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| 10.02.2026 | Ares Interactive Secures $70 Million to Revolutionize Free-to-Play Gaming | Ares Interactive, a dynamic game developer, closed a significant $70 million Series A funding round. General Catalyst led the investment. This capital powers Ares' mission: crafting next-generation, cross-platform, free-to-play game franchi... |
| 04.02.2026 | Ares Interactive: $70 Million Series A Closed For Cross-Platform Free-To-Play Games | Ares Interactive, a San Francisco-based game developer and publisher, has raised $70 million in Series A funding to support its plan to build a next-generation, cross-platform free-to-play game company focused on creating long-running, play... |
| 18.03.2024 | Announcing the Mobile Finance Collective - A Pioneering New Community for Finance Professionals in the Mobile App and Gaming Sector | Groundbreaking new community launches, designed to address the unmet needs of finance professionals and founders within the dynamic and ever-evolving mobile app and gaming sector.
LONDON, March 18, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Today marks the... |
| 29.01.2024 | Kim Kardashian just launched a new makeup line. Here's how she leveraged her reality TV stardom into a multibillion-dollar empire. | Retail Kim Kardashian just launched a new makeup line. Here's how she leveraged her reality TV stardom into a multibillion-dollar empire.
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| 16.09.2022 | SEL Education Extends To Restful Nights | SEL providers are now thinking about how to support the youngest learners, even during the night. getty |
| 06.04.2021 | Kim Kardashian West is officially a billionaire - here's how she built her empire | Kim Kardashian West has had a career spanning multiple industries, and she's eager to add law to her list.
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Kim Kardashian West's net worth is $1 billion (R14.5 billion), according to Forbes.
You may have seen her ... |
| 17.03.2021 | Glu Mobile Launches MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021 | SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar 17, 2021--
Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading developer and publisher of mobile games, today announced the availability of MLB Tap Sports Baseball 2021 on the App Store and Google Play. In collabor... |
| 12.02.2021 | Electronic Arts to acquire gaming developer Glu Mobile for $2.1 billion | Electronic Arts (EA), a global leader in interactive entertainment, is on a buying spree in recent months. In December 2020, we covered the gaming giant after it acquired U.K. racing game developer Codemasters for $1.2 billion. Codemasters ... |
| 23.10.2019 | 3 problems studios face when developing games for famous IPs | Branding is a powerful thing. Back in 1976, Sega’s The Fonz arcade game was the first-ever licensed game. And ever since, games based on licenses have been some of the biggest hits — and also some of the biggest flops. For every GoldenEye, ... |
| 23.10.2019 | 3 problems studios face when developing games for famous IPs | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Branding is a powerful thing. Back in 1976, Sega’s The Fonz arcade game was the first-ever licensed game. And ever since, games based o... |
| 20.09.2018 | Teatime Games is Nominated for Startup of the Year/Best Newcomer by Nordic Startup Awards | Mobile Games Going More Social Is the New Gaming Trend
By believing that mobile game players will find a more social and personalized experience while playing very satisfactory, the Icelandic startup Teatime Games is aiming to revolutioniz... |
| 09.11.2017 | Design Home reaches 30 million downloads and $71.5 million in bookings in first year | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Glu Mobile released Design Home a year ago, and the mobile game publisher said the title has generated 30 million downloads and $71.5 m... |
| 09.11.2017 | Design Home reaches 30 million downloads and $71.5 million in bookings in first year | Glu Mobile released Design Home a year ago, and the mobile game publisher said the title has generated 30 million downloads and $71.5 million in bookings through the end of the third quarter ended September 30.
In honor of the anniversary, ... |
| 23.03.2017 | Kim Kardashian launches Facebook Messenger bot to promote her mobile game | Kim Kardashian West launched chatbots for Facebook Messenger and Kik today to promote her game, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, which is available for iOS and Android smartphones.
The virtual Kardashian will ask you what it should wear (latex dr... |
| 23.12.2016 | Glu Mobile acquires QuizUp in deal valued at $7.5 million | The developers of popular celeb-themed games including Kim Kardashian: Hollywood and Nicki Minaj: The Empire, Glu Mobile, acquired Plain Vanilla Corp., and its mobile social trivia game QuizUp this week, according to an SEC filing.
The deal... |
| 23.11.2016 | Kendall & Kylie launches iMessage stickers and hundreds of ways to make money | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Above: Kendall & Kylie stickers for iMessage chats.
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Glu Mobile has made its name with celebrity games such as Kim... |
| 23.11.2016 | Kendall & Kylie launches iMessage stickers and hundreds of ways to make money | Above: Kendall & Kylie stickers for iMessage chats.
