Glu Mobile

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Glu Mobile
Type Public (NASDAQ: GLUU)
Industry Computer and video games
Founded 2001
Headquarters San Francisco, California
Key people Niccolo DeMasi (CEO)
Eric Ludwig (CFO)
Matt Ricchetti (President of Studios)
Kal Iyer (SVP of R&D)
Mike DeLaet (SVP of Global Publishing)
Greg Cannon (VP of Finance)
Jesse Taylor (VP of Studios)
Harry Liu (VP of 3rd Party Publishing)
Scott Leichtner (VP & General Counsel)
Revenue Increase 79 million
Net income Decrease 18 million
Website www.glu.com

Glu Mobile (also known as Glu Games) is a publisher of mobile games for smartphone and tablet devices. Founded in San Francisco in 2001 as Sorrent, Glu has since taken up office in more than 4 countries. Glu offers products to multiple platforms including iOS, Android, Amazon, Windows Phone and Google Chrome.[1]

History

In December 2004, San Mateo-based Sorrent and London based Macrospace merged. In June 2005 the merged company created a new corporate entity titled Glu.[2] 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. [3] 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 Niccolo's 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.[4]

Ownership

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 statistics.[5]

The top 15 institutional shareholders ranked by holding size at the start of the second quarter of 2012 according to NASDAQ statistics[6] are the following.

Institution Name Date Shares Held
NEA MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC 06/30/2012 5,943,793
ALPHAONE INVESTMENT SERVICES, LLC 06/30/2012 3,233,900
ALLIANZ ASSET MANAGEMENT AG 06/30/2012 2,371,465
COLUMBIA PARTNERS L L C INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT 06/30/2012 2,224,931
BECKER DRAPKIN MANAGEMENT, L.P. 06/30/2012 1,795,500
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 06/30/2012 1,759,337
SRS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC 06/30/2012 1,710,000
BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS UK HOLDINGS LTD 06/30/2012 1,562,733
ARCHON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 06/30/2012 1,328,800
VANGUARD GROUP INC 06/30/2012 1,233,378
DRIEHAUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC 06/30/2012 1,192,068
BLACKROCK FUND ADVISORS 06/30/2012 1,176,925
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 06/30/2012 1,024,227
WASHINGTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 06/30/2012 951,818
S SQUARED TECHNOLOGY, LLC 06/30/2012 863,900

Games developed

  • Ancient Empires
  • Ancient Empires II
  • Aqua Teen Hunger Force
  • AstroPop
  • Baldur's Gate
  • 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
  • Deer Hunter
  • Deer Hunter 2
  • Deer Hunter 3
  • Deer Hunter Reloaded
  • Diner Dash
  • Driv3r
  • Driver: Vegas
  • Ed, Edd n Eddy Giant Jawbreakers
  • Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
  • Ice Age: The Meltdown
  • Indestructible
  • Kingdom of Heaven
  • Lemmings
  • Marc Ecko's Getting Up
  • Monopoly
  • Mr. & Mrs. Smith
  • Project Gotham Racing Mobile
  • Ren & Stimpy Pinball
  • Robots
  • Scooby-Doo Castle Capers
  • SpongeBob SquarePants: Prom of Doom
  • The Flintstones Grocery Hunt
  • Game of Life
  • 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)[7]
  • Cannons
  • Cannons Tournament
  • Chu Chu Rocket
  • Cluedo
  • Cluedo SFX
  • Codename: KND MINIGAMES
  • Colin McRae DiRT Mobile
  • Contract Killer
  • Contract Killer 2
  • 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 2014
  • Deer Hunter 3D
  • Deer Hunter Challenge
  • Dexter's Laboratory Security Alert!
  • Diner Dash 2
  • Dominoes
  • Dragon Island
  • Enchant U
  • Eternity Warriors
  • Eternity Warriors 2
  • everGirl everGems
  • Family Guy: Time Warped
  • Family Guy: Uncensored
  • Fatal Force: Earth Assault
  • Foster's Home: Balloon Bonanza
  • FOX Sports Football '06
  • Frontline Commando
  • Gears & Guts
  • Get Cookin'
  • Guitar Hero 5
  • Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock
  • Gun Bros (Windows Phone) [8]
  • Hero Project
  • 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
  • MONOPOLY HERE & NOW
  • Monsters vs. Aliens
  • My Dragon
  • Ow, My Ballz!
  • Reversi
  • Samurai vs Zombies Defense
  • Samurai vs Zombies Defense 2
  • Scooby-Doo 2 Dark Dungeons
  • Shadowalker
  • SIMON
  • Small Street
  • Sonic the Hedgehog
  • Sonic the Hedgehog 2
  • Space Monkey
  • Speedball 2 Brutal Deluxe
  • Star Blitz
  • Stardom: The A-List
  • Stardom: Hollywood
  • Stranded
  • Super KO Boxing 2
  • Super KO Boxing!
  • 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

References

  1. ↑ http://www.glu.com/about
  2. ↑ "Glu". Edge. Future plc. 16 June 2005. Retrieved 6 August 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Glu Mobile Inc : Glu Launches Asteroids(TM) on Mobile Phones Worldwide". September 4, 2007. Retrieved Jul 14, 2013. 
  4. ↑ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/126331/Glu_Mobile_Picks_Up_Griptonite_Blammo_After_Narrowing_Losses.php
  5. ↑ http://www.google.com/finance?q=NASDAQ:GLUU#
  6. ↑ http://www.nasdaq.com/symbol/gluu/institutional-holdings#
  7. ↑ "Bug Village : a real pest of a game". BestWP7Games. 22 January 2012. 
  8. ↑ "Gun Bros Freemium dual stick xBox Live shooter". BestWP7Games. 12 July 2012. 

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