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Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) reported strong third quarter 2010 results, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by 3 cents. Earnings, including stock based compensation and excluding one-time items, were 10 cents per share, up from 2 cents reported in the prior-year quarter. This was well...

Activision Publishing, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) announced that Treyarch's Call of Duty®: Black Ops has become the biggest entertainment launch ever with an estimated sell-through of approximately $360 million in North America and the United Kingdom alone in the first 24 hours of its release, as compared...

Oppenheimer & Co. has an Outperform rating and a $34 price target on Perfect World Co., Ltd. (NASDAQ: PWRD). It previews PWRD's earnings in a research report. In a note to clients, Oppenheimer writes, "PWRD will host its 3Q earnings on 11/15 at 8pm EST. We expect 3Q gaming revenues to increase...

MKM Partners has a $15 price target and a Buy rating on Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI) after it reported earnings after the bell yesterday. In a note to clients, MKM writes, "We continue to view Activision as the best-in-class video games publisher following a better than expected 3Q10...

Deutsche Bank has a Buy rating and a $15 price target on Activision Blizzard, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATVI), after it reported earnings after the bell yesterday. In a note to clients, Deutsche