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TRANSFORMERS(TM) Make Their Mobile Phone Debut Around the World With Content That's MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE.


Glu Launches First-Ever Mobile Game and Personalization Content Based on TRANSFORMERS in Time for This Summer's Highly Anticipated Live-Action Film

SAN MATEO San Mateo (săn mətā`ō), city (1990 pop. 85,486), San Mateo co., W Calif., on San Francisco Bay; inc. 1894. It is a commercial and retail center with some high-technology manufacturing. San Mateo, Spanish for St. , Calif. -- Glu Mobile Glu Mobile 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,  Inc. (Nasdaq:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced it has unleashed the mobile game and personalization content based on the much-anticipated July 4, 2007 movie release of the live-action TRANSFORMERS film from DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, in association with Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE NYSE

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:HAS). The launch is the first release from the licensing agreement between Glu and HPG HPG

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, Hasbro's licensing division, to bring the TRANSFORMERS brand and characters upon the fast-growing mobile gaming market.

"As buzz builds for the upcoming film, we're excited to bring the first-ever TRANSFORMERS mobile game and content to fans around the world," said Jill Braff, GM of the Americas and SVP SVP S'il Vous PlaƮt (French: Please)
SVP Senior Vice President
SVP Schweizerische Volkspartei (Swiss People~s Party)
SVP Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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 of worldwide marketing for Glu Mobile. "TRANSFORMERS is loved by millions of people worldwide, and the TRANSFORMERS game delivers the high-quality gameplay, style and excitement that fans expect."

The TRANSFORMERS mobile game and personalization content is now launching throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia. In total, Glu will deploy more than 20,000 SKUs to launch TRANSFORMERS content, which will be available through more than 150 carriers and distribution partners in 65 countries around the world.

"Glu has truly captured the essence of the TRANSFORMERS property," said Jane Ritson-Parsons, President of HPG. "Through their expertise and mobile platform, we can deliver entertainment that is relevant for fans of all ages and delivers on the TRANSFORMERS promise of MORE THAN MEETS THE EYE More Than Meets the Eye was the three-part series premiere for the 1984 cartoon The Transformers. The three-part pilot was originally known simply as The Transformers ."

In addition to the game, fans can customize their phones to TRANSFORMERS, choosing from more than 30 wallpapers, seven screensavers and 15 voicetones featuring the voice of Peter Cullen, the actor who plays OPTIMUS PRIME in the film. Voicetones allow fans to customize their ringtone The audible sound made by a telephone to announce that a call is coming in. The traditional ringtone was in the 440-480 Hz range, but as cellphone usage grew, it became obvious that ringtone differentiation would become important.  to have OPTIMUS PRIME saying "MEGATRON must be stopped no matter the cost!" or "This is OPTIMUS PRIME - do you read me?"

The TRANSFORMERS game is the first-ever mobile game based on Hasbro's globally popular brand which has grossed more than $3.1 billion in sales since its introduction in 1984. The TRANSFORMERS moviefrom DreamWorks Pictures and Paramount Pictures, is directed by Michael Bay from screenwriters John Rogers, Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci. Lorenzo di Bonaventura Lorenzo di Bonaventura (b. 1957) is an American producer. He spent the 1990s as an executive at Warner Bros. Pictures, eventually rising to President of Worldwide Production. His tenure at Warner Bros. included discovering and shepherding The Matrix into production. , Tom DeSanto, Don Murphy, and Ian Bryce are producing the film, with Steven Spielberg and Hasbro's Brian Goldner serving as executive producers.

The TRANSFORMERS mobile game challenges players to play as OPTIMUS PRIME to help the AUTOBOTS find the Allspark, a source of energy hidden on Earth. As players fight as OPTIMUS PRIME and convert from vehicle to robot and back again with special weapons, they battle the rivaled DECEPTICONS across 20 different levels, enlisting the help of other AUTOBOTS on the way.

For more information, visit www.transformersmobile.com.

About Glu Mobile

Glu (Nasdaq:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Super K.O. Boxing!, Stranded and Brain Genius, 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.

ABOUT HPG

HPG, Hasbro Inc.'s (NYSE:HAS) licensing team, translates one of the industry's richest portfolios of brands into a world of fun and excitement for children and adults globally. Through a host of publishing, digital media, lifestyle and entertainment platforms, HPG is able to surround fans worldwide with consumer products that expand Hasbro's core brands, such as TRANSFORMERS, LITTLEST PET SHOP Littlest Pet Shop is a toy product that developed into an animated television series from Sunbow Productions and Creativite et Developpement that debuted in 1995. It follows the lives of a group of five miniature animals, each about the size of a rat. , MY LITTLE PONY, MONOPOLY, G.I. JOE, TONKA and PLAYSKOOL.

About HASBRO

Hasbro (NYSE:HAS) is a worldwide leader in children's and family leisure time entertainment products and services, including the design, manufacture and marketing of games and toys ranging from traditional to high-tech. Both internationally and in the U.S., its PLAYSKOOL, TONKA, MILTON BRADLEY, PARKER BROTHERS, TIGER and WIZARDS OF THE COAST Wizards of the Coast (often referred to as WotC or simply Wizards) is an American publisher of games, primarily based on fantasy and science fiction themes. Originally a basement-run role-playing game publisher, they popularized the collectible card game genre with in  brands and products provide the highest quality and most recognizable play experiences in the world.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including statements related to the anticipated launch schedule and scope of Glu's TRANSFORMERS mobile game. These forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors should consider important risk factors, which include the risks detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" in Glu's most recent report on Form 10-Q Form 10-Q

See 10-Q.
 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the final prospectus Final Prospectus

A legal document stating the price of a newly issued security, the delivery date, and other facts that are important for investors.

Notes:
The final prospectus must be given to every investor who purchases a new issue of registered securities.
 for Glu's initial public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Rule 424(b)(4) (Registration No. 333-139493). Glu is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

GLU MOBILE, GLU, SUPER K.O. BOXING!, STRANDED, BRAIN GENIUS and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
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