Electronic Arts
5 Reasons You're Not Buying Video Games Anymore
8:45AM 1/20/2012
The latest news on the video game front isn't pretty. Media tracker NPD Group's data reveals that industry sales plunged 21% last month. It's clear that the industry is undergoing a radical shift, but for investors, the more important issue is why.
Should You Play Zynga's $10 Billion IPO Game?
3:00PM 12/01/2011
If you're not familiar with Zynga, the undisputed champ of social gaming, odds are that you're not a fixture on Facebook or into smartphone app gaming. This month, it rolls the dice on a big public offering. Are you game?
In August, the Second Life community learned that the company responsible for their virtual world was planning to expand its universe. Linden Lab CEO Rod Humble has been vague, mentioning only that his company is working on a new mobile product separate from its pioneering project. Now we know more.
5 Things To Watch Next Week: Murdoch Mania, Gaming, Soda Wars and More
4:00PM 8/05/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Company News, Technology, Investing, Earnings, Media, Electronic Arts, JC Penney, Macy's, Bed Bath & Beyond, News Corp, Stocks in the News, Streetwise
Even as investors reel from the stock-market roller coaster this week, Wall Street is moving on, with plenty of news on the way. Next week will bring headlines about retail and gaming earnings, as well as quarterly reports from News Corp., SodaStream and some newly public Chinese firms.
Electronic Arts is debuting EA SPORTS Season Ticket, an online subscription program that gives gamers a three-day jump on new sports titles, before they hit the stores. The hope is that a trial period will increase purchases, but some analysts are dubious.
Next Week's Big News: Couch Potatoes Cutting Cable, Chinese Dot-Coms, Satellite Radio, Zipcar, Gamers
11:15AM 7/29/2011
By Rick Aristotle Munarriz, The Motley Fool
Company News, Earnings, Media, Electronic Arts, Comcast, Avis Budget Group, Autos
Plenty of big names are set to report their earnings in August, including the country's largest cable and satellite television providers, several of China's leading dot-coms, radio giant Sirius XM, car rental companies Zipcar and Avis, and the two biggest video game developers.
'Ask the Expert': Netflix Price Hike, More 'Angry Birds'?
5:00PM 7/15/2011
We encourage you to "Ask the Expert" ... Stock-, investment- and market-related questions are pouring in ... So, we're chasing down people on the front-lines, including Chris Hill of Motley Fool. He's a straight-talker, the irreverent host of the nationally syndicated Motley Fool radio show and we...
Video Game Sales Are Down: Are Apps to Blame?
9:30AM 4/15/2011
Technology, Electronic Arts, Microsoft, Sony, Apple, Nintendo
A research firm that tracks video game sales reported that March hardware sales rose, but software sales plunged again. NPD claims that 23% of software sales in 2010 came from apps, but the industry isn't sure that its lagging sales figures can be entirely blamed on apps like Angry Birds.
New Tiger Woods Video Game Sets Sales Record
1:00PM 4/13/2011
Company News, Technology, People, Media, Electronic Arts, Apple, AT&T, ETFs, Market News
Tiger Woods may not have won a PGA tournament in nearly two years, and his last attempt to take home a green jacket from the Masters was a bust, but the virtual Tiger is on a roll: Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12: The Masters has broken all sales records for the Electronic Arts franchise.
Should Investors Be Wary of Wall Street Bets Against Tech?
7:10AM 3/25/2011
Electronic Arts, Cisco Systems, Stocks in the News, Market News
The short interest in some major technology stocks has increased sharply in recent weeks. The short sellers' view may make sense since these companies have helped drive the NASDAQ recovery.
More Stories
Next Page →
Most Popular Stories
The Money Man Behind Rick Santorum: Who Is Foster S. Friess?
Savings Experiment: Snow Removal
Why Your 2012 Tax Bill May Jump By $8,000
Savings Experiment: Tissues vs. Toilet Paper
Wrecks to Riches: Hunting Sunken Treasures from Cape Cod to the Costa ConcordiaDailyFinance Wire
- 4 Money-Etiquette Questions Answered
- Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
- Newlyweds, Don't Let the IRS Spoil Your Honeymoon
- Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger
- Why Groupon Will Never Be Great Again
- Why Used Car Bargains Are Getting Harder to Find
- 5 Reasons Facebook Stock May Be a Better Buy Than You Think
Newswire
- Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride
- Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos"
- Stocks fall sharply as Greek deal is held up
- Bernanke: Weak housing has hurt consumer...
- Trade deficit widens to $48.8 billion in...
- Feds investigate door fires in 2007 Camrys,...
- NYSE Euronext profit down on blocked merger...
- Obama call for manufacturing revival a tough...
- Mid-day Movers (CIE, AMRS, IPSU, MOVE, LNKD)
- Petrobras Shares Volatile on $225 Billion Development Plan (PBR)
- Morning Movers (CIE, ALU, LNKD, AMRS, XIDE)
- AEP Dividend Growth Still Looks Safe Ahead (AEP)
- Arch Coal Tumbles on Earnings, Forecast (ACI, ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX)
- 2011 Trade Deficit Hits 3-Year High, Over $550 Billion
- Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/10/2012) Apple iPad, Google Entertainment
- Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, AMSC, BIIB, CELG, COH, CSTR, COP, FSLR, GILD, HAIN, MA, RF, TRLG)
Follow Us
