Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile Inc. is an American developer and publisher of mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices. Founded in San Francisco, California, in 2001 as Sorrent, Glu offers products to multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Amazon, Windows Phone and Google Chrome.

History
In December 2004, San Mateo, California-based Sorrent merged with London-based Macrospace. In June 2005 the merged company created a new corporate name: Glu Mobile. That same year, Greg Ballard replaced Sorrent founder Scott Orr as CEO. In 2006 Glu Mobile acquired iFone and in 2007 it acquired Chinese mobile game producer Beijing Zhangzhong MIG Information Technology Co. Ltd. ("MIG"). In September 2007, Glu Mobile announced the launch of Asteroids for mobile phones. In March 2008 Glu Mobile acquired San Clemente-based mobile developer Superscape.

In January 2010, Niccolo de Masi joined Glu Mobile as the President and CEO. Mr. de Masi was previously CEO at Hands-On Mobile. Since his arrival, Glu has transitioned to a freemium business model focused around Glu's original IP.

On August 2, 2011, Glu Mobile acquired Griptonite Games. Its staff of 200 "approximately doubles" Glu's internal development capacity.

Glu Mobile bought Gamespy Technologies (the entity responsible for GameSpy multiplayer services) from IGN Entertainment in August 2012, and proceeded in December to raise integration costs and shut down servers for many older games, including the Star Wars: Battlefront series, Sniper Elite, Microsoft Flight Simulator X and Neverwinter Nights, with no warning to developers or consumers. GameSpy Technologies remained operational and did not make any announcements of an impending shutdown; the two GameSpy companies were separate entities and only related by name. Glu mobile also shut down online multiplayer servers for several titles on the Nintendo DS and Wii, such as Mario Kart DS, Super Smash Bros Brawl, and Mario Kart Wii. Glu shut down the rest of Gamespy effective on May 31, 2014.

On September 3, 2014, PlayFirst was acquired by Glu Mobile. The official statement from Glu Mobile CEO, Niccolo de Masi, read "We are pleased to officially add PlayFirst to the Glu family and look forward to delivering new DASH products to a worldwide audience,"

In April 2015, China Tencent paid $126 Million for a 15 % stake in Glu Mobile. Now 20.8% as of 2017

On December 22, 2016, it was announced that Glu Mobile had acquired the trivia game QuizUp for US$7.5M.

In November 2016, Nick Earl became CEO. The majority stake of Glu Mobile shares are held by institutions: at the start of the third quarter of 2012, institutional ownership was 78% of the outstanding shares according to Google Finance.