Image Credit: Glu
Glu Mobile has made its name with celebrity games such as Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, and it has figured out another way to make money with celebrities. Today, the San... |
| 05.11.2016 | M&A roundup - week ending 11/5/16 | Spotify acquired Preact; Intel bought VOKE and NAVinci; Broadcom purchased Brocade
Spotify acquired customer success company Preact. No financial terms of the deal were disclosed.
Preact will be shutting down. Registration is already disabl... |
| 19.07.2016 | Glu Mobile launches Tencent’s WeFire shooter as Rival Fire in the West | Last year, China’s Tencent invested $126 million for a 15 percent stake in Glu Mobile. The companies began collaborating, and one of the fruits of that labor is debuting today as the Rival Fire mobile shooter game.
The title is one more att... |
| 19.07.2016 | Glu Mobile launches Tencent’s WeFire shooter as Rival Fire in the West | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Last year, China’s Tencent invested $126 million for a 15 percent stake in Glu Mobile. The companies began collaborating, and one of th... |
| 14.07.2016 | Gotta catch ’em all: What’s made Pokémon GO such a viral success? | On the left, my character with a Pokestop nearby (blue circle). On the right, a Bulbasaur I caught in the office.
By Thuong Hoang, University of Melbourne and Steven Baker, University of Melbourne
Technology often needs a “killer app” to ga... |
| 14.07.2016 | How Pokemon Go became a viral success | By Thuong Hoang and Steven Baker
Technology often needs a “killer app” to gain mass market appeal.
For the touch screen, it was the iPhone; for wearables, the Fitbit. Augmented reality games have been around for more than a decade, so what ... |
| 13.07.2016 | What’s made Pokémon GO such a viral success? | - |
| 29.06.2016 | Gordon Ramsay puts a dash of attitude into Glu Mobile game | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Famous chef Gordon Ramsay has entered the celebrity game business with the launch of Glu Mobile‘s Gordon Ramsay Dash mobile game today.... |
| 29.06.2016 | Glu debuts new Dash game with Gordon Ramsay | These days, if a celebrity launches their own game, it is likely with Glu Mobile. Known for their free-to-play mobile games, the publicly traded company lists more than 100 games, including Sonic the Hedgehog, Transformers, Guitar Hero and ... |
| 29.06.2016 | Gordon Ramsay puts a dash of attitude into Glu Mobile game | Famous chef Gordon Ramsay has entered the celebrity game business with the launch of Glu Mobile‘s Gordon Ramsay Dash mobile game today.
The high energy, foul-mouthed chef worked with Glu to put unique touches on the iOS and Android title, w... |
| 09.03.2016 | Gordon Ramsay brings cursing and insults to his celebrity chef mobile game | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Gordon Ramsay will be damned if his chef’s game isn’t the best mobile celebrity title on the market. He’s been working on it for the be... |
| 24.02.2016 | Kendall & Kylie game takes Glu Mobile to the top 10 again after poor Katy Perry launch | Glu Mobile has seen ups and downs with its celebrity mobile games, and now it’s on the ups again thanks to its release of Kendall & Kylie, which is based on the lives of reality stars Kendall and Kylie Jenner.
Founded in 2001, Glu toile... |
| 24.02.2016 | Kendall & Kylie game takes Glu Mobile to the top 10 again after poor Katy Perry launch | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Glu Mobile has seen ups and downs with its celebrity mobile games, and now it’s on the ups again thanks to its release of Kendall &... |
| 18.02.2016 | You're Going To Hate How Much Money Kim Kardashian's Mobile Game Has Made | Lauren Keating, Tech Times 18 February 2016, 04:02 pm
Despite the fact that her husband Kanye West announced on Twitter that he needs Mark Zuckerberg's help to get out of a $53 million debt, the cash keeps rolling in for Kim Kardashian — th... |
| 03.02.2016 | Glu’s wildest dreams come true as it partners with Taylor Swift on mobile game | Glu Mobile announced today that it has partnered with music superstar Taylor Swift to develop a new mobile game. The move represents Swift’s first foray into mobile games, but Glu has been specializing in starpower ever since it established... |
| 03.02.2016 | Glu’s wildest dreams come true as it partners with Taylor Swift on mobile game | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Glu Mobile announced today that it has partnered with music superstar Taylor Swift to develop a new mobile game. The move represents Sw... |
| 22.01.2016 | Plain Vanilla Raises up to $7.5M from Glu Mobile | Plain Vanilla Corp., the Reykjavik, Iceland-based mobile gaming developer behind QuizUp, raised up to $7.5m in promissory notes convertible into a minority equity stake from Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ:GLUU), a global developer and publisher of... |
