Partnership with NVIDIA delivers ground-breaking gaming experiences to Android devices

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of social games for smartphone and tablet devices, announced today at CES a strategic partnership with NVIDIA. This partnership highlights Glu’s leadership in delivering unparalleled gaming experiences to Android-powered tablets and mobile devices.

Glu is a leader in developing and publishing games on the Android platform, with over 22 games already live on the Android platform.  Glu is working directly with NVIDIA in the development of games showcasing the Android platform and Tegra 2 mobile superchip – designed to deliver a ground-breaking gaming experience to the latest tablet devices and super phones.

“Our vision of bringing high-performance social gaming experiences to consumers on tablets is only possible with key partnerships like the ones we’re announcing today,” said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of Glu. “With the rapid growth of tablet usage, we look forward to delivering compelling social mobile games that utilize the cutting-edge technology in these devices.”

New mobile devices with Tegra 2 bring extreme multi-tasking with the first mobile dual-core CPU, a superior mobile web experience with up to two times faster browsing, hardware accelerated Flash, and console-quality gaming with an ultra-low power (ULP) GeForce GPU. Tegra’s multimedia capabilities allow developers and publishers like Glu to deliver an even more immersive gaming experience for Android devices.

Glu at Digital Hollywood

Glu’s VP of Marketing, Mike Breslin, will participate in a panel discussion at the Digital Hollywood event today January 5th from 10:00 – 11:00 am in STC1 of the Las Vegas Convention Center. As part of the Digital Hollywood Smartphone & Tablet Conference, the panel will focus on “Establishing the Personalized Entertainment and Communications Experience.”