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Articles tagged with: Glu Mobile and Mobile Games
MEF to Publish a Mobile Games Sales Chart for the USA
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) and NPD Group have announced plans to launch a formal sales chart for mobile games sold in the USA. more
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Glu Buys 3D Mobile Games Developer
Mobile games developer, Glu Mobile says that it is to buy rival Superscape for approximately $36 million. The acquisition of Superscape will considerably expand Glu's US presence and add significant development and publishing capabilities to Glu's existing resources. more
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Glu Mobile Buys Chinese Mobile Games Developer
Mobile games developer, Glu Mobile has agreed to acquire Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology ("MIG"), a developer and publisher of mobile games in China. The acquisition, which remains subject to customary closing conditions, accelerates the company's presence in China and deepens Glu's relationship with China Mobile. more
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Glu Mobile Secures Indian Distribution Deal for Mobile Games
Indiagames has partnered with Glu Mobile to exclusively distribute their catalogue of wireless content in India. As part of the agreement, Indiagames will exclusively distribute games, wallpapers and ringtones for a number of Glu's titles. more
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Glu Mobile Shrinks 3rd Quarter Losses on Higher Revenues
The mobile games developer, Glu Mobile has reported third quarter consolidated revenue of US$16.7 million, an increase of 35 percent from the third quarter of 2006. The GAAP net loss in the third quarter of 2007 was $753,000, compared to a GAAP net loss of $3.8 million in the third quarter of 2006. more
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McDonalds to Give Away One Million Mobile Games
Mobile games developer, Glu Mobile has inked a deal to give away one million copies of it's Monopoly game to winners of an instant win prize in a McDonalds promotion. The promotion runs in the US branches of McDonalds restaraunts. more
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"Asteroids captures the timeless energy and addictive gameplay of the original arcade game, a true reminder of the hours spent at the arcade, but also gives gamers completely new themes, gameplay and graphics that take advantage of today's technology," said Jill Braff, senior vice president of global publishing, Glu. "Gamers young and old love retro arcade classics like this one and people will be pleasantly surprised by the game's modern depth and sophistication." more
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Mobile Games Firm Opens Office in China
The mobile games publisher, Glu Mobile has opened a development studio in Beijing, and announced its continued expansion in the EMEA region with the opening of offices in Milan, Italy and Madrid, Spain. Glu's expansion allows each regional office to work more closely with both wireless operators and consumers to tailor activity according to specific market needs. Glu has been selling mobile games in Italy and Spain since 2004 and in China since 2005. more
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Content Drives Data Revenue as Voice Business Wanes
Faced with a falling Average Revenue Per User (ARPU) for their voice services, mobile communications providers are offering premium multimedia content in order to compensate for their reduced voice revenue per subscriber, according to the market-research firm iSuppli. more
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Consumers Still in the Dark About Mobile Games
The mobile games developer, Glu Mobile has published the results of research conducted in conjunction with U30 Group. Glu's research indicates that a lack of collective knowledge about mobile games has caused consumers to fixate on the limitations of the mobile phone as a gaming device instead of on the convenience and affordability that mobile games offer. The research also found that consumers are unaware of the variety and quality of mobile games available today, do not know where to go to find information about the games, and therefore have low expectations for the mobile gaming experience. more
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