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In Video-Game Sector, Now May Be the Time to ScoreFri Nov 13th, 2009
Michael Comeau NPD reported that US video-game sales fell 19% in October as the industry suffered from tough comps and consumers pulled back from discretionary buys. It's not actually news, since we've recently see |
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Activision Is Racking Up PointsTue Nov 10th, 2009
Michael Comeau If you had any doubts about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, erase them now.Activision's (ATVI) state-of-the-art bang-bang truly delivers the steak after months and months of sizzle. Sure to sell many |
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Will Activision Be Able to Sink 'Titanic' Sales?Fri Nov 6th, 2009
Michael Comeau The video-game industry has been living on a prayer all year, but Activision (ATVI) managed to squeak past expectations with a solid third-quarter earnings report. Fourth-quarter earnings guidance wa |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: Garmin Navigating LowerThu Nov 5th, 2009
Justin Sharon A tough (and Tufts) end to trading after a stand pat Fed saw shares stand still, equities giving up earlier increases to end mixed as markets discovered a House is not a home. Our elected Representat |
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Upgrades & Downgrades: First Solar Gets EclipsedThu Oct 29th, 2009
Justin Sharon The S&P 500 fell for a fourth straight session -- its steepest drop since October 1st -- ensuring a close below the 50-day moving average as a 12% jump in the VIX had investors holding their |
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Peripherals Controlling Video Game MarketFri Oct 2nd, 2009
Tal Pinchevsky For the growing number of couch potatoes who have found their salvation in the hours upon hours of free time spent playing video games, it’s shocking to think that American video games sales we |
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Rumors About THQ Takeover May Be Right OnTue Sep 22nd, 2009
Michael Comeau I usually ignore takeover rumors because 99.9% of the time, they're 100% false. However, I'm giving some credence to today's gossip -- that video-game software publisher THQ (THQI) is being looked at |
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How to Play Video Game StocksMon Sep 21st, 2009
Steve Smith Despite data to the contrary, option investors are starting to warm to the prospect that holiday shopping season might not be as bleak as previously forecast. This is especially true in the video gam |
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Is Price-Cutting What the Video-Gaming Industry Needs?Thu Aug 27th, 2009
Michael Comeau In the wake of Sony's (SNE) PS3 price cut, Microsoft (MSFT) just slashed the price of its top-of-the-line Xbox 360 console by $100 to $299. It sounds like good news, but it's just not what the indust |
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Why It May Not Be Game-Over for GameStopThu Aug 20th, 2009
Michael Comeau GameStop (GME), the world's leading video-game retailer, lowered guidance this morning due to delays of some key titles and the crappy economy. The stock's getting creamed, but is it time to jump in |






