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Glu Mobile creating Jenner sisters game

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif.

Glu Mobile is keeping up with the Kardashians.

The mobile-video-game developer responsible for the popular “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood” game announced plans Tuesday to create a game starring Kardashian half sisters Kendall and Kylie Jenner.

The San Francisco-based creator of free-to-play games said the title will feature the likenesses, voices and creative influences of the 19- and 17-year-old “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” co-stars and models, who previously popped up in Kardashian’s game. “Kim Kardashian: Hollywood,” which casts players as a Kardashian protege attempting to reach the A-list, has been a hit for the San Francisco-based company. Last month, Glu Mobile Inc. reported a better-than-expected fourth- quarter profit.

In an interview Tuesday, Glu Mobile CEO Niccolo de Masi said he believes the game maker can repeat the success it achieved with the Kardashian mobile game.

NBC keeps lead in news

NEW YORK

Behind substitute anchor Lester Holt, NBC’s “Nightly News” won its 286th-consecutive week in the ratings — but only by the barest of margins.

The Nielsen company said NBC’s news program averaged 8.13 million viewers last week, a mere 11,000 viewers more than ABC’s “World News Tonight.” The “CBS Evening News” had 6.9 million viewers. ABC won among the 25-to-54-year-old demographic that advertisers consider most valuable.

For the week of March 9-15, the top 10 shows, their networks and viewerships: “NCIS,” CBS, 16.22 million; “The Big Bang Theory,” CBS, 16.13 million; “Empire,” Fox, 14.92 million; “The Voice” (Monday), NBC, 13.95 million; “The Walking Dead,” AMC, 13.78 million; “The Voice” (Tuesday), NBC, 13.73 million; “NCIS: New Orleans,” CBS, 12.61 million; “60 Minutes,” CBS, 11.49 million; “Madam Secretary,” CBS, 11.26 million; “Blue Bloods,” CBS, 11.07 million.

Associated Press