MWC: Glu Games for Xperia Play

Social games publisher for smarphones and tablet devices has developed a few games for the new Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Some titles users can look forward to downloading include Guitar Hero 6, Family Guy and Time Warped.

Glu, a publisher of social games for smartphone and tablet devices, has announced games developed for the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Led by Glu’s original title Gun Bros, the Xperia Play gaming portfolio also includes Guitar Hero 6, Family Guy: Time Warped and original Glu title Super KO Boxing 2.

The pairing of Xperia Play’s unique gaming features with Android’s robust Gingerbread platform affords Glu opportunities to introduce new game features specific to Xperia Play’s PlayStation certified controls and D-pad design. Glu and Sony Ericsson will continue to collaborate on mobile gaming development for the Xperia Play and expect to launch additional titles during 2011.

‚Our strategic relationship with Sony Ericsson positions us to deliver the Glu social mobile gaming experience to consumer audiences worldwide,” said Niccolo de Masi, CEO of Glu. “”The advanced features and capabilities of the Xperia Play demonstrate the significant potential of mobile gaming and we are pleased to continue delivering rich mobile games for Sony Ericsson’s newest mobile devices.””

Glu is a developer for mobile games on Android platforms, including Gingerbread and Android 3.0 (Honeycomb), and will be one of the first developers to utilise Android’s In App Purchasing (IAP). The company has already designed over 25 games for Android devices.

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