| 21.01.2016 | Glu announces $7.5M investment in QuizUp developer ahead of TV show, may lead to a full acquisition | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Mobile-game publisher Glu Mobile (Glu) has announ... |
| 09.12.2015 | Facebook names Clash of Kings as its 2015 Game of the Year | It’s the holidays, which means everyone in the media is scrambling to finish the 2015 games in their “to play” pile, and otherwise friendly co-workers in editorial rooms across the land are threatening fisticuffs over what should win game o... |
| 29.04.2015 | Tencent Will Pay $126M For A 14.6% Stake In Glu Mobile, Maker Of Kim Kardashian: Hollywood | Tencent, one of China’s biggest Internet companies, has agreed to purchase a 14.6 percent stake in Glu Mobile, the San Francisco game developer probably best known for the hit app Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. Shares of Glu rocketed 23 percent... |
| 05.11.2014 | Glu Mobile sues over alleged Deer Hunter ripoff Kill Shot | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Glu Mobile is suing mobile game studio Hothead Games for copying it popular Deer Hunter 2014 mobile game. Hothead’s Kill Shot isn’t abo... |
| 05.11.2014 | Glu Mobile sues over alleged Deer Hunter ripoff Kill Shot | Glu Mobile is suing mobile game studio Hothead Games for copying it popular Deer Hunter 2014 mobile game. Hothead’s Kill Shot isn’t about hunting deer at all. Rather, you’re a sniper that hunts enemy soldiers. Nevertheless, Glu alleges in a... |
| 10.10.2014 | Glu Mobile Releases Diner Dash On iOS And Android | Glu Mobile, the same company behind Kim Kardashian: Hollywood fame, just released Diner Dash in the App Store and on Google Play.
Originally published by San Francisco-based PlayFirst, Diner Dash has received over 550 million downloads, mak... |
| 27.08.2014 | The Hollywood-ification Of The App Store | Kim Kardashian: Hollywood’s success in the App Store could open the doors to future celebrity-publisher partnerships, suggests app analytics firm App Annie in a new report out this morning which looks back on the latest in app store trends.... |
| 07.12.2013 | Localizing Games For China Doesn’t Just Mean Making Them More “Chinese” | China boasts the world’s fastest growing market for mobile devices and, like in the rest of the world, games dominate the amount of time users spend in apps. The top publishers there already include overseas companies like Electronic Arts, ... |
| 27.11.2013 | Glu Mobile chief says Google Glass could trigger another ‘iPhone moment’ for gaming (interview) | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Stepping into unknown territory, mobile game developer Glu Mobile announced last week that it had developed a word game, Spellista, for... |
| 02.07.2013 | Startups should optimize for mobile to avoid becoming ‘unglued’ | Editor’s note: Keynote Systems’ Startup Shootout Index provides some insight into the three-screen challenge — desktop, smartphone, and tablet — now facing anyone with a web presence. We’ll be bringing you a fresh set of data from Keynote e... |
| 11.02.2013 | Bee Cave Games Raises $1.4M in Seed Funding | Bee Cave Games, an Austin, Texas-based developer of social games, raised $1.4m in seed funding.
Backers included Glu Mobile and unnamed private investors.
Founded in 2012 by former Zynga’s Erik Bethke (CEO), Jeremy Strauser and Nimai Malle,... |
| 29.10.2012 | Apps Market Update Report by Flexion – Q3, 2012 | Over €4.2m spent on Flexion-enabled content; 3.9 free trials per second enabled; 46 million new registered customers globally
October 2012 – In Q3 2012, Flexion saw €4.2 million spent on mobile apps monetised by its wrapper globally, with c... |
| 11.01.2012 | Ngmoco Partners With Glu Mobile To Bring Gun Bros To Mobage | Following its November partnership with TinyCo, social games outfit ngmoco (now a DeNA-owned company) is partnering with game publisher Glu Mobile, Inc. The deal will brings Glu’s popular Gun Bros game to ngmoco’s Mobage gaming platform for... |
| 06.12.2011 | Urban Airship Says Its Push Notifications Work On Kindle Fire (Which It Found Out By Accident) | Here’s a funny story: Urban Airship, a backend service provider for mobile developers, recently discovered that its push notifications offering works on Amazon’s new Kindle Fire…by accident. Although the company makes an Android push client... |
| 04.01.2010 | Glu Mobile names new CEO to take it into smartphone age | As it adapts to the new age of games on smartphones, Glu Mobile has named a new chief executive.
Niccolo de Masi is the new president and chief executive at the mobile game publisher, replacing Greg Ballard, who announced a while ago he was... |
| 04.01.2010 | Glu Mobile names new CEO to take it into smartphone age | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
As it adapts to the new age of games on smartphones, Glu Mobile has named a new chief executive.
