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San Francisco, Aug 15, 2014 - (ACN Newswire) - Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices, today announced the availability of Tap Sports Baseball on the App Store and Google Play. Players assemble and manage their own roster of players, make game-time decisions, and play against Game Center and Facebook friends. Glu has partnered with the Major League Baseball Players Association to include the names and numbers of real-world baseball stars, adding to the realism of the game.
"We are excited to enter the sports genre with an easy to play, highly social experience in Tap Sports Baseball," said Niccolo de Masi, Glu CEO. "Tap Sports Baseball delivers an authentic major league experience through one-touch tap controls, exciting offense-centric gameplay, and through Glu's agreement with the MLBPA, many of today's star players."
About Tap Sports Baseball
Tap Sports Baseball is an exciting baseball game for casual and hardcore players alike. Incorporating real baseball strategy and outcomes, the gameplay features: bunts, steals, double plays, pinch hitters, lefty/righty matchups, and more. Turn-based gameplay and one-touch controls allow for quick sessions anytime, anywhere. Boasting a robust social component, players can invite friends via Facebook, e-mail, or nickname to play, or they can choose a random opponent. The chat feature allows for friendly trash talk amongst opponents. Through an agreement with the MLBPA, Tap Sports Baseball incorporates the names and numbers of current baseball players, giving players the feeling of being in the dugout!
Choose your team and challenge other players in a complete baseball experience featuring amazing graphics, competitive gameplay, and deep stats.
Features of Tap Sports Baseball
- Real Players - Choose from your favorite players, sign them to your team and climb the standings!
- One-Touch Controls - Tap to swing or bunt and watch the ball fly through the park! Avoid bad pitches and perfect your timing to make contact. Simple controls and short gameplay sessions let you play anywhere, anytime!
- Play with Friends - Get social and play multiple games with your Facebook friends simultaneously! Link your account so you can invite and see your friends in game.
- Real Baseball Strategy - Bunt, pinch-hit, steal, and other real game strategies are all included! Make on-the-fly decisions based on the current play with player stats and master each inning in realistic 3D environments.
- Fantasy-Style Team Building - Make draft picks, sign free agents, and strategically upgrade your team!
Knock it out of the park today with Tap Sports Baseball!
The Tap Sports Baseball App is available for free from the App Store on iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch at http://bit.ly/XigQNN. Tap Sports Baseball is also available on Google Play http://bit.ly/1oKqT3C.
About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global developer and publisher of free-to-play games for smartphone and tablet devices. Glu is focused on creating compelling original IP games such as CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, DINO HUNTER: DEADLY SHORES, ETERNITY WARRIORS, and FRONTLINE COMMANDO, and branded IP games including KIM KARDASHIAN: HOLLYWOOD, ROBOCOP: THE OFFICIAL GAME, and HERCULES: THE OFFICIAL GAME, on a wide range of platforms including iOS, Android, Windows Phone, and MAC OS. Glu's unique technology platform enables its titles to be accessible to a broad audience of consumers globally. Founded in 2001, Glu is headquartered in San Francisco with a major office outside Seattle, and international locations in Canada, China, India, Japan, Korea, 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 or become a Glu fan at http://www.Facebook.com/glumobile.
TAP SPORTS BASEBALL, CONTRACT KILLER, DEER HUNTER, ETERNITY WARRIORS, FRONTLINE COMMANDO, GLU, GLU MOBILE and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile Inc.
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
Media Contacts
Jason Enriquez
Glu Mobile Inc.
PR@glu.com
+1-415-800-6263
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Source: Glu Mobile Inc. via Globenewswire
Topic: New Product
Source: Glu Mobile Inc.
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