Age of Empires(R) III Mobile Storms Handsets in North AmericaGlu Mobile Inc. today announced the North American launch of the la

  
    
  
  
    
      Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile 
      games, today announced the North American launch of the latest in the 
      best-selling Age of Empires® franchise to come 
      to mobile phones, Age of Empires® III Mobile. 
      The title was developed and published through Glu’s 
      worldwide partnership with Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) and is 
      based on the award-winning real-time strategy (RTS) franchise for the PC 
      developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios.
    
    
      Age of Empires III Mobile lets users experience the epic age of 
      discovery by exploring the New World as they build and conquer rival 
      colonies in pursuit of the ultimate empire. The mobile version includes 
      a variety of historical battles in skirmish mode and the task of 
      defending Malta from the Ottoman Empire in an extended campaign mode 
      which serves as a prequel to the Age of Empires III PC game.
    
    
      Features include:
    
    
      
        Historically Immersive Setting – Play 
        as the Knights of St. John to protect Western Europe from the Ottoman 
        Empire
      
      
        Real-Time Strategy – Use battle 
        strategy and resource management to conquer rival colonies and build 
        the ultimate empire
      
      
        Home City – Similar to the PC game, 
        use experience points gained in battle to obtain support cards from 
        the home city for extra resources and units
      
      
        Depth of Gameplay – Hours of fun as 
        you play through 15 campaign levels, with 11 different units and eight 
        building types across three different ages
      
      
        Intuitive Controls – Innovative 
        pause and command system provides extra infantry control
      
      
        Two Gameplay Modes – Skirmish and 
        Campaign modes
      
    
    
      Age of Empires III Mobile has received praise and critical acclaim 
      overseas for its high quality and engaging game play:
    
    
      
        “At last, mobile gamers get a decent Age of 
        Empires conversion. Fine resource management and a game so lengthy you’ll 
        be engrossed for weeks,” – 
        PocketGamer Silver Award
      
      
        “A very impressive real time strategy game 
        that takes the genre to new heights on the mobile,” 
        – Mobilegamefaqs.com
      
      
        “Age of Empires 3 succeeds where competing 
        games fail: An intelligent control system for real-time strategy games 
        on the phone,” – Airgamer 
        Germany
      
    
    
      The game is now available via major wireless carriers in Europe, North 
      and South America. 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, Hong Kong, China, Sao Paulo and Chile. 
      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.
    
    
      GLU MOBILE, GLU, SUPER K.O. BOXING!, STRANDED, BRAIN GENIUS and the 'g' 
      character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile.
    
    
      Microsoft, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Age of Empires and Ensemble 
      Studios are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft 
      Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.