Activision Blizzard Inc (ATVI) 25.17 $ATVI
Is This The Start Of Zynga's Comeback?
John McKenna - at Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 11 mins ago
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), KING: 14.99 (-0.68)
NetEase Rides Mobile Games Surge To Q1 Earnings Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 14, 12:17PM CDT
China-based online gaming company NetEase (NTES) beat on revenue and earnings in Q1, super-charged by sales of mobile video games as the company expands its global reach. NetEase stock was up 7.1% to 139.20 in afternoon trading in the stock market...
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), NTES: 140.83 (+10.83)
NetEase Starts 2015 With a Big Win
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 14, 8:03AM CDT
Image: NetEase. China has always been a hotbed for gamers, and NetEase stock has performed extremely well over the past year as investors realize the potential for growth in the nation's fast-moving online gaming market. Coming into Wednesday...
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), NTES: 140.83 (+10.83), AAPL: 128.95 (+2.94)
Heroes of the Storm(TM) World Championship Tournament Announced
Business Wire - Thu May 14, 8:00AM CDT
The Nexus portal will soon be transporting the greatest Heroes of the Storm(TM) players in the world to a new battleground--BlizzCon(R)! Blizzard Entertainment today announced the first-ever global tournament series for its brand-new free-to-play online team brawler. The competition will feature regional championship tournaments for the Americas, Europe, China, Korea, and Taiwan regions, with the top eight teams duking it out at the Heroes of the Storm World Championship at BlizzCon on November 6-7 in Anaheim.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Will Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) Earnings Surprise in Q4? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 13, 2:20PM CDT
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 results on May 18.
TTWO: 24.77 (+0.02), ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), INTU: 103.82 (+1.58)
Potential Revenues for Global Video Game Industry Expected to Climb as New Mobile Gaming Apps & Collaborations Are Introduced to Consumers
PR Newswire - Wed May 13, 7:15AM CDT
Digital gaming revenues continue to challenge revenues from sales of physical products as mobile gaming apps and online digital games continue to grow rapidly in popularity worldwide. Interactive entertainment and the emerging video game, online game and mobile game markets continue to race to introduce new products to consumers. Gaming Companies in focus today are: Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc's (NASDAQ: TTWO) and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA)
TTWO: 24.77 (+0.02), ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), DISCA: 31.40 (-0.04), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), GLUU: 6.47 (-0.08)
Activision Blizzard Up 18.2% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (ATVI)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 12, 5:12PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) on January 30th, 2015 at $20.83. In approximately 3 months, Activision Blizzard has returned 18.18% as of today's recent price of $24.61.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision - Next Guidance Upgrades Will Be More Material
Fresh Insight - at Seeking Alpha - Mon May 11, 8:26AM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36)
Activision Blizzard: The Steady Operator
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Mon May 11, 4:34AM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
The New Silk Road: U.S. Video Game Firms Journey To China
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 08, 4:03PM CDT
It's a tricky challenge for U.S. video game makers aiming to break into China's gaming market. Take the case of Zynga, developer of the popular "FarmVille" games. San Francisco-based Zynga (ZNGA) had high hopes for expanding in China, a country...
