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Glu Mobile Partners With Sony Computer Entertainment America to Develop and Publish ATV Offroad Fury® for Mobile Phones; The PlayStation® 2 System's Best-Selling off-Road Experience Sticks the Landing on Phones This Fall

Business Wire, May 10, 2006

LOS ANGELES -- At the 12th annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), to be held May 9-12 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Glu Mobile, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, announced a partnership with Sony Computer Entertainment America to develop and publish the mobile version of ATV Offroad Fury(R), the PlayStation(R) 2 system's blockbuster off-road racing title.

"ATV Offroad Fury is the original and definitive off-road game experience," said Robert Nashak, chief creative officer, Glu Mobile. "We're excited to deliver its unique blend of challenging terrain, high-flying stunts and adrenaline-packed quad racing action to mobile gamers everywhere."

Sony Computer Entertainment America's ATV Offroad Fury franchise has sold nearly five million units on the PlayStation 2, making it far and away the best-selling, off-road racing title on the platform. The mobile game is set to launch alongside the fall PlayStation 2 launch of ATV Offroad Fury 4.

ATV Offroad Fury for mobile will be available to consumers on major wireless carriers in September 2006. For more information, visit www.glu.com.

About Glu Mobile

Glu Mobile is a leading developer and global publisher of mobile entertainment. Glu's portfolio of games, ringtones, wallpapers and information applications include both original titles and entertainment based on major brands from Atari, Cartoon Network, Celador International, FOX Sports Interactive, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, Sega and Twentieth Century Fox. Based in San Mateo, California with offices in Hong Kong, London and Manchester, Glu is funded by top venture firms NEA, BA Venture Partners, Granite Global Ventures, Sienna Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, and by Time Warner Investments. Recently Glu acquired the UK-based mobile entertainment company iFone, adding SONIC THE HEDGEHOG, MONOPOLY, and ATARI Classics to its portfolio. Consumers can find 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.

ATV Offroad Fury is a registered trademark of Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. (C) Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. ATV Offroad Fury marks are licensed through Sony Computer Entertainment America Inc. All rights reserved.

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