Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two smashes Wall Street’s earnings targets Posted byby Dean Takahashi February 3, 2015 3 min Grand Theft Auto V and Grand Theft Auto Online lifted sales for the holiday season. Continue Reading 3 min
How the PS4 and Xbox One transition has turned out great for GameStop so far Posted byby Jeff Grubb April 23, 2014 3 min GameStop's market share of new-gen sales is growing. Continue Reading 3 min
Analysts and game company CEOs eagerly await King’s initial public offering Posted byby Dean Takahashi March 25, 2014 9 min Here's what analysts and other gaming CEOs think about the upcoming King IPO. Continue Reading 9 min
Analysts see the positive in Andrew Wilson’s first holiday season as EA chief Posted byby Dean Takahashi January 29, 2014 2 min EA's new CEO gets a passing grade for his first holiday quarterly report. Continue Reading 2 min
Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, and Wii games beat out next-gen sales on Black Friday Posted byby Dean Takahashi December 2, 2013 2 min Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 owners came out in force on Black Friday, accounting for more sales of games than next-generation buyers, according to... Continue Reading 2 min
Earnings season: What to expect from EA, Activision, and Take-Two Posted byby Jeff Grubb May 7, 2013 3 min We take a look at some of the big moves from the publishers that might have an impact on their bottom line. Continue Reading 3 min
GameStop beats Wall Street’s low expectations for second-quarter earnings Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 16, 2012 2 min GameStop reported numerous losses for its second-quarter earnings, but digital sales rose. Continue Reading 2 min
Zynga sees FarmVille and CityVille user spikes [UPDATE: Maybe not] Posted byby GamesBeat August 8, 2012 1 min A report from brokerage firm Sterne Agee reveals that the social game company's daily active users saw massive peaks over the past week. Continue Reading 1 min
Despite Star Wars slowdown, analysts aren’t in despair over EA’s performance Posted byby Dean Takahashi August 1, 2012 3 min Electronic Arts‘ flagship online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, isn’t doing so well, but the big video game publisher is so well diversified... Continue Reading 3 min
Analysts and game industry reeling from Zynga’s shocking earnings report, stock down 39 percent Posted byby Dean Takahashi July 26, 2012 3 min Zynga's weak earnings report yesterday has spurred an investor panic, cratering the company's stock price by 39 percent today. Continue Reading 3 min