Niccolo de Masi is the new president a... |
| 24.06.2009 | Glu to launch mobile versions of 5 popular Activision games | Glu Mobile said today it will launch five new mobile titles as part of the company’s expanded partnership with Activision Publishing.
The new titles include a mobile version of Modern Warfare 2, Activision’s flagship game coming this fall. ... |
| 24.06.2009 | Glu to launch mobile versions of 5 popular Activision games | Did you miss a session from GamesBeat Summit 2022? All sessions are available to stream now. Learn more.
Glu Mobile said today it will launch five new mobile titles as part of the company’s expanded partnership with Activision Publishing.
T... |
| 07.06.2009 | Playfish excels with quality cross-platform games | In the dimly-lit world of social networking applications, companies tend to privately trash each other — often quite accurately. You hear things like “so-and-so always sends spammy invites” or “so-and-so has a suspect means of making money.... |
| 26.06.2008 | Call of Duty: World at War coming from Glu Mobile | The mobile game publishing company Glu will extend its exclusive, worldwide partnership with Activision to bring Call of Duty: World at War to mobile platforms. It shouldn’t be long before thumb thumpers around the globe enlist to fight Imp... |
| 12.06.2008 | Glu Mobile Partners with Sony Pictures Television International | Glu Mobile, the mobile game company, has partnered with Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) to distribute Glu titles on behalf of SPTI in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
Commentin... |
| 29.04.2008 | Glu Launches Speed Racer mobile Game | The Movie Speed Racer, which is based on a cartoon series from the 1970’s, hits theaters on May 9. In tandem with the movie’s release, Glu Mobile launched a game based on the movie today. Speed Racer is the first title Glu has developed and... |
| 07.04.2008 | Glu to Develop and Publish the Price Is Right and Family Feud Mobile Games | Glu signed a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises (FME) to bring two popular games shows your mobile phone. The agreement gives Glu a multi-year and exclusive rights contract to develop mobile games based on The Price Is Right and Family Fe... |
| 19.09.2007 | Mobile Game News 9-19-07 | Each week MobileCrunchArcade compiles the biggest news from the world of mobile gaming.
This Week’s Headlines: Save the World With Heroes; Stewie’s Arsenal Set to Ambush; Skyzone Scoops Out the Action; Glu’s New Political Knockout; EA Hits ... |
| 07.08.2007 | Diner Dash 2 Serving Up This Fall | Glu Mobile Inc, the publisher that brought you Diner Dash, plans to release Diner Dash 2 around the world this fall. This will be Glu’s third title developed and published with its partner, PlayFirst, Inc., a publisher of casual games. The ... |
| 23.07.2007 | Glu Mobile Sticks with PopCap Games | Mobile game publisher Glu Mobile is sticking with PopCap Games, the two companies announced today. Under the this new multi-year partnership Glu will continue to publish three of PopCap’s most popular titles including Zuma, AstroPop and Ins... |
| 12.06.2007 | More than Meets the Eye on Mobile This Summer | With content that promises to be “More than Meets the Eye” the TRANSFORMERS will arrive on mobile phones this summer in time for the big-screen movie from director Michael Bay. Glu Mobile Inc, a global publisher of mobile games, today annou... |
| 22.03.2007 | Glu Mobile, mobile publisher, raises $84M in IPO | Glu Mobile, the San Mateo, Calif. mobile game publisher, begins IPO trading today.
It sold 7.3 million common shares, and they begin trading today at $11.50 per share. The company raised about $84 million, and is valued at $327 million.
Ven... |
| 20.12.2006 | Game publisher Glu Mobile files for $92M IPO | Glu Mobile, a San Mateo publisher of mobile games, has filed for a $92 million initial public offering.
The company, originally known as Sorrent (we wrote about them here), has raised around $57 million in VC funding since 2001 from BA Vent... |
| 15.06.2005 | EBT Mobile To Sell Mobile Games In China Through ProvisionX | Press Release
EBT Mobile teams up with ProvisionX to distribute mobile games in their retail stores in the Shanghai region
SINGAPORE – 14 June, 2005 — ProvisionX, provider of an outsourced mobile gaming service delivery platform for mobile ... |
| 15.06.2005 | ProvisionX To Demonstrate The Future Of Outsourced Mobile Gaming Services At Communicasia 2005 | Press Release
Visit ProvisionX at CommunicAsia on the UK Pavilion, in Hall 3, stand F1-10
Singapore, 14 June 2005 - ProvisionX, provider of an outsourced mobile gaming service delivery platform for mobile operators, will demonstrate a new a... |
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