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Posts related to ‘Video Games’

The Force: Star Wars Franchise Worth Over $30 Billion and Growing

Posted: February 10, 2012 at 4:17 pm

24/7 Wall St. has decided to calculate the total value of the Star Wars franchise ahead of the release of the 3D film "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" and while ...
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Zynga Quiet Period Ends, Analysts Come To Defend (ZNGA)

Posted: January 25, 2012 at 8:56 am

Zynga, Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) has now seen its quiet period end after its December IPO.  Shares were up big yesterday after Robert W. Baird's research team jumped in ahead of ...
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Slot-Machine Maker Buys Facebook Casino Gamemaker (IGT, ZNGA)

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 1:53 pm

With the Facebook IPO bus scheduled to leave the station sometime this year, there is very likely to be rush to get onboard. Slot machine maker International Gaming Technology (NYSE: ...
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The Video Game Recession

Posted: January 13, 2012 at 6:42 am

The holiday season should be the best part of the year for video game hardware and software makers. But research firm NPD said industry sales fell 21% in December to $3.99 ...
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Zynga IPO Prices! Great Offering, Lousy Voting Rights (ZNGA)

Posted: December 15, 2011 at 5:06 pm

Zynga Inc. (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is a done deal.  The online social gaming company sold 100 million of its Class A shares at $10.00 per share, which was the top of ...
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The Most Valuable Movie Franchises Of All-Time

Posted: November 9, 2011 at 11:34 am

The movie industry grosses billions of dollars per year in box office sales. The amount of money invested on the top movie franchises is mind-boggling, but the largest films have ...
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Sony Playstation Soon to be Free? (SNE, MSFT, ATVI, TTWO, GME, AAPL, NOK, MMI, GOOG, NTDOY, SSNLF)

Posted: August 16, 2011 at 4:58 pm

Game consoles and handheld game players took another shot to the chin today as Sony Corp. (NYSE: SNE) dropped the price of its Playstation 3 console by $50 on both ...
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Zynga Updates Growth & Financials For IPO… Risks & Pitfalls

Posted: August 11, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Zynga Inc. has updated its IPO paperwork with the SEC for its second amendment to its prospectus.  Many might be worried about market conditions due to the extreme volatility, but ...
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The Ten Reasons Apple Is The Most Valuable Company In the World

Posted: August 9, 2011 at 7:28 pm

Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) briefly became the most valuable company in the world today. When it hit $364 billion in worth, it passed long-time leader Exxon Mobil. Over a span of ...
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Smartphone & Freemium Games Killing Console Competitors? (ATVI, ERTS, TTWO, NTDOY, SNE, MSFT, AAPL, GOOG)

Posted: August 4, 2011 at 11:45 am

Sales of video games fell by 10% in June according to market research firm NPD Group, from $1.15 billion in June 2010 to $1.03 billion. This past May was even ...
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The Hidden Gems, and Risks, In Zynga’s IPO Filing

Posted: July 1, 2011 at 1:18 pm

Zynga Inc. has finally filed the preliminary paperwork for an initial public offering with the SEC.  The S-1 filing puts a sale of up to $1 billion in Class A ...
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Deep Value Technology Stocks for the Second Half of 2011 (ATVI, AMKR, ARRS, BRCD, IDTI, WFR, PMCS, SNDK, WDC)

Posted: July 1, 2011 at 6:31 am

Using the term “value stocks” in the same sentence as “I.T.” and “technology” can be a dangerous game.  Still, many investors, particularly of the private equity acquiring type, do use ...
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Before E3, Activision Blizzard Still Stuck in the Mud (ATVI, ERTS, SNE, GME)

Posted: June 7, 2011 at 11:18 am

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is probably looking for anything it can find to drive its share price higher.  Whether it is social gaming or more MMORPG platform games, The ...
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Majesco Adds NBA Game On Top Social Game Efforts (COOL)

Posted: June 7, 2011 at 10:15 am

Majesco Entertainment Company (NASDAQ: COOL) has had one of the those "fun and cool stock tickers for some time, which until recently had not been too cool for the stock.  ...
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Zynga IPO Ambitions Could Matter For Many Private & Public Companies (LNKD, ATVI, ERTS, GME, COOL)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 2:19 pm

LinkedIn Corporation (NYSE: LNKD) came public and shares opened at a high enough premium that Jim Cramer called it a sham.  There was one obvious issue that came up from ...
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