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), NTES: 140.83 (+10.83), SNE: 32.19 (+0.19), CYOU: 31.50 (-0.46), GOOGL: 549.20 (+9.71), MSFT: 48.72 (+1.09), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04)
Activision Can Meet Its Ambitious Forward Guidance
John McKenna - at Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 4:34PM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36)
Yelp Spikes on Buyout Talk, Alibaba Soars on Earnings Beat
at The Street - Thu May 07, 4:33PM CDT
Yelp reportedly is seeking a buyer, a move that sent its shares soaring. Alibaba surged after beating analysts estimates and naming a new CEO.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), YELP: 47.35 (-0.49), BABA: 88.40 (+0.87)
Activision Blizzard Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 5.22%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu May 07, 4:09PM CDT
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $23.13 to a high of $24.60. Yesterday, the shares gained 5.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $23.27 on volume of 15.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision up 5%; analysts raise targets
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 2:14PM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Asia-Pacific Online Gaming Market 2015
M2 - Thu May 07, 9:33AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z672k8/asiapacific) has announced the addition of the "Asia-Pacific Online Gaming Market 2015" report to their offering. Asia-Pacific is reported to be both the largest and the fastest growing gaming market worldwide. While the shift to digital games is happening worldwide, Asia-Pacific already leads the way in mobile gaming revenues, topping all other regions in 2014. Asia-Pacific also stands out in online gaming on computers, with five countries from this region on the list of the top ten countries in online gamer penetration of Internet users last year. Overall, the online gaming market in Asia-Pacific is forecasted to retain double-digit growth rate for the coming years. China, Japan and South Korea are the largest markets for online games in Asia-Pacific and among the most prominent worldwide. In China, the number of people playing games online is nearly four hundred million and a quarter of a billion play mobile games. Distribution of games through mobile chat applications is a major trend, with close to two-thirds of mobile gamers discovering new games through this channel. This trend is also persistent in Japan, where a popular messaging app LINE carries an ever growing number of mobile free-to-play games.. In South Korea, mobile games tripled their share of the gaming market between 2012 and 2013. The South East Asia sub-region is increasingly gaining attention of the global games market players. In 2014, there were close to a hundred million online gamers there and even a large number of mobile gamers. Countries like Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam are expanding their market potential with growing Internet and smartphone penetration. While Oceania is an advanced sub-region in these two parameters, Australia and New Zealand are still seeing double-digit growth rates in the digital gaming segment. Some major digital games companies operate in the Asia Pacific region. China-based Tencent, which both publishes and distributes games through its platforms, generated several billion of Euros in online and mobile games revenues in 2014. Japan, is home to prominent digital games publishers such as Nexon and GungHo, and made news in early 2015 announcing the strategic cooperation between video games maker Nintendo and mobile games developer DeNA. Companies Mentioned - 5173.com - Activision - Amazon - Apple - Baidu - Bandai Namco Entertainment - Changyou - Daum Kakao Corp - DeNa - Facebook - Goodgame Studios - Google - GREE - GungHo Online - King - Konami - Line - Myapp.com - Netease - Nexon - Nintendo - QQ - Qzone - Square Enix - Supercell - Tencent - WeChat - Whatsapp - Zynga For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z6...siapacific
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Stock Lower in Pre-Market Trading Despite Earnings Beat
at The Street - Thu May 07, 8:25AM CDT
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) shares are down after the company issued weak current quarterly guidance yesterday.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Digital & Mobile Gaming Companies Betting on a Multi-Billion Dollar Future as Consumer's Interest in Casino Gaming Apps Increases Worldwide
PR Newswire - Thu May 07, 7:35AM CDT
As regulations continue to evolve, Interactive and Social Gaming is rapidly growing in popularity as well as presenting impressive revenue potentials for Mobile & Digital Gaming companies while research firms project the market may expand to over $3Billion in 2015 alone. Gaming Stocks in focus today are: Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36), SGMS: 12.97 (-0.14), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), IGT: 18.28 (-1.07)
Activison Blizzard (ATVI) Earnings Report: Q1 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Thu May 07, 6:33AM CDT
The following Activison Blizzard (ATVI) conference call took place on May 6, 2015, 04:30 PM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Robert A. Kotick on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Wed May 06, 7:47PM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Is This The Start Of Zynga's Comeback?
John McKenna - at Seeking Alpha - 2 hrs 11 mins ago
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), KING: 14.99 (-0.68)
NetEase Rides Mobile Games Surge To Q1 Earnings Beat
at Investor's Business Daily - Thu May 14, 12:17PM CDT
China-based online gaming company NetEase (NTES) beat on revenue and earnings in Q1, super-charged by sales of mobile video games as the company expands its global reach. NetEase stock was up 7.1% to 139.20 in afternoon trading in the stock market...
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), NTES: 140.83 (+10.83)
NetEase Starts 2015 With a Big Win
Dan Caplinger, The Motley Fool - Motley Fool - Thu May 14, 8:03AM CDT
Image: NetEase. China has always been a hotbed for gamers, and NetEase stock has performed extremely well over the past year as investors realize the potential for growth in the nation's fast-moving online gaming market. Coming into Wednesday...
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), NTES: 140.83 (+10.83), AAPL: 128.95 (+2.94)
Heroes of the Storm(TM) World Championship Tournament Announced
Business Wire - Thu May 14, 8:00AM CDT
The Nexus portal will soon be transporting the greatest Heroes of the Storm(TM) players in the world to a new battleground--BlizzCon(R)! Blizzard Entertainment today announced the first-ever global tournament series for its brand-new free-to-play online team brawler. The competition will feature regional championship tournaments for the Americas, Europe, China, Korea, and Taiwan regions, with the top eight teams duking it out at the Heroes of the Storm World Championship at BlizzCon on November 6-7 in Anaheim.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Will Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) Earnings Surprise in Q4? - Analyst Blog
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed May 13, 2:20PM CDT
Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. (TTWO) is set to report fourth-quarter fiscal 2015 results on May 18.
TTWO: 24.77 (+0.02), ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), INTU: 103.82 (+1.58)
Potential Revenues for Global Video Game Industry Expected to Climb as New Mobile Gaming Apps & Collaborations Are Introduced to Consumers
PR Newswire - Wed May 13, 7:15AM CDT
Digital gaming revenues continue to challenge revenues from sales of physical products as mobile gaming apps and online digital games continue to grow rapidly in popularity worldwide. Interactive entertainment and the emerging video game, online game and mobile game markets continue to race to introduce new products to consumers. Gaming Companies in focus today are: Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), Glu Mobile Inc. (NASDAQ: GLUU), Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc's (NASDAQ: TTWO) and Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA)
TTWO: 24.77 (+0.02), ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), DISCA: 31.40 (-0.04), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), GLUU: 6.47 (-0.08)
Activision Blizzard Up 18.2% Since SmarTrend Uptrend Call (ATVI)
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Tue May 12, 5:12PM CDT
SmarTrend identified an Uptrend for Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) on January 30th, 2015 at $20.83. In approximately 3 months, Activision Blizzard has returned 18.18% as of today's recent price of $24.61.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision - Next Guidance Upgrades Will Be More Material
Fresh Insight - at Seeking Alpha - Mon May 11, 8:26AM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36)
Activision Blizzard: The Steady Operator
WestEnd511 - at Seeking Alpha - Mon May 11, 4:34AM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
The New Silk Road: U.S. Video Game Firms Journey To China
at Investor's Business Daily - Fri May 08, 4:03PM CDT
It's a tricky challenge for U.S. video game makers aiming to break into China's gaming market. Take the case of Zynga, developer of the popular "FarmVille" games. San Francisco-based Zynga (ZNGA) had high hopes for expanding in China, a country...
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), NTES: 140.83 (+10.83), SNE: 32.19 (+0.19), CYOU: 31.50 (-0.46), GOOGL: 549.20 (+9.71), MSFT: 48.72 (+1.09), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04)
Activision Can Meet Its Ambitious Forward Guidance
John McKenna - at Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 4:34PM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36)
Yelp Spikes on Buyout Talk, Alibaba Soars on Earnings Beat
at The Street - Thu May 07, 4:33PM CDT
Yelp reportedly is seeking a buyer, a move that sent its shares soaring. Alibaba surged after beating analysts estimates and naming a new CEO.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), YELP: 47.35 (-0.49), BABA: 88.40 (+0.87)
Activision Blizzard Set to Possibly Pullback After Yesterday's Rally of 5.22%
Comtex SmarTrend(R) - Thu May 07, 4:09PM CDT
Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI) traded in a range yesterday that spanned from a low of $23.13 to a high of $24.60. Yesterday, the shares gained 5.2%, which took the trading range above the 3-day high of $23.27 on volume of 15.1 million shares. Often times after large one-day gains, short term traders will seek to take profits and, as such, investors should be cautious.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision up 5%; analysts raise targets
Seeking Alpha - at Seeking Alpha - Thu May 07, 2:14PM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Asia-Pacific Online Gaming Market 2015
M2 - Thu May 07, 9:33AM CDT
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z672k8/asiapacific) has announced the addition of the "Asia-Pacific Online Gaming Market 2015" report to their offering. Asia-Pacific is reported to be both the largest and the fastest growing gaming market worldwide. While the shift to digital games is happening worldwide, Asia-Pacific already leads the way in mobile gaming revenues, topping all other regions in 2014. Asia-Pacific also stands out in online gaming on computers, with five countries from this region on the list of the top ten countries in online gamer penetration of Internet users last year. Overall, the online gaming market in Asia-Pacific is forecasted to retain double-digit growth rate for the coming years. China, Japan and South Korea are the largest markets for online games in Asia-Pacific and among the most prominent worldwide. In China, the number of people playing games online is nearly four hundred million and a quarter of a billion play mobile games. Distribution of games through mobile chat applications is a major trend, with close to two-thirds of mobile gamers discovering new games through this channel. This trend is also persistent in Japan, where a popular messaging app LINE carries an ever growing number of mobile free-to-play games.. In South Korea, mobile games tripled their share of the gaming market between 2012 and 2013. The South East Asia sub-region is increasingly gaining attention of the global games market players. In 2014, there were close to a hundred million online gamers there and even a large number of mobile gamers. Countries like Thailand, Indonesia, and Vietnam are expanding their market potential with growing Internet and smartphone penetration. While Oceania is an advanced sub-region in these two parameters, Australia and New Zealand are still seeing double-digit growth rates in the digital gaming segment. Some major digital games companies operate in the Asia Pacific region. China-based Tencent, which both publishes and distributes games through its platforms, generated several billion of Euros in online and mobile games revenues in 2014. Japan, is home to prominent digital games publishers such as Nexon and GungHo, and made news in early 2015 announcing the strategic cooperation between video games maker Nintendo and mobile games developer DeNA. Companies Mentioned - 5173.com - Activision - Amazon - Apple - Baidu - Bandai Namco Entertainment - Changyou - Daum Kakao Corp - DeNa - Facebook - Goodgame Studios - Google - GREE - GungHo Online - King - Konami - Line - Myapp.com - Netease - Nexon - Nintendo - QQ - Qzone - Square Enix - Supercell - Tencent - WeChat - Whatsapp - Zynga For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/z6...siapacific
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Stock Lower in Pre-Market Trading Despite Earnings Beat
at The Street - Thu May 07, 8:25AM CDT
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) shares are down after the company issued weak current quarterly guidance yesterday.
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Digital & Mobile Gaming Companies Betting on a Multi-Billion Dollar Future as Consumer's Interest in Casino Gaming Apps Increases Worldwide
PR Newswire - Thu May 07, 7:35AM CDT
As regulations continue to evolve, Interactive and Social Gaming is rapidly growing in popularity as well as presenting impressive revenue potentials for Mobile & Digital Gaming companies while research firms project the market may expand to over $3Billion in 2015 alone. Gaming Stocks in focus today are: Tapinator, Inc. (OTC: TAPM), International Game Technology PLC (NYSE:IGT), Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA), Scientific Games Corporation (NASDAQ: SGMS), Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) and Activision Blizzard Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54), EA: 63.09 (+1.36), SGMS: 12.97 (-0.14), ZNGA: 3.05 (+0.04), IGT: 18.28 (-1.07)
Activison Blizzard (ATVI) Earnings Report: Q1 2015 Conference Call Transcript
at The Street - Thu May 07, 6:33AM CDT
The following Activison Blizzard (ATVI) conference call took place on May 6, 2015, 04:30 PM ET. This is a transcript of that earnings call:
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Robert A. Kotick on Q1 2015 Results - Earnings Call Transcript
SA Transcripts - at Seeking Alpha - Wed May 06, 7:47PM CDT
ATVI: 25.17 (+0.54)
