at Google I/O
demonstrate the strength of Glu's development relationship with
Google. At the Google Honeycomb launch in February 2011, Gun Bros was a featured gaming
demo. In addition, Glu was the publisher for three of the six
initial titles containing In-App Purchasing functionality featured
at the February launch event.
Glu will be showcasing its latest hit game, Contract Killer, at
Google I/O, where attendees will have the opportunity to play the
first-person shooter game for the first time on Android devices.
Contract Killer will be available from Android Market™ on
Friday, May 13, 2011.
Google I/O brings together thousands of developers for deep
technical discussions focused on next generation web, mobile, and
enterprise applications with Google and open web technologies such
as Android, Google Chrome, Google APIs, Google Web Toolkit, App
Engine, and more.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of 3D
Social Mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu's
unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a
broad audience of consumers all over the world - supporting iOS,
Android, Palm, Windows Phone 7 devices and beyond. Glu is
focused on bringing the best in social, freemium, cross-platform
mobile gaming experiences to the mass market. Founded in 2001, Glu
is headquartered in San Francisco
and has major offices in Brazil,
China, Russia and the UK. Glu is focused on
creating compelling original IP and also partners with leading
entertainment brands including Activision, Atari, Caesar's and Fox.
Consumers can find high-quality, fresh entertainment created
exclusively for their mobile devices wherever they see the 'g'
character logo or at www.glu.com. For live updates, please
follow Glu via Twitter at or become a Glu fan on Facebook.
GUN BROS, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the 'g' character logo are
trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc. Android and Android Market are
trademarks of Google, Inc.
SOURCE Glu Mobile Inc.