Glu Goes Galactic with Star Blitz for iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch

SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of 3D Social Mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced its new Star Blitz App for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch is now available on the App Store. As Star Blitz fighters for the Galactic Coalition, players must defeat the evil alien Xeno Cluster as they attempt to dominate the entire Universe.  With Glu's high-end 3D visuals, gameplay and customization – Star Blitz continues Glu's trend of creating console quality games for mobile devices.  

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"We are excited to bring Glu fans another great game that they can enjoy with their friends," said Giancarlo Mori, Chief Creative Officer at Glu. "With social and intuitive gameplay and state-of-the-art 3D graphics, Star Blitz delivers a compelling and engaging user experience."

Star Blitz features include:

• Classic top-down space shooter gameplay with high-end 3D visuals: Destroy hundreds of squadrons of attacking Xeno Cluster aliens using your shooting skills and ability to dodge their incoming firepower.
• Fully customizable and upgradeable starships: Connect body pieces to build a unique ship, and choose from an array of awesome weaponry to place on your spacecraft.
• Use a real friend as a Star Blitz Wingman: No need to fight the aliens alone – choose a friend from Facebook or Game Center and use them as your partner in the fight against the Xeno Cluster.   

The Star Blitz App is available for free from the App Store on iPad, iPhone and iPod touch, or at www.itunes.com/appstore/.

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.

STAR BLITZ, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.

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