
January 14, 2008
IRVINE, CA -- GatorArcade, a fast-growing premium online and mobile gaming site, announced today that it has signed a deal with Glu Mobile Inc. (Nasdaq: GLUU), a leading global publisher of mobile games. GatorArcade now offers top-rated games from Glu®, including Zuma™, Diner Dash® Mobile and World Series of Poker® Pro Challenge to GatorArcade’s paid subscriber base. GatorArcade is a brand of digital entertainment company New Motion, Inc. (OTCBB: NWMO).
"GatorArcade’s partnership with Glu is part of our ongoing commitment to providing our premium subscribers with the best in casual mobile gaming content," said Burton Katz, chief executive officer of New Motion, Inc. "The addition of these top-rated, award-winning games from Glu is just the beginning. New Motion will continue to keep things fresh by offering more games from Glu’s broad portfolio of high-quality games."
The partnership with Glu injects a fresh line-up of popular interactive games for the mobile platform into GatorArcade’s already extensive casual games library. GatorArcade continues to grow at a rapid clip, currently adding approximately 50,000 new premium subscribers each month at $9.99 monthly rate. GatorArcade is part of New Motion’s vertically integrated "Mobile Entertainment Network’, providing consumers with the content they want, in the format they want, where they want it.
GatorArcade’s partnership with Glu kicks off with these classic games for the mobile casual gamer:
About New Motion, Inc.
New Motion, Inc. (OTCBB: NWMO) is a mobile entertainment and Internet media company providing a broad range of digital and mobile products. New Motion, Inc. combines and applies the power of the Internet, the latest in mobile technology, and traditional marketing/advertising methodologies to four strategic services -- digital music, casual games, sweepstakes and communities. Brands include Altnet, a mobile legal music download service featuring original artists, GatorArcade, a premium online and mobile gaming site, Bid4Prizes, a low-bid mobile auction game, and YourCrush, an astrology-driven mobile dating help site. Headed by a team of Internet, new media, entertainment and technology professionals, New Motion, Inc. was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Irvine, California with technology assets in Seattle. New Motion, Inc. was recently called "a company to watch" by Wireless Business Forecast, and their mobile content capabilities were named a "rival to those of their mainstream-media counterparts" by Wired Magazine. For more information, please visit www.newmotioninc.com.
About Harrah’s Entertainment
Harrah's Entertainment is the world's largest operator of casino entertainment resorts. Since its beginning in Reno, Nevada, USA, nearly 70 years ago, Harrah's has grown through the development of new properties, expansions and acquisitions, and now owns or manages 50 casino resorts on four continents. The company’s properties operate primarily under the Caesars, Harrah’s and Horseshoe brand names; Harrah’s also owns and operates the London Clubs International family of casinos and the World Series of Poker tournament. Harrah's Entertainment is focused on building loyalty and value with its customers through a unique combination of great service, excellent products, unsurpassed distribution, operational excellence and technology leadership. The company is committed to reinvesting in the communities in which it operates. In 2006, Harrah's and its Foundation distributed $76.8 million, or, on average, nearly $1.5 million per week in community contributions.
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