Games published

 * Ancient Empires
 * Ancient Empires II
 * Aqua Teen Hunger Force
 * AstroPop
 * Baldur's Gate
 * Britney Spears: American Dream
 * Bush vs. Kerry Boxing
 * Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
 * Call of Duty: Black Ops Mobile
 * Call of Duty: Modern Warfare: Force Recon (based on Modern Warfare 2)
 * Call of Duty: World at War
 * Centipede
 * Concentration
 * Sniper X
 * Cooking Dash
 * Deer Hunter
 * Deer Hunter 2
 * Deer Hunter 3
 * Deer Hunter Reloaded
 * Diner Dash
 * Dino Hunter:Deadly Shores
 * Driver 3
 * Driver: Vegas
 * Ed, Edd n Eddy Giant Jawbreakers
 * Family Feud
 * Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
 * Ice Age: The Meltdown
 * Indestructible
 * Kim Kardashian: Hollywood
 * Kendall and Kylie
 * Katy Perry Pop
 * Kingdom of Heaven
 * Lemmings
 * Marc Ecko's Getting Up
 * Monopoly
 * Mr. & Mrs. Smith
 * Nicki Minaj: The Empire
 * Project Gotham Racing Mobile
 * QuizUp
 * Racing Rivals
 * Ren & Stimpy Pinball
 * Restaurant DASH with Gordon Ramsay
 * Robots
 * Scooby-Doo Castle Capers
 * Samurai VS Zombies Defence
 * SpongeBob SquarePants: Prom of Doom
 * The Flintstones Grocery Hunt
 * Game of Life
 * The Price Is Right
 * Tom and Jerry Cheese Chase
 * Tom and Jerry Food Fight
 * Transformers
 * Transformers G1: Awakening
 * Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
 * Watchmen
 * Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
 * World Series of Poker Texas Hold'em
 * Yogi Bear Pic-A-Nic
 * Zuma
 * 5-card Draw Poker
 * Adidas All-Star Football
 * Age of Empires III Mobile
 * ALIENS: Unleashed
 * Alpha Wing 2
 * Asteroids
 * ATV Off Road Fury
 * Battleship
 * Big Time Gangsta
 * Blackjack Hustler
 * Blood & Glory
 * Blood & Glory 2: Legend
 * Bonsai Blast
 * Brain Genius
 * Brain Genius 2
 * Brain Genius Deluxe
 * Brian Lara International Cricket 2007
 * Bug Village (Windows Phone)
 * Cannons
 * Cannons Tournament
 * Chu Chu Rocket
 * Cluedo
 * Cluedo SFX
 * Codename: KND MINIGAMES
 * Colin McRae DiRT Mobile
 * Contract Killer
 * Contract Killer 2
 * Contract Killer Sniper
 * Contract Killer: Zombies
 * Contract Killer: Zombies 2
 * Courage the Cowardly Dog Haunted House
 * Crash 'N' Burn
 * Crash 'N' Burn Turbo
 * Daily Puzzle
 * Death Dome
 * Deer Hunter 3D
 * Deer Hunter Challenge
 * Deer Hunter Classic
 * Dexter's Laboratory Security Alert!
 * Diner Dash 2
 * Dominoes
 * Dragon Island
 * Enchant U
 * Eternity Warriors
 * Eternity Warriors 2
 * Eternity Warriors 3
 * everGirl everGems
 * Family Guy: Time Warped
 * Family Guy: Uncensored
 * Fatal Force: Earth Assault
 * Foster's Home: Balloon Bonanza
 * FOX Sports Football '06
 * Frontline Commando
 * Frontline Commando 2
 * Frontline Commando: D-Day
 * Gears & Guts
 * Get Cookin'
 * Guitar Hero 5
 * Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
 * Gun Bros (Windows Phone)
 * Hero Project
 * Hercules
 * High Heels MahJong: In Her Shoes
 * HOYLE 6-in-1 Solitaire Pro
 * Insaniquarium Deluxe
 * Inuyasha
 * Jamaican Bobsled
 * Kasparov Chess
 * Lemmings Return
 * Lil Kingdom
 * Love a Lemming
 * Manchester United Football
 * Mech Battalion
 * Men vs. Machines
 * Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
 * MONOPOLY HERE & NOW
 * Monsters vs. Aliens
 * My Dragon
 * Racing Rivals
 * Reversi
 * Samurai vs Zombies Defense
 * Samubies Defense 2
 * Scooby-Doo 2 Dark Dungeons
 * Shadowalker
 * SIMON
 * Small Street
 * Space Monkey
 * Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe
 * Star Blitz
 * Stardom: The A-List
 * Stardom: Hollywood
 * Stranded
 * Super KO Boxing 2
 * Super KO Boxing!
 * Tap Sports Baseball
 * Tavern Quest
 * The Chaos Engine
 * The Flintstones Bedrock Bowling
 * The Powerpuff Girls Bad Mojo
 * VBirds
 * Virtua Tennis
 * Wacky Races
 * Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Celebrity Edition
 * World Series of Poker - Hold'em Legend
 * World Series of Poker - Pro Challenge
 * World Series of Poker Player Advisor
 * Terminator Genisys: Revolution
 * Car Town