Candy Crush

A new game is bringing the World of Warcraft franchise to mobile users. Here’s what investors and gamers should know about the Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) announcement. What Happened: Activision Blizzard announced details of the highly anticipated “Warcraft Arclight Rumble...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) announced Tuesday a deal to buy Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) for $95 per share in cash, valuing the game developer at $68.7 billion. An analyst at Wedbush broke down the deal dynamics, and how it will impact Redmond's business. The...

Mobile game company Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) is being acquired by Take-Two Interactive Software (NASDAQ: TTWO) in a move to combine two gaming companies. Here’s what investors should know and what could be ahead for the gaming sector. What Happened: Take-Two is acquiring Zynga at an enterprise...

One of the sectors to see massive growth during the COVID-19 pandemic was video games. The strong year-over-year increase in spending in the sector created optimism for many companies but also created some tough comparable sales. Strong second-quarter growth in the sector could show that the strong...

Analysts react to the first-quarter earnings from Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) on Tuesday night. The Activision Blizzard Analysts: Raymond James analyst Andrew Marok reiterates an Outperform rating and $120 price target. KeyBanc analyst Tyler Parker reiterates an Overweight rating and ...

Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI) reported revenue of $2.28 billion in the first quarter, coming in higher than last year’s $1.79 billion and also beating the company’s guidance of $2.02 billion. The company reported non-GAAP eps of 98 cents in the quarter. Digital revenue was...

Video game maker Activision Blizzard reported fourth-quarter and full-year earnings after the market close Thursday. What Happened: Fourth-quarter revenue was $3.05 billion for Activision Blizzard Inc (NASDAQ: ATVI). The figure beat street estimates of $2.83 billion. Fourth-quarter EPS of $1....

Three of the largest video game companies have shown impressive five-year runs of their share prices. New console releases from Sony Corporation (NYSE: SNE) and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) will make their debut in fall 2020. Today’s Stock Wars looks at...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) shares were on the rise Friday and analysts reiterated Buy recommendations after the company's strong fourth-quarter report, with sell-side analysts bullish on the company's "loaded pipeline," lean into mobile and pursuit of ad dollars. The...

Perhaps downtime and boredom are increasing: lots of people were playing "Candy Crush" on their phones in recent months. That’s good for the game’s maker, Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), which otherwise has had a rough start to the year, including a major layoff...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) continued to surprise investors on Friday morning, trading down 3 percent after posting an unexpected second-quarter earnings beat on Thursday. The video game maker reported EPS of 43 cents and $1.42 billion in sales compared to the 30-cent and $1.22 billion...

Shares of Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) is still a Buy at Argus even after shares climbed 20 percent following the company’s strong fourth-quarter results, which were powered by "Overwatch" and King Digital’s "Candy Crush." Video Games The February 2016 acquisition of King...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) crushed earnings expectations for its fourth quarter as "Overwatch" performed better than most anticipated and offset "Call of Duty" weakness. But, BMO Capital’s Gerrick Johnson prefers to remain on sidelines amid elevated investor expectations...

If you think Hollywood couldn’t get any more ridiculous than an "Angry Birds" movie, you may not have heard about the new CBS Corporation (NYSE: CBS) show: Candy Crush. According to CBS, the show will be a live-action game show in the same spirit of "Wipeout" and "...

"Pokémon GO" (Nintendo Co., Ltd (ADR) (OTC: NTDOY)-backed and Niantic developed)'s reign as the highest grossing app has officially ended, unofficially marking the peak of its popularity — at least for the time being. According to Sensor Tower, Pokémon Go held on to the top spot as the...