Glu Mobile Announces Immediate Support for Google Play Game Services
Playing and sharing Glu games with friends gets even easier with rich social features
San Francisco, Calif. - May 15, 2013 - Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of freemium games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced immediate support for Google Play game services, a cross-platform game service enabling new in-game features and cross screen gaming. Immediately live in Glu's popular Eternity Warriors 2, Google Play game services leverages seamless player login through Google+ to connect a global audience of mobile gamers. Through Google Play game services, Eternity Warriors 2 players can compete against others around the world through achievements, leaderboards, and real-time multi-player. Google Play gamers can also now save and resume progress in Eternity Warriors 2 across multiple devices with Google Play game services' Cloud Save functionality.
"Google Play game services' rich feature set promotes social sharing and dynamic multi-player experiences while connecting Google's massive network of global gamers," said Niccolo de Masi, Glu CEO. "We are pleased to once again be among the first game developers to support Google's innovation in mobile gaming. We look forward to integrating Google Play game services across our complete portfolio of successful IP."
Glu's Eternity Warriors 2 supports all features of Google Play game services including:
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Achievements - Players can mark their greatest accomplishments and milestones.
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Social & Public Leaderboards - Powered by Google+, players can compete for the highest scores against friends around the world.
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Cloud Save - Game progress is now saved automatically to each player's Google+ profile. Pick-up right where you left off, even if you're on a different device!
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Real-time multi-player services - Compete with or against friends using Google+ Circles and auto matchmaking. Invite other warriors to compete in real-time!
Eternity Warriors 2 with Google Play game services is available today as a free download from Google Play.
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Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of freemium games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu is focused on creating compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, GUN BROS, DEER HUNTER, BLOOD & GLORY, and SAMURAI VS. ZOMBIES DEFENSE on a wide range of platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, Google Chrome, and MAC OS. Glu's unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with a major office outside Seattle, and international locations in Canada, China, and Russia. Consumers can find high-quality entertainment wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com. For live updates, please follow Glu via Twitter at www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at Facebook.com/glumobile.
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