Glu Announces Deal to Bring "Age of Empires III" to Mobile Phones Worldwide.Leading Mobile Games Publisher to Develop and Publish Another Microsoft Game Studios Title for Mobile SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden -- Today at the Game Developers Conference 2007, Glu Mobile, a leading global publisher of mobile games, announced an agreement with Microsoft (NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on :MSFT MSFT Microsoft (stock symbol) MSFT Movimento Sociale Fiamma Tricolore (Italy) MSFT Multi-Stage Fitness Test MSFT Master of Science in Family Therapy MSFT Macalester Students for Fair Trade ) to develop and publish a mobile adaptation of "Age of Empires([R]) III", based on the award-winning real-time strategy (RTS (Request To Send) An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit. Contrast with CTS. 1. (operating system) RTS - run-time system. 2. ) franchise for the PC developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Through the agreement, Glu has secured worldwide rights to develop and publish a new mobile game based on "Age of Empires III Age of Empires III (also called AoE III) is a real-time strategy (RTS) game developed by Ensemble Studios and published by Microsoft. Released on October 18, 2005 in North America and on November 4 of the same year in Europe, it is the third title of the Age of ", the third installment in the series that has sold a staggering 16 million copies worldwide. "We're excited to partner with Microsoft on another of their most valued brands," said Jill Braff, general manager of North America, Glu Mobile. "Age of Empires is one of the highest-rated and best-selling RTS franchises on the PC, and we look forward to working with Microsoft to replicate that success on mobile." This publishing partnership builds on the existing relationship between Glu and Microsoft through which Glu developed and published Project Gotham Racing Project Gotham Racing (PGR) is a racing game, first in its series, developed by Bizarre Creations and published by Microsoft for the Xbox gaming console. [R] Mobile, which launched worldwide earlier this year. "Age of Empires III" for mobile phones is scheduled to launch worldwide in 2008. "Glu's passion and experience with mobile games is well-known, and we're happy to extend our relationship with Glu and see the 'Age of Empires III' experience made available to a new audience," said Sandy Ting, Director of Business Development for Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment Business. About Glu Mobile Glu is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and the Ancient Empires franchise, and titles based on major brands from Atari, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA (company, games) SEGA - manufacturer of video game hardware and software. Usenet newsgroup: news:rec.games.video.sega. and Sony. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, California San Mateo is a city in San Mateo County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It is one of the larger suburbs on the San Francisco Peninsula, located between Burlingame to the north, Foster City to the East, and Belmont to the south. and has offices in London, Hong Kong, France, Germany and Brazil. Consumers can find high quality, fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com. GLU MOBILE, GLU, and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile. All other names and trademarks are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. Microsoft, the Microsoft Game Studios logo, Age of Empires, Ensemble Studios and Project Gotham Racing are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. |
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