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Massive Decline in May Video Game Sales - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:32:46 Z

Video game retail sales declined massively in May 2013. According to market research firm NPD, sales decreased 25.0% to $386.3 million from $517.0 million reported in May 2012. Moreover,

Hasbro, Rovio Cut a Deal - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:31:21 Z

In order to boost its Gaming category, toy maker Hasbro Inc. ( HAS ) cut a deal with Rovio Entertainment to develop toys and physical games modeled on the Angry Birds brand. Following the

Cliffs Temporarily Halts Chromite Project - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 03:10:01 Z

Cliffs Natural Resources Inc. ( CLF ) has announced that it is temporarily suspending the environmental assessment activities for its Chromite Project in the "Ring of Fire" region

Yahoo Buys GhostBird - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 17:31:37 Z

Internet giant Yahoo! Inc. ( YHOO ) recently announced its acquisition of photo app maker GhostBird Software. Financial details were not disclosed. Toronto, Ontario-based GhostBird

EA Unveils New Games at E3 - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 16:29:35 Z

Video game developer and publisher, Electronic Arts Inc. ( EA ) recently announced a number of new games from some of its acclaimed studios. The games were showcased at the ongoing

GameStop Gains on Microsoft's Move - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:29:03 Z

Shares of GameStop Corp . ( GME ) jumped 6.2% to close at $36.75 on Friday, getting a boost from Microsoft Corporation 's ( MSFT ) announcement. Microsoft cleared the speculation

Activision's Diablo III on Consoles Soon - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 20:26:30 Z

Activision Blizzard ( ATVI ) recently announced that its massively popular role playing game Diablo III will be available from Sep 3, on Sony's ( SNE ) PlayStation 3 as well as on

Two Stock Picks in Light of the Xbox One Misstep

Kapitall — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 20:37:00 Z

When Microsoft ( MSFT ) announced plans for releasing the Xbox One, a successor to the Xbox 360, it was revealed that the new console will not run Xbox 360 games. The reason was that the

Perfect World's Stock Surges On Improved Outlook

Trefis Team — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:06:08 Z

Quick Take Perfect World's revenue declined by 13% annually and 8% sequentially to $100.6 million in Q1 2013. The operating margin saw sequential improvement in Q1 2013, on account

Zynga Cuts Workforce, Outlook Gloomy - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 16:26:07 Z

Shares of Zynga Inc. ( ZNGA ) plunged 12.03% (41 cents) to $2.99 on June 3, after the social game maker announced its decision to reduce its workforce by 18.0% (520 people). The workforce

EA Launches Fuse - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Thu, 30 May 2013 02:27:05 Z

Electronic Arts ( EA ) and Insomniac Games announced the availability of their new game Fuse in North American stores. The game is also available for download from EA's online

EA's New Game on Facebook - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Sat, 25 May 2013 00:26:42 Z

Electronic Arts ' ( EA ) PopCap Games has recently released the first social game of its popular Plants vs. Zombies franchise named Plants vs. Zombies Adventures . The game can be

EA Sets Battlefield 4 Release Date - Analyst Blog

Zacks Equity Research — Thu, 23 May 2013 18:28:17 Z

Electronic Arts ( EA ) has set Oct 29 as the release date of its anticipated action game, Battlefield 4 . In addition to the current breed of game consoles available, from Microsoft (

Xbox One and PS4: New Consoles Are Nice, but New Gamers Would Be Even Better

Michael Comeau — Wed, 22 May 2013 20:22:00 Z

For investors, the video game sector has been mostly full of doldrums since late 2007/early 2008. During those glory days, consumers were carpet-bombed with an astonishing quantity of

The New Microsoft Xbox One: Key Takeaways (and Red Flags) From Today's Announcement

Jake Barach and Nick Shchteko — Wed, 22 May 2013 00:26:00 Z

Microsoft ( MSFT ) unveiled its new generation console Xbox One in a brief yet densely "wow-packed" presentation today. Right now the new Microsoft toy looks far more appealing