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Glu Mobile and Warner Bros. Digital Distribution enter strategic worldwide partnership

LEADING STUDIO TO LEVERAGE TOP MOBILE PUBLISHER'S WORLD-CLASS DEVELOPMENT AND PUBLISHING CAPABILITIES

SAN MATEO, Calif. - May 2, 2007 - Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games, today announced a worldwide partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. Through this partnership, Glu has secured the worldwide rights to develop, market and distribute mobile games and content based on select new film releases as well as games and content from Warner Bros. Entertainment's vast library, including popular cartoon brands such as DC Comics, Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbara.

Through a separate agreement, Glu will also distribute select Warner Bros. Entertainment's mobile games in 2007 throughout North and South America, including "Ocean's Thirteen" and "300."

"Warner Bros. has an immense portfolio of properties loved by millions of people around the world, and we look forward to giving fans a way to experience great games on their mobile phones," said Greg Ballard, chief executive officer, Glu. "This multi-year partnership with Warner Bros. reinforces Glu's position as a leading independent publisher of mobile entertainment and speaks to our ability to develop and deliver quality content to consumers around the world."

"Glu has demonstrated their ability to create the highest quality games and make them available to a broad audience of mobile consumers worldwide," said Maria Seidman, vice president, sales development, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution. "We're excited to partner with Glu and benefit from their expertise in the mobile space."

About Glu Mobile

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 Atari, Harrah's, Hasbro, Microsoft, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, SEGA and Sony. Founded in 2001, Glu is based in San Mateo, California and has offices in London, Hong Kong, France, Germany and Brazil. 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 Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD)

Warner Bros. Digital Distribution (WBDD) is a leader in the distribution of digital content through pioneering deals with emerging platforms and the digital businesses of traditional clients. WBDD represents the largest film and television library worldwide and is responsible for the global distribution of this library through Electronic Sell-Through and Transactional Video On Demand. WBDD also distributes and licenses theatrical content across Wireless and Online channels.

Cautions Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This news release contains forward-looking statements, including Glu's belief that fans will look forward to experiencing games based on the Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Bros. Entertainment portfolio and Glu's belief that the partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Bros. Entertainment will reinforce Glu's position as a leading independent publisher of mobile entertainment and its ability to develop and deliver quality content to consumers around the world. These forward-looking statements are subject to material risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Investors should consider important risk factors, which include: the risk that we may fail to successfully execute on the partnership with Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Bros. Entertainment; the risk that the games and other products based on Warner Bros. Digital Distribution and Warner Bros. Entertainment intellectual property may not be accepted by consumers as anticipated; and other risks detailed under the caption "Risk Factors" in the final prospectus for Glu's initial public offering filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under Rule 424(b)(4) (Registration No. 333-139493). Glu is under no obligation, and expressly disclaims any obligation, to update or alter its forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.

Note to Editors: GLU MOBILE, GLU, SUPER K.O. BOXING!, STRANDED, BRAIN GENIUS and the 'g' character logo are trademarks of Glu Mobile.

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