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[edit] New Dashboard Design

5 December 2008, by Matt You’ve probably gotten tired of hearing about it from us, but the day has finally come and the new dashboard is finally here. It’s now immediately available to everyone on WordPress.com. Change is always tricky, but pretty much everyone who has already switched to the new design and layout (that we affectionately call Crazyhorse) prefers it [...]

[edit] Game On For Electronic Arts' Shares - Barron's

5 December 2008, by

[edit] Throw This Stock Away - Motley Fool

4 December 2008, by

[edit] Pay Attention, GameStop - Motley Fool

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[edit] Activision | Blizzard - Overview

4 December 2008, by lgriffe

[edit] Microsofts Massive Confusion (MSFT, ATVI) - Alleyinsider.com | WoW ...

3 December 2008, by unknown A somewhat confusing move from Microsofts ads-in-video-games unit (MSFT) Massive Entertainment. Massive signed a multi-year deal to serve ads for Activision.

[edit] Microsoft's Massive Confusion (MSFT, ATVI)... (Silicon Alley ...

3 December 2008, by unknown A somehwat confusing move from Microsoft's ads-in-video-games unit (MSFT) Massive...

[edit] Microsoft's Massive Confusion (MSFT, ATVI)

3 December 2008, by unknown video game ads.jpg A somewhat confusing move from Microsoft's ads-in-video-games unit (MSFT) Massive Entertainment. Massive signed a multi-year deal to serve ads for Activision Blizzard (ATVI), the biggest publisher in the biz. ...

[edit] Microsoft's Massive Confusion (MSFT, ATVI) - Silicon Alley Insider

3 December 2008, by

[edit] Microsoft's Massive Confusion (MSFT, ATVI)

3 December 2008, by A somewhat confusing move from Microsoft's ads-in-video-games unit (MSFT) Massive Entertainment. Massive signed a multi-year deal to serve ads for Activision Blizzard (ATVI), the biggest publisher in the biz. But don't expect to see ads in World of Warcraft, or any game for that matter. Massive is providing ads for Activision's websites, not their games. And here we thought ads in games was Massive's raison d' tre -- ad networks for websites is already an overcrowded field and shrinking. The

[edit] Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Signs Pact with Microsoft's Massive Inc.

3 December 2008, by This idiom holds especially true in the video-game market, where consumers can make or break a company's reputation in the blink of a blog posting.

[edit] Activision inks deal with Microsoft unit

3 December 2008, by Activision Blizzard Inc. has signed a deal with Microsoft Corp. subsidiary Massive Inc. allowing Massive to provide a platform for dynamic, in-game advertising for 18 of Activision's titles, including "Guitar Hero: World Tour" and "James Bond: Quantum of Solace." (MSFT) (ATVI)

[edit] Microsoft beats Sony on Black Friday (real winner: Activision Blizzard)

3 December 2008, by Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Black Friday, Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI) Microsoft (NASDAQ: MSFT) is in mortal competition with Sony (NYSE: SNE). The Xbox 360 wants to destroy the PlayStation 3. Of course, both would like to take out the Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY) Wii, but that's a pipe dream at this point. Microsoft mainly wants to claim victory over Sony because the systems of those two companies are more comparable to each other than they are to the Wii. And

[edit] Guitar Hero WT Download Pack This Month, Eagles, Nirvana

3 December 2008, by Nirvana, Smashing Pumpkins, and The Eagles are just three of the bands included in the Guitar Hero World Tour download pack coming later this month. The pack will cost around $5.50 for the entire set, and about $1.75 per song. Click read more for the full info. PRESS RELEASESANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec ...

[edit] Summary of Bear Market 2008 in 30 words - Motley Fool

3 December 2008, by

[edit] 2.7 Gets Here in Two Days!

3 December 2008, by Jane Wells As promised, here is the advance notice that WordPress 2.7 is coming to WordPress.com, and will go live on Thursday, December 4, 2008 at 8pm Eastern Time. That’s 5pm Thursday in California, 1am Friday in London (UTC), 8am Friday in Jakarta, noon on Friday in Sydney…find your time here. Some people like to learn how to [...]

[edit] Go Get A Blavatar

2 December 2008, by Heather Today’s post is dedicated to Chuck Norris: the man, the myth, the legend, and the star in our demo of a brand-new feature: Blavatars. “What-atars?” you say. Blavatars! Blog + avatars. As the incomparable Nikolay explains in the video below, your blavatar automatically becomes your favicon: the little icon that displays next to your blog’s URL in [...]

[edit] Sumner Redstone sends Midway away!

2 December 2008, by Filed under: Deals, Viacom (VIA), CBS Corp 'B' (CBS), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI) Sumner Redstone, the executive chairman of both CBS (NYSE: CBS) and Viacom (NYSE: VIA), has been having a difficult time during the recession. Because of financial pressures, he's been forced to sell stock assets to cover some of his debt problems. Now comes word that he's jettisoned his controlling stake in Midway Games (NYSE: MWY). Redstone, according to The New York Times, divested himself of

[edit] Members of the Senate Make a Congressional Delegation Visit to the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute ATVI in Ka...

2 December 2008, by (Government Education News and Information) US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Senator Jeff Bingaman of NM Senator Bill Nelson of FL Senator Johnny Isakson of GA and Senator Robert Menendez of NJ along with key Congressional staffers visited the Afghanistan Technical Vocational Institute or ATVI ...

[edit] Activision and RedOctane Launch New Games for the Holiday Season - Trading Markets (press release)

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[edit] November Wrap-Up

2 December 2008, by Matt Howdy! — or should I say “g’day, mate!” since I’m in Sydney for WordCamp Australia? November was a fun month, and the final month of development for WordPress 2.7 — coming very soon. It’s been an exciting process, and we think you’ll become a big fan of the changes that you’ll see in your dashboards. Here [...]

[edit] Focus On Retailers

1 December 2008, by Here's part of my latest in MarketWatch where I argue--believe it or not--that there are some good retail stocks to buy. Of course, it heavily depends on which retailers we're talking about. This may come as a shock, but I have good news for investors this holiday season: Despite the subprime sell-off, despite the mortgage meltdown, despite the housing slide and the chilling conditions increasing check-ins at the proverbial poorhouse, there are companies that are thriving in this market, even i

[edit] Wii Fit Leads Black Friday Sales - Gamasutra

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[edit] Four Best Ways to Invest in Video Games

1 December 2008, by If you want to invest in video games, there are, essentially, four ways to do it… Investing in video game publishers.Investing in video game retailers.Investing in companies that make video game consoles.Investing in companies that make video game accessories. Game Publishers These are the companies that make the games. And Electronic Arts Inc. (ERTS) and Activision Blizzard (ATVI) are the best bets right now.

[edit] How To Make Real Profits In The Virtual World

1 December 2008, by The video game industry has a reputation for being recession proof. And soaring sales this year suggest there are some great profit opportunities in the sector. That’s why the Money Morning team have created this comprehensive guide to virtual investing. If you want to invest in video games there are, essentially, four ways to do it… Investing in video game publishers. Investing in video game retailers. Investing in companies that make video game consoles. Investing in companies that make vi

[edit] Video Game Industry Proves to Be Recession-Proof

1 December 2008, by By Rumen Hutchinson [Editor's Note: Rumen Hutchinson is the 16-year old son of Martin Hutchinson, contributing editor to both the Money Map Report and Money Morning. As someone who owns eight different video game consoles and spends as much as four hours a day "gaming," Rumen is all but a certified expert on today's video game market. Rumen knows something that no Wall Street analyst does - how today's video game audience thinks. He knows what games are on the cutting edge, and more important

[edit] Stocks That Trade Like Binary Options: Speculative Plays Under $10

28 November 2008, by While media will tilt their camera lenses toward retail shopping on Black Friday to kick off the beginning of the Christmas holiday and the deep seasonal price tag discounts, you might actually witness better bargains in this stock market that will have lasting benefits long after the gift wrapping finds itself crumpled in the trash can and the discarded remnants of decorated evergreen trees litter the yard. It was recently reported that nearly 20% of the S&P 500 was comprised of stocks tr

[edit] Thanksgiving 2008

27 November 2008, by Heather From us at WordPress to you in the States: Happy Thanksgiving! Today, we’ll be passing the turkey and stuffing, and sharing what we’re thankful for. Such as… Jane: “Puppies and rainbows.” Heather: “Good friends, good food, and good websites.” Maya: “Cashew, Peanut, my job, my house, and the sun.” Matt: “The internet.” What about you? What has motivated, inspired, enlivened, [...]

[edit] Activision Publishing Redefines Competitive First Person Action With the Release of NPPL Championship Paintball 2009

26 November 2008, by At last, a true next-generation paintball experience is unleashed! Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that the official NPPL (National Professional Paintball League) Championship Paintball 2009 videogame is available now for the Xbox 360(R) video game and entertainment system ...

[edit] Take Two Should Be a Bigger Acquisition Target

25 November 2008, by I will forever remember the easiest and quickest 20% return I ever made in my life. It only happened a few weeks ago. The wave of selling was just indiscriminate. I looked at Anheuser-Busch's (BUD) stock price and saw a $57 stock with a $70 approved buyout offer from a major foreign company, which implied there should have been a major risk to its deal. But I searched and searched and found little risk at all. Each company kept insisting everything was fine as they were already announcing manag

[edit] Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) Hot Stock on the Move

24 November 2008, by XplosiveStocks.com tracks HOT stocks that are on the move! For FREE Stock Alerts visit the following link: http://www.xplosivestocks.com Activision Publishing's Big League Sports Available Now for Nintendo Wii ...

[edit] MTV grabs The Beatles catalog for music-based game

22 November 2008, by MTV grabs The Beatles catalog for music-based game Posted by: in Latest News Filed under: Deals, Press releases, Products and services, Launches, Viacom (VIA), Activision Inc (ATVI) Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA)’s MTV Games and The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. announced during a conference call this morning that a new interactive music game based on The Beatles catalog is in development for a late 2009 release. The untitled game will be based on the career of The Beatles and the platform for MTV’s

[edit] Jim Cramer's Lightning Round - Freeport's Feeling the Pain (11/20/08)

21 November 2008, by Stocks discussed in the lightning round session of Jim Cramer’s Mad Money TV program, Thursday November 20. Bullish Calls Teva Pharamceuticals (TEVA): “I like the pharm sector. It is not financial-oriented…The shekel is the strongest currency in the world because Stanley Fischer who is Minister of Finance in Israel did not screw up. Congratulations to him! Alcoa (AA) Flowers Foods (FLO): “Flowers is a good company. It has restructured. This is the kind of company I like because people st

[edit] Not much fun for GameStop in Q3

20 November 2008, by Filed under: Earnings reports, Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI) GameStop (NYSE: GME) didn't have a great third quarter. Total sales increased by slightly higher than 5%. On a GAAP basis, earnings dropped three pennies to $0.28 per share. If you exclude items such as debt extinguishment and foreign currency effects, then adjusted earnings per share on a diluted basis increased 19% to $0.38. The bottom line may have increased by double digits

[edit] Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Breaks 1-Day PC Sales Record

20 November 2008, by World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King weren't just a window dressing. According to a blog entry at Silicon Alley Insider , the expansion pack to the company's wildly popular World of Warcraft series ...

[edit] Hedge Fund Tracking: Lee Ainslie's Maverick Capital, Q3 2008

20 November 2008, by (Note: Before reading this update, make sure you check out the preface to the series we're doing on Hedge Fund 13F's here). This is the Third Quarter 2008 edition of our ongoing hedge fund tracking series. We've already covered Whitney Tilson's T2 Partners, Peter Thiel's Clarium Capital, Bill Ackman's Pershing Square, and Stephen Mandel's Lone Pine Capital. Next up, we have Maverick Capital. Lee Ainslie started Maverick Capital back in 1993 with $38 million. Nowadays, the fund is worth $10 bil

[edit] Video Game Makers Plunge Despite High October Sales (ATVI, TTWO ...

20 November 2008, by unknown The stocks headed sharply down over the week ending November 14, with Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq:ATVI) down 13.5%, THQ (Nasdaq:THQI) down 13.3%, Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:ERTS) down 13.2% and Take Two Interactive (Nasdaq:TTWO) down 8.3%. ...

[edit] Activision (ATVI) NewsBite - ATVI Rises on Industry Consolidation - Market Intelligence Center

18 November 2008, by

[edit] Project Icon Winners Announced

17 November 2008, by Jane Wells Congratulations to Ben Dunkle and Verena Segert (that’s BD and VS to those of you who voted), the winning designers of our WordPress 2.7 icon design contest. Read all about it on the development blog and see how your votes stacked up to the rest. Go to The Results of Project Icon.        [...]

[edit] 24/7 Wall St.: Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ANF, ATVI, AA ...

17 November 2008, by unknown Activision Blizzard (ATVI) Cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch. Alcoa (AA) Cut to Neutral at UBS. Chubb (CB) Cut to Equal Weight at Barclays. Dell (DELL) Cut to Neutral at Merrill Lynch. Electronic Arts (ERTS) Cut to Neutral at Merrill ...

[edit] Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ANF, ATVI, AA, CB, DELL, ERTS ...

17 November 2008, by unknown Top Pre-Market Analyst Downgrades (ANF, ATVI, AA, CB, DELL, ERTS, ... - These are the top research downgrades and negative analyst calls we are seeing this Monday morning with more than two hours to the open: Abercrombie & Fitch...

[edit] MTV grabs The Beatles catalog for music-based game

17 November 2008, by MTV grabs The Beatles catalog for music-based game Posted by: in Products and Services Filed under: Deals, Press releases, Products and services, Launches, Viacom (VIA), Activision Inc (ATVI) Viacom Inc. (NYSE: VIA)’s MTV Games and The Beatles’ Apple Corps Ltd. announced during a conference call this morning that a new interactive music game based on The Beatles catalog is in development for a late 2009 release. The untitled game will be based on the career of The Beatles and the platform

[edit] New Bond Movie Should Take a Quantum Leap at Box Office

16 November 2008, by James Bond always manages to race in, driving an Aston Martin, to save the day. This weekend we're sure to see 007 "kill" the box office. The latest in the Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace, from Sony (SNE) and MGM could be bigger than any other Bond film. Despite the global economic downturn it's already a huge hit overseas.

[edit] New Bond Movie Should Take a Quantum Leap at Box Office

16 November 2008, by Julia Boorstin submits: James Bond always manages to race in, driving an Aston Martin, to save the day. This weekend we're sure to see 007 "kill" the box office. The latest in the Bond franchise, Quantum of Solace, from Sony (SNE) and MGM could be bigger than any other Bond film. Despite the global ...

[edit] After wild week, stocks sell down, Dow, S&P, Nasdaq all down

15 November 2008, by After wild week, stocks sell down, Dow, S&P, Nasdaq all down Posted by: admin in Stocks Money News Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Ford Motor (F), General Motors (GM), Nokia Corp. (NOK), Sun Microsystems (JAVA), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI) In terms of volatile trading, it would be hard to match the last week. The markets opened today facing huge lay-offs at tech firm Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA) and with Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) saying consumer buying was so

[edit] Friday Video Game Update: Will THQ Survive?

15 November 2008, by Sales of video game software in October were strong, rising 35% year over year compared to expectations of 20-25%. But hold on before you run out and buy a basket of video game stocks, because there are definite winners and losers. I won't recap the October number, you can read about it here. Instead, I'd like to focus on THQ (THQI) as a cautionary tale. THQ came into the current console cycle (meaning: the release of the Xbox 360, Playstation 3, and Nintendo Wii) in a strong position. The com

[edit] Videogames: Stocks Fall Despite Surprisingly Strong October Sales; Merrill Downgrades Activision, EA

14 November 2008, by By Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron’s, Tech Trader Daily The news for videogame stocks is decidedly mixed this morning. The raw numbers look good: According to NPD Group, videogame software sales rose 35 percent in October, better than many had expected. Hardware sales rose five percent; peripherals fell eight percent. But the stocks are coming under pressure, due at least in part to cautious comments on the prospects for the industry in the unfolding economic downturn by Merrill Ly

[edit] Video game sales rocket in October — I still like Activision Blizzard

14 November 2008, by Filed under: Microsoft (MSFT), Sony Corp ADR (SNE), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Activision Inc (ATVI), Technology The month of October was good to the Nintendo (OTC BB: NTDOY) Wii console. Actually, every month seems to be good to the Wii console. According to the latest sales figures, the Wii sold over 800,000 units during the Halloween season. Nothing scary about that. Of course, Sony (NYSE: SNE) probably was a little spooked. The company's PlayStation 3 system came in a distant third to the W

[edit] Guitar Hero: On Tour Decades DS Debuts This Weekend

14 November 2008, by On Sunday, November 16, 2008, Activision will be releasing another Guitar Hero for the DS. On Tour Decades will hit retail stores this Sunday. Yes, Sunday. The game will feature hits from the 1970s to the present hits. The first DS Guitar Hero game was a huge seller, this one will likely hit the charts ...

[edit] Video Games: Stocks Fall Despite Surprisingly Strong October Sales; Merrill Downgrades Activision, EA

14 November 2008, by The news for video game stocks is decidedly mixed this morning. The raw numbers look good: according to NPD Group, video game software sales rose 35% in October, better than many had expected. Hardware sales rose 5%; peripherals fell 8%. But the stocks are coming under pressure, due at least in part to cautious comments on the prospects for the industry in the unfolding economic downturn by Merrill Lynch analyst Justin Post. The Merrill analyst cut his ratings on both Electronic Arts (ERTS) an