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The acquisition of Blizzard Entertainment by activision will prove to be a very profitable move.

Blizzard's flawless, record setting track record of excellence in computer game sales will be continued throughout 2008 with the release of the WOW expansion Wrath of the Lich King and Starcraft II. Worldwide sales records will be broken boosting profits dramatically, as was the case for both prequels.

Filed under: Viacom (VIA), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Technology

You know, I keep hearing about this Spore game. It's set to be released by Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) to the Nintendo DS and to computer platforms later this week. There's been so much buzz surrounding it, and for good reason. Not only does it sound pretty neat and imaginative, but it was designed by Will Wright, the man who brought the world the Sim franchise. As I understand it, the player's goal is to guide a microbe through the process of evolution until it becomes a society blessed with enough intel

Filed under: Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI)

Investors have to find this frustrating. I know I hate it when this happens to one of my stocks. GameStop Corp. (NYSE: GME) issued its Q2 numbers today. The numbers were a thing of beauty for the most part. Yet, the stock goes nowhere. And yes, I know this is a bad market day, but still, I thought a little pop was in order. As it is, shares are down about 1% as I write.

Sales increased almost 35% to $1.8 billion. The bottom line saw an increase of well over 100%, coming in at $

Filed under: Deals, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI)

Can you believe the drama going on between Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) and Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) has dragged on for this long? I can't. According to this article, EA has let its current bid expire and intends on checking out additional stats behind the company in an effort to think more about what Take-Two has to offer and what its true value might be. The company behind the Grand Theft Auto series of mature-rated games is offering to give EA a presentation that includes non-public data.

EA really wants this d

Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Technology

No, you're not surprised. Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) moved the most video-game consoles in the U.S. in July. According to this Bloomberg article, which cites monthly data supplied by market-research firm NPD, gamers purchased over 550,000 Wii systems. Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PlayStation 3 was snapped up by almost 225,000 players, and Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) Xbox 360 sold about 205,000 units.

There's no question about it now -- the Wii should dominate the holiday season. Momentum is behind t

Chinese online gaming company NetEase (NTES) today signed a deal to license the online games StarCraft II, Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos and Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne from Activision Blizzard (ATVI). Netease also will license Battle.net, an online multiplater service for those games.

That may not be big news to you if your not playing online games in China, but it seems to be disturing holders of The9 Ltd. (NCTY), another China-based online gaming provider. Standard & Poor’s analyst Scott Kessler notes that the NetEase deal with Activision is spooking investors in NCTY, which licenses