Remember that Kim Kardashian: Hollywood game that we all scoffed at, and then laughed about when we made Matthew review it? Laugh all you like, but the game was downloaded 22.8 million times, and made $43.3 million in profit in just five months. Mobile games based around celebrities seem to be the cash bubble du jour – with even racist, butter-scoffers like Paula Deen getting in on the act. We’ve also heard Kanye West might be on a mobile Kanye Quest to open up and pilfer some Kanye Chests. The next celeb to jump on the mobile game bandwagon is Britterny Thpears!
Yes, it looks like the past-her-prime, possibly delusional and very likely unhinged late-90’s pop tart will be lending her “voice, likeness, and creative influence” to a Britney Spears mobile game.
“I am thrilled to add Grammy Award-winning legend Britney Spears to Glu’s growing list of partners as we continue to expand our celebrity gaming platform,” said CEO Niccolo de Masi.
“We anticipate the title resonating tremendously with Ms. Spears’ nearly 90 million multi-generational social followers around the world.”
But that’s not all! They’re doing the same with the somewhat-more-relevant Katy Perry too!
“Katy is arguably the most recognized musician in America following her Super Bowl XLIX Halftime performance this past Sunday. She is a cultural icon and we expect to translate key elements of her success into an innovative, highly entertaining mobile experience,” said de Masi.
“We anticipate that Katy’s significant global audience, including more than 170 million* fans on social media, will make her a strong gaming partner for Glu.”
And once these games also make enough money to make the average working person go foetal and cry, expect many, many more similar celebrity games.
I weep.
Last Updated: May 4, 2015
Lord Chaos
May 4, 2015 at 11:06
Fitting name. They must be sniffing glue.
Admiral Chief
May 4, 2015 at 11:06
Janee, the internet NEVER forgets
Greylingad
May 4, 2015 at 11:07
I…. just…I….There are no words….
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:09
I’m just concerned about the impact such games has on the industry. Why bother with anything original when you can make a game about a celeb for next to nothing and wait for all the MT.
Greylingad
May 4, 2015 at 11:23
Me too man! This is really ridiculous, but, hopefully if it continues, the market will be flooded with these cheap cash grabs and people will get tired of them, shunning them off to the side where they belong, where people can take a satisfactory dump on the little remembrance of the poor example of meaningless literature they contributed to the whole of the gaming community…
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:07
LOL dat storm trooper tooth
Geoffrey Tim
May 4, 2015 at 11:19
HOLY SHIT…I really did not think anyone would seriously be able to make that out.
Lord Chaos
May 4, 2015 at 11:20
You underestimate his power.
Admiral Chief
May 4, 2015 at 11:22
I think he has a secret crush on the header image, and upon closer “inspection”, it was discovered…
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:26
XD
Sageville
May 4, 2015 at 11:30
Er nobody could see the pixels, we just used the force
Matthew Holliday
May 4, 2015 at 12:26
i thought he had a cavity =/
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 4, 2015 at 11:23
Storm toother :/
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:42
hehe
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 11:25
Damn you! Got there first!
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:27
I thought it was a cavity first.
Kromas,powered by windows 10.
May 4, 2015 at 11:09
They need to get someone like Chuck Norris on board. All you do is tell CN jokes and roundhouse kick every bastards who does not laugh.
Admiral Chief
May 4, 2015 at 11:11
Chuck would never agree to something as silly as that
Lord Chaos
May 4, 2015 at 11:12
What makes you think a mobile device would be able to handle that?
They’d have to make it for the old Nokia
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:11
Manny was Floyd game next. In this one you need to dodge Manny’s punches.
http://img-9gag-fun.9cache.com/photo/anK0K3B_460sa.gif
Admiral Chief
May 4, 2015 at 11:15
So kinda like Vitalstatistix vs Cassius Ceramix in Asterix and the Big Fight?
FoxOneZA
May 4, 2015 at 14:33
LOL
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 11:24
And 150 million to the winner of one boring ass match. Would rather watch a light bulb.
Matthew Holliday
May 4, 2015 at 12:25
“boring” is the word for it.
mayweather is a great boxxer, but calling that a fight is perhaps pushing it a bit.
Sageville
May 4, 2015 at 11:32
When boxing is on the verge of disappearing, they produce this…. “Fight of the century” ….er no.
Frankly boxing is dead and this is just another nail in the coffin.
Hammersteyn
May 4, 2015 at 11:42
Indeed, plus Mayweather’s smug and arrogant attitude has the people switching the channel. He’s not the ambassador the sport needs. I didn’t even bother to get up for the fight.
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 11:53
no I
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 4, 2015 at 13:10
My friend did, she complained about it at length.
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 11:23
Eish man. This makes me weep indeed.
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 4, 2015 at 11:25
You know when people justify shit by saying “let the free market decide”? This is the kind of thing the free market decides on.
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 11:26
You’re a free market!
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 4, 2015 at 11:31
I finished watching Powers last night, would you like me to tell you what happens? I’ll let the free market decide. ;P
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 11:52
Yeah well I watched new ep of Penny Dreadful season 2 last night, I’ll tell you what happens! Eva marries me, that’s what!
Blood Emperor Trevor
May 4, 2015 at 12:03
Who’s that? O_o
RinceThis
May 4, 2015 at 12:08
MY WIFE! *stamps foot. Lies. haven’t seen it yet but it’s out…
Ranting Raptor
May 4, 2015 at 12:07
eish
Britney
May 4, 2015 at 12:19
Hi boys
Matthew Holliday
May 4, 2015 at 12:23
inb4 nsync/backstreet boys make a comeback with a mobile game.
fleshtwister
May 5, 2015 at 08:15
Britney who?