Glu Mobile Announces the Availability of Its Fun-Filled “How to Train Your Dragon™: Flight of the Night Fury” App on th...
March 11 2010 - 7:30AM
Business Wire
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of
mobile games, today announced the availability of its How to Train
Your Dragon™: Flight of the Night Fury app on the App Store. The
app, for iPhone and iPod touch, is based on the upcoming DreamWorks
Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq: DWA) film, How To Train Your Dragon,
which will be released in theaters on March 26, 2010. This marks
the third mobile game to be developed and published by Glu based on
DreamWorks Animation’s hit films, following the releases of
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa™ and Monsters vs. Aliens™.
The family-friendly game hurls players through the skies above
the mythical world of Vikings, across the sea and unexplored lands
and into the depths of subterranean caves below. On the back of
Toothless, the sleek and stealthy Night Fury Dragon, Hiccup, the
Viking teenager, must use what he learns in Dragon Training to form
a unique bond with his new friend and master the art of flying.
“We are excited to once again be working with DreamWorks
Animation to bring the action and adventure of the How to Train
Your Dragon movie onto the App Store,” said Alex Galvagni, CTO
& SVP Global Product Development, Glu. “The film features key
elements that make a great mobile game — imagination, exploration,
unique characters and a creative storyline.”
Features Include:
- Flight – Soar through the
skies while dashing through challenging obstacle courses and
searching out ethereal Dragon Paths only visible to a dragon and
its rider
- Exploration - Journey
across the Isle of Berk and surrounding environments from the
expanded world of How to Train Your Dragon
- Achievements - Challenge
your abilities by completing different tasks, besting the fastest
flight times, and secretly carrying out missions to help the Viking
village
- 3D World - Experience
beautiful 3D flying while performing diving spin maneuvers,
ascending to the highest peaks and scanning the horizons from atop
the dragon’s perches
- Unlockable Extras -
Unlock secret achievements, including film stills and cheat code
bonuses
The How to Train Your Dragon: Flight of the Night Fury app is
available for $2.99 from the App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or
at www.itunes.com/appstore/.
About Glu Mobile
Glu (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games
for feature phones and smartphones. Its portfolio of top-rated
games includes original titles Beat It!, Bonsai Blast, Brain
Genius, Glyder, Stranded, Super K.O. Boxing! and titles based on
major brands from partners including Activision, Atari, Fox Mobile
Entertainment, Harrah's, Hasbro, Konami, Microsoft, PlayFirst,
PopCap Games, SEGA, Sony and Warner Bros. Founded in 2001, Glu is
based in San Mateo, Calif. and has offices in Brazil, Canada,
Chile, China, England, France, Germany, Italy, Russia and Spain.
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. For live updates, please follow
Glu via Twitter at www.twitter.com/glumobile or become a Glu fan at
Facebook.com/glumobile.
BONSAI BLAST, BRAIN GENIUS, GLU, GLU MOBILE, STRANDED, SUPER
K.O. BOXING! and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu
Mobile Inc.
How to Train Your Dragon ™ & © 2010 DreamWorks Animation
L.L.C.
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