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What will become of the game industry after PlayStation 4, Xbox 720 and Wii U arrive? Many think that this is the end of the line for consoles. With the rise of Android and iOS gaming, some argue that we no longer need a game-specific device. Never mind the fact that mobile gaming is nowhere near...

Activision's beloved franchise may be crushing Star Wars: The Old Republic, but this MMO is no longer a cash cow. In fact, it might just be a cow -- one that's waiting to be tipped over. But what is the cause? How can World of Warcraft be dying if its chief competitor is struggling to compete? "I...

The Force is with Activision's beloved MMO. Sadly, the same cannot be said for EA and Star Wars: The Old Republic. Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) had high hopes for its long-awaited Star Wars MMO, touting it as the next great game in the only genre that has successfully persuaded consumers to pay a...

For as long as I have had coverage on Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA), the bulls have tended to outnumber the bears. The videogame industry is very exciting, full of splashy gamer and analyst conventions to show off the next big game or piece of technology. Therefore, I can’t blame the run of the...

The parade of earnings from major retailers begins this week with quarterly reports due from Kohl's (NYSE: KSS), Macy's (NYSE: M) and Nordstrom (NYSE: JWN). Analysts expect to see year-over-year revenue growth from all three, but lower per-share earnings from Kohl's. Many more retailers are...

Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) drew quite the controversy when it was revealed that the company planned to layoff as many as 1,000 people. While the game publisher attempted to reduce the bad press with a couple of vague statements, EA never actually denied the layoffs. However, just as people are...

These four corporations should take the laws on piracy and throw them into the meat grinder as soon as possible. The reason? There are many. But in short, current piracy laws make it easier for content to be distributed illegally than through any of the legal channels. It's time for that to change...

Is Electronic Arts prepared to layoff 500 to 1,000 employees? The company, one of the largest game developers and publishers in the world, has denied that it will announce mass layoffs, instead claiming that its end-of-year workforce will surpass its employee base at the end of 2011. But what's...

Player declines have been reduced, but Activision is facing a harsh reality that its beloved MMORPG is headed to its grave. To most young consumers, Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) is known for publishing the most successful first-person shooter franchise in the history of gaming: Call of Duty. With...

In every conceivable way, Zynga relies on others to fill its bottom line. Which, at this point, is rather empty. But don't tell that to investors, who bought into the social games company, boosting its share price by more than 16% yesterday following the news of Facebook's (FB) IPO. But Facebook...