The "layoff or closing date" is listed as May 12, 2013 Glu Mobile Inc., ( NASDAQ:GLUU ) trading at $3.80 rose $0.46 or 13.77% on a high volume of 13,508,957 shares. Glu Mobile Inc. shares moved up early today, after Northland Capital Markets analyst Darren Aftahi raised his rating on the mobile-gaming company to "outperform" from "market perform". Aftahi said that based on the games Glu Mobile has released this quarter, the company "has substantially improved its hit rate for new new games," and there is evidence Glu Mobile is seeing better-than-expected sales from games for smartphones. Aftahi also raised his price target on Glu Mobile's shares to $4.50. One of the games Aftahi refers to was Glu Mobile's new fantasy role-playing game, Heroes of Destiny, which was released last week. Presented in 3D with a captivating and unique art style, Heroes of Destiny leads players on an epic quest to reclaim the Kingdom of Lerona from the grips of the evil Darkness.