Glu Mobile, SPTI in Mobile Game Deal

SAN MATEO, June 11: Glu
Mobile has struck an agreement to distribute a number of existing and new
mobile games on behalf of Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) in Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Canada,
Australia and New Zealand.

The first title to be
distributed under the new agreement includes the mobile game of the forthcoming
movie Hancock. The game was
produced by SPTI and will launch this month. Glu will also distribute the new
versions of the mobile hits Wheel of Fortune and Jeopardy!, also produced by Sony. SPTI will continue to manage the development
and production of its slate of mobile games in line with signature Sony
Pictures franchises.

Mike Wald, the senior VP
of pay television and new-media distribution at SPTI, said: “This agreement
with Glu is strategically important to us as we build our digital distribution
business. Mobile content, including mobile games, is a core part of our
business and we’re delighted to leverage Glu’s distribution expertise to extend
the reach of our titles to mobile carriers around the world.”

Glu, a global mobile-games
publisher, has a portfolio that includes original titles like Super K.O.
Boxing!, Stranded and Brain Genius, along with titles based on brands from partners
like Atari, Activision, Konami, Harrah's, Hasbro, Warner Bros., Microsoft,
PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA and Sony.

—By Irene Lew