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Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said that the company’s gaming platforms have crossed the 500 million monthly active users mark. What Happened: During Microsoft’s fourth-quarter earnings call, Nadella said, “We now have over 500...

Any active gamer's heart will tremble with the mention of Activision Blizzard, Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI), the creator of gaming gems like Call of Duty, Crash Bandicoot, Guitar Hero, Candy Crush Saga, and Spyro/Skylanders. Investors' hearts will react in a very similar way, as ATVI did not...

Insider buying can be an encouraging signal for potential investors, especially when markets face uncertainty or are near all-time highs. A couple of chief executive officers and an executive board chair were among the insiders buying shares this past week. A master limited partnership, a real...

Digital and mobile monetization played a big role in Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI)'s third quarter earnings beat, Baird Equity Research's Colin Sebastian said in a research report. The video game company reported a 17 percent year-over-year increase in its third quarter revenue...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) had a forgettable February, as its games didn't take off — but this didn't show in its stock, which has been on a run up since November.    Activision's digital games fared ordinarily compared to competitors, including Electronic...

Michael Pachter is an equity analyst at Wedbush Securities and considered to be one of the Street's top analysts in the video game space. On Tuesday, Pachter was a guest on Benzinga's PreMarketPrep to talk about the video game industry. Activision Blizzard First on the checklist: Activision...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced on Monday its wholly owned subsidiary, ABS Partners, will acquire King Digital Entertainment plc (NYSE: KING) for $18 per share. The deal represents an approximate 20 percent premium to King's closing price on Friday. Wall Street...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) beat earnings with a Q2 EPS of $0.13 (versus the Street estimate of $0.08) and sales of $1.04 billion. The firm raised its CY15 sales estimates from $4.425 billion to $4.6 billion, topping the Street's current estimate of $4.47 billion. Activision also...

U.S. stocks rallied on Friday following positive earnings reports from several large-cap multinationals this morning on a relatively light day of market moving news. The Dow traded higher by more than 300 points before giving back some of the gains. The S&P 500 rallied but still posted its...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) announced Wednesday that "Destiny" set a new record after having the "most successful new video game franchise launch" of all time. The publisher -- which is famous for the "Call of Duty" franchise -- secured the "...

Product announcements were nowhere to be found this week, but there were some notable developments in the tech space. Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL), for example, could be facing a customer problem at retail. There appear to be more employees than customers at many of the company's stores. Samsung (OTC:...

Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) customers will be able to play Destiny at select stores on Saturday, July 19. The three-hour event (which is scheduled to run from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.) will be held at 71 Best Buy stores nationwide. All participating locations can be found at BestBuy.com/GamingEvents....

Numerous developers are supporting the free-to-play format, but are microtransactions the best way to profit? When targeting teens and adults, microtransactions seem to be very profitable. But it is a whole other story when looking at six-year-old kids, who may not comprehend the concept....