Glu Partners with Kris Bryant and MLB
February 08 2017 - 3:10PM
Business Wire
Glu taps World Series champion and NL MVP for
upcoming mobile game
Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and
publisher of free-to-play mobile games, today announced it has
partnered with MLB, the Major League Baseball Players Association,
the Major League Baseball Players Alumni Association and Chicago
Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant for the upcoming release of the
latest title in the successful Tap Sports Baseball franchise.
Through Glu’s multi-year agreements with MLB, the MLBPA and MLBPAA,
Tap Sports Baseball is set to include all 30 teams as well as
current players and select former players, offering the most
realistic baseball game on mobile.
For the second year in a row, the Tap Sports Baseball franchise
will feature the likeness of Bryant. The second overall draft pick
in 2013, the now 25-year-old quickly emerged as a top talent and
fan-favorite. He made his MLB debut in 2015 where he would go on to
earn the Jackie Robinson National League Rookie of the Year. In
2016, Bryant helped lead the Cubs to a World Series championship
and was named the National League Most Valuable Player.
“We are thrilled to add the MLB license to Tap Sports Baseball,
which gives us the ability to add all 30 team and league marks,
logos, and uniforms to the game. Coming off of an incredible 2016
season, we also couldn’t be more excited to have Kris Bryant return
for another season of competitive gameplay,” said Chris
Akhavan, Glu’s Chief Revenue Officer. “Glu has continued to grow
this franchise year-over-year and we can’t wait to launch a fully
licensed product that delivers an authentic MLB experience just in
time for the 2017 season.”
Featuring vivid graphics, turn-based PvP gameplay, one-touch
controls and real baseball strategy, Glu’s Tap Sports Baseball
franchise allows players to manage their very own baseball team.
Additional information about the launch of the new title in the Tap
Sports Baseball franchise will be released in Spring 2017.
Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains certain “forward-looking statements”
related to the business of Glu Mobile Inc., including statements
that Glu has continued to grow the Tap Sports Baseball franchise
year-over-year and that Glu intends to deliver a fully licensed
product that delivers an authentic MLB experience just in time for
the 2017 season. Such forward-looking statements involve known and
unknown risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, the
risk that consumer demand for smartphones, tablets and
next-generation platforms does not grow as significantly as we
anticipate or that we will be unable to capitalize on any such
growth; the risk that we do not realize a sufficient return on our
investment with respect to our efforts to develop free-to-play
mobile games; and the risk that our newly launched games are less
popular than anticipated or decline in popularity and monetization
rates more quickly than we anticipate. Certain of these risks and
uncertainties are or will be described in greater detail in our
public filings with the SEC. Glu is not under obligation to (and
expressly disclaims any such obligation to) update or alter its
forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information,
future events or otherwise.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and
publisher of free-to-play mobile games. Glu is focused on creating
compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, COOKING DASH,
COVET FASHION, DEER HUNTER, DESIGN HOME, QUIZUP, RACING RIVALS, and
TAP SPORTS BASEBALL, and branded IP games including GORDON RAMSAY
DASH, KENDALL & KYLIE, and KIM KARDASHIAN: HOLLYWOOD on the App
Store, Google Play and Amazon Appstore. Founded in 2001, Glu is
headquartered in San Francisco with U.S. offices outside Seattle
and in Burlingame, San Mateo, Long Beach and Portland, and
international locations in Canada, China, India, Japan, and Russia.
Consumers can find high-quality entertainment 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 and on Instagram at
www.instagram.com/glumobile, or become a Glu fan at
www.facebook.com/glumobile.
CONTRACT KILLER, COOKING DASH, COVET FASHION, DEER HUNTER,
QUIZUP, RACING RIVALS, TAP SPORTS, GLU, GLU MOBILE, and the 'g'
character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
About MLB
MLB is the most historic professional sports league in the
United States and consists of 30 member clubs in the U.S. and
Canada, representing the highest level of professional baseball.
MLB is the best-attended sport in North America, and the last
decade includes all 10 of the best-attended individual seasons by
fans in MLB history, with each regular season eclipsing the 73
million mark. MLB remains committed to making an impact in the
communities of the U.S., Canada and throughout the world,
perpetuating the sport's larger role in society and permeating
every facet of baseball's business, marketing and community
relations endeavors. For more information, visit MLB.com.
About MLBPA
The Major League Baseball Players Association
(www.MLBPLAYERS.com) is the collective bargaining representative
for all professional baseball players of the thirty Major League
Baseball teams and serves as the exclusive group licensing agent
for commercial and licensing activities involving active Major
League baseball players. On behalf of its members, it operates the
Players Choice licensing program and the Players Choice Awards,
which benefit the needy through the Major League Baseball Players
Trust (www.PlayersTrust.org), a charitable foundation established
and run entirely by Major League baseball players. Follow:
@MLB_Players; @MLBPAClubhouse; @MLBPlayersTrust
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