Mar 04, 2009 08:30 ET
Become a Hero with Watchmen: The Mobile Game
SAN MATEO, Calif. --(Business Wire)-- Mar 04, 2009
Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq:GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile
games, today announced the worldwide launch of Watchmen: The Mobile
Game, the fifth title Glu has developed and published through its
license agreement with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution on behalf of DC
Comics. Watchmen: The Mobile Game is an intense action game where
players fight crime through the streets of NYC and the jungles of
Vietnam as the masked vigilantes Nite Owl and The Comedian. The game is
based on the upcoming movie Watchmen, from Warner Bros. Pictures
and Paramount Pictures, in association with Legendary Pictures, opening
nationwide on March 6, 2009.
“The groundswell of excitement for this highly anticipated film has made
for a thrilling development process. Watchmen: The Mobile Game features
a completely original storyline that weaves in and out of the movie
plotline and expands it into a full narrative that introduces and
develops the universe in a completely unique way,” said Jill Braff,
senior vice president of global publishing, Glu. “The Glu team has been
hard at work to create a mobile version of Watchmen that is
engaging and exciting for both newcomers and diehard fans of the graphic
novel alike.”
Features include:
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Beat ‘Em Up Action – Play as the stealthy Nite Owl and brawling
anti-hero, The Comedian, each with a unique repertoire of attacks,
weapons and special moves.
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Gameplay Variety – Fight your way through 17 levels, including
flying missions in Nite Owl’s high-tech aircraft, Archie.
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Original Storyline – All new Watchmen experience can be
appreciated by newcomers and fans of the movie.
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Classic Characters – Cameos from classic heroes and villains
from the Watchmen universe, including Rorschach, Dr. Manhattan,
Silk Spectre and more.
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Multiple Environments – Non-stop action in Vietnam and the
streets of and skies over NYC.
The mobile game and content are now available on all major carriers
worldwide. For more information, visit www.glu.com.
ABOUT WATCHMEN:
Opening nationwide on March 6, 2009, Watchmen is a complex,
multi-layered mystery adventure, set in an alternate 1985 America in
which costumed superheroes are part of the fabric of everyday society,
and the Doomsday Clock — which charts the USA’s tension with the Soviet
Union — moves closer to midnight. When one of his former colleagues is
murdered, the outlawed but no less determined masked vigilante Rorschach
uncovers a wide-ranging and disturbing conspiracy with catastrophic
consequences for the future
Watchmen is directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Lawrence
Gordon, Lloyd Levin and Deborah Snyder. The screenplay is by David
Hayter and Alex Tse, based upon the award-winning graphic novel
co-created and illustrated by Dave Gibbons and published by DC Comics.
Herbert W. Gains and Thomas Tull are the executive producers, with
Wesley Coller serving as co-producer. The film stars Malin Akerman,
Billy Crudup, Matthew Goode, Carla Gugino, Jackie Earle Haley, Jeffrey
Dean Morgan and Patrick Wilson. Warner Bros. Pictures and Paramount
Pictures present, in Association with Legendary Pictures, a Lawrence
Gordon/Lloyd Levin Production, a Zack Snyder Film, Watchmen.
About Glu
Glu (NASDAQ:GLUU) is a leading global publisher of mobile games. Its
portfolio of top-rated games includes original titles Super K.O.
Boxing!, Stranded and Brain Genius, and titles based on major brands
from partners including Atari, Activision, Konami, Harrah's, Hasbro,
Warner Bros., Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA and Sony. Founded
in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, Calif. and has offices in London,
France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Poland, Russia, China, Brazil, Chile,
Canada and Mexico. 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.
About DC Comics
DC Comics, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, is the largest
English-language publisher of comics in the world and home to such
iconic characters as Superman, Batman, Wonder
Woman and the Sandman. These DC Super Heroes
and others have starred in comic books, movies, television series (both
animated and live-action) and cyberspace, thrilling audiences of all
ages for generations. DC Comics’ Web site is located at www.dccomics.com.
GLU MOBILE, GLU, SUPER K.O. BOXING!, STRANDED, BRAIN GENIUS and the 'g'
character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile.
WATCHMEN and all related characters and elements are trademarks of and ©
DC Comics.
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