Glu readying four new iPhone games for launch
And they won't be based on big brands
Glu Mobile will launch four new iPhone games in the next couple of months, according to CEO Greg Ballard, speaking in a conference call with analysts last night.
"Two Glu original-IP titles, based on franchises we've already developed in the carrier business, and the hit online title Build-a-Lot," said Ballard.
"And the fourth will be an original Glu title specifically designed for the iPhone, and about which there is significant internal excitement at Glu."
So why isn't Glu taking some of its big branded mobile games to iPhone? Ballard says it's because it doesn't always have the rights to do so.
"The console companies and even some of the casual online game companies are developing their own titles for the iPhone. So we will not have the full range of brands for this platform, that we have for the carriers and other smartphone devices," he said.
However, Glu will be taking many of its brands onto Android, since its contracts with the brand-owners allow it to do so.
"While many licensors have held back licences for iPhone, the language of most of our existing contracts gives us the rights to Android," he said.
For more on Ballard's thoughts on iPhone, including his prediction that small developers will increasingly find it a struggle to succeed on the App Store, read this story on PocketGamer.biz.
