eSports

E-sports combine athletics with gaming skills to create a new, highly-involved gaming experience, and members of this industry hope to break down the barriers of gaming. What Happened A late July forum hosted by the International Olympic Committee and Global Association of International...

Many of us, especially millennials, have experienced a situation when video games received a bad rap. Whether it was a mom saying you're “frying your brain” during the navigation of a "Halo" campaign, or societal labeling of expert gamers as “nerds,” just ...

The gaming industry has been catching the attention of investors recently, and that’s for good reason. This area of the economy has experienced remarkable growth over recent years, including an increase of over 10.5 percent in 2017 to become a $116 billion industry. While not even half way...

Tech firms are capitalizing on cord-cutting by ramping up original content and striking new deals to stream live sports. Twitter Inc (NYSE: TWTR) won the first NFL contract to stream "Thursday Night Football," a deal now owned by Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)’s Twitch, which also...

Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ: MSFT) has long been in the gaming business — the company began developing the original Xbox console in 1998. Microsoft’s share of the console market has slipped in recent years though and the landscape is set to change dramatically, but investors with an...

The case for no longer being bullish on video game maker Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc (NASDAQ: TTWO) is based on concerns that Wall Street's "Red Dead" sales expectations are overly optimistic, according to BMO. The Analyst BMO Capital Markets' Gerrick Johnson...

The ETFMG Video Game Tech ETF (NYSE: GAMR) is for real. While broader equity benchmarks were volatile to end May, GAMR, the only exchange traded fund dedicated to the video game investment theme, made a series of record highs. On Thursday, the last trading day of May, GAMR was one of just 15 ETFs...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) has huge potential ahead, thanks to faster-than-expected growth in eSports and continuing momentum. The Analyst Morgan Stanley analysts led by Brian Nowak maintained an Overweight rating and $75 price target for the stock, but pushed a sum of the parts...

Cryptocurrency has grabbed headlines in the semiconductor world in the past year, as demand for GPUs from miners created a shortage in the market and prompted retailers to drive prices through the roof. Semiconductor stocks like Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMD) and NVIDIA Corporation (...