video games

If you’ve ever played Mario Kart and dreamed of collecting coins and throwing shells at other players in real life, it could soon be your lucky day. Here’s when the Super Nintendo World theme park area and Mario Kart ride are coming to the U.S. What Happened: Universal Studios, a...

John Madden is one of the most well-known figures in the NFL. He was a coach and an iconic commentator whose likeness has been used in the legendary Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: EA) video game Madden NFL for almost 33 years. A little background: Madden was an exceptionally gifted...

Video game retailer GameStop Corp (NYSE: GME) reported first-quarter financial results after market close Wednesday. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: GameStop reported first-quarter net sales of $1.378 billion, up 7.9% year-over-year. The net sales figure came in ahead of Street...

John Madden is headed back to the cover of the video game franchise he created in 1988. What Happened: In honor of Madden Day, the day celebrating the anniversary of the launch of “John Madden Football” on June 1, 1988, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) announced the legendary coach will be...

The National Football League is one of the first professional sports leagues to announce a blockchain game. Here are the details and timeline for the upcoming game. What Happened: The NFL and NFL Players Association are partnering with Mythical Games to launch “NFL Rivals.” The...

The bestselling products in the world stand at the crossroads of innovation meets the ability to formulate a product that has never been made before. For example, the Rubik’s Cube. This innovative toy made by Hungarian professor, sculptor and “serious puzzler” Ernő Rubik...

Video game company Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported fiscal fourth-quarter financial results Monday. Analysts weighed in with their thoughts on the report and the pipeline of games ahead. The Take-Two Analysts: Credit Suisse analyst Stephen Ju has a Neutral rating on Take-Two...

Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported fourth quarter and full fiscal year earnings results. Here are the key highlights for investors. What Happened: The video game company reported fourth-quarter revenue of $930 million, beating a consensus estimate of $882.1 million,...

Noted investor and ETF head Cathie Wood doesn’t shy away from standing behind her picks and sharing her long-term thesis on why the stocks were good bets for the long-term. Two video game-related stocks were recently defended by Wood, despite large year-to-date declines. Here are the two...

Social media platform Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) is inviting its users to play a video game. Here’s why. What Happened: Twitter launched a game called Data Dash on Wednesday. The game coincides with an update to its privacy policy, which was also shared Wednesday. “Through Twitter Data...

Shares of video game company Roblox Corporation (NYSE: RBLX) are falling after the company reported first-quarter financial results. Here are the key highlights. What Happened: Roblox reported first-quarter revenue of $537.1 million, up 39% year-over-year. The total missed a consensus estimate of $...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) on Tuesday announced plans to acquire game developer Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share. The proposed all-cash transaction would be Microsoft's largest acquisition ever, valued at $68.7 billion. If the deal goes through,...

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two years. But there is no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom. GameStop's Big Run: One company that has been a tremendous...

Video game giant Sony Group Corp (NYSE: SONY) could be increasing the number of ads in its games. What Happened: Sony is building out an advertising platform that could allow companies to buy ads inside PlayStation games, according to a Business Insider report. Sony is currently testing the...

Cathie Wood-led Ark Investment Management on Wednesday raised its exposure in Roblox Corp (NYSE: RBLX) and Roku Inc (NASDAQ: ROKU) on the dip and sold shares in Spotify Technology SA (NYSE: SPOT) after streaming giant Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) announced a massive fall in subscribers.  The...