Glu reported on finances in the second quarter of 2015 and shared plans for the future. The company announced mobile projects with the participation of actor Jason Statham and singer Nicki Minaj.
Left: singer Nicki Minaj, right – actor Jason Statham
According to CEO Niccolo de Masi, the stars were chosen for their fan base.
Niki Menage has 100 million followers on social networks, Jason Statham has 50 million. The game with the singer will be released in the summer of 2016, de Masi has not yet announced anything about the project with the action star.
Earlier, the company signed agreements with several other media personalities: singers Katy Perry (Katy Perry) and Britney Spears (Britney Spears), as well as participants of the reality show sisters Kendall (Kendall) and Kylie Jenner (Kylie Jenner). Games with them will be released in the next year or two.
Glu’s revenue for the second quarter of 2015 was $57.5 million – 64% more than in the same period last year and 13% higher than the company expected.
Glu’s net profit was $1.8 million. Last year, the company closed the quarter with a loss of $1.6 million.
According to CEO Niccolo de Masi, the studio owes positive results in this quarter to its flagship projects – Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Racing Rivals, Deer Hunter 2014 and Contract Killer: Sniper. Two other games, Tap Sports Baseball 2015 and Cooking Dash 2016, also have good indicators, he said.
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