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Insaniquarium Deluxe

Glu Announces the Launch of Insaniquarium Deluxe for Mobile Phones, PopCap's Addictive Aquarium-themed Hit

SAN MATEO, Calif. - April 12, 2006 - Glu Mobile, a leading creator and global publisher of mobile entertainment, today announced the mobile launch of Insaniquarium® Deluxe, the popular online aquarium game originally developed by PopCap Games®, the leading developer and publisher of casual games. The online version of Insaniquarium Deluxe has been downloaded more than 20 million times and is the third PopCap® game that Glu has developed and published for the mobile phone following successful deployments of Zuma® and AstroPopTM.

Insaniquarium Deluxe has already made a huge splash with reviewers. IGN.com's Levi Buchanan gave the game a score of an 8.3 out of 10, an Editor's Choice Award and called it, "a great, great game." WGWorld, who gave it the Editor's Award, said, "Insaniquarium Deluxe is another winner from Glu whose expertise in bringing over casual games first born on the PC is continuing to excel."

"Glu's reputation as an expert in perfectly adapting online games to the mobile platform continues with the launch of Insaniquarium Deluxe," said Robert Nashak, chief creative officer, Glu Mobile. "We've brought Insaniquarium's strategy elements and frenzied, fast-paced puzzle action to mobile with state-of-the-art graphics and easy controls."

Features include:


Completely original gameplay with colorful graphics

Simple controls allow for pick-up-and-play

12 levels in three attractive aquariums

12 pets that help feed fish and fight aliens

Six wacky types of fish to care for

Four vicious alien attackers that infiltrate and disturb fish tanks

Two different game modes: Adventure and Time Trial

Insaniquarium Deluxe is now available to customers on major wireless carriers throughout North America and will be available on carriers worldwide beginning in June. For more information, visit www.glu.com.

About Glu Mobile
Glu Mobile is a leading developer and global publisher of mobile entertainment. Glu's portfolio of games, ringtones, wallpapers and information applications include both original titles and entertainment based on major brands from Atari, Cartoon Network, Celador International, FOX Sports Interactive, Harrah's, Hasbro, PlayFirst, PopCap Games, Sega and Twentieth Century Fox. Based in San Mateo, California with offices in Hong Kong, London and Manchester, Glu is funded by top venture firms NEA, BA Venture Partners, Granite Global Ventures, Sienna Ventures and Globespan Capital Partners, and by Time Warner Investments. Consumers can find fresh entertainment created exclusively for their mobile phones wherever they see the 'g' character logo or at www.glu.com.

About PopCap
PopCap Games (www.popcap.com) is the leading provider of casual games in the world. Based in Seattle, Washington, PopCap was founded in 2000 by three friends from the online games industry, and has grown tremendously in the past five years. PopCap's games have been downloaded more than 175 million times, and its flagship title Bejeweled® has sold more than 5 million units across all major platforms. PopCap games are available for Web, PC and Mac, videogame consoles, cell-phones, PDAs and other mobile devices, in-flight on leading airlines, and more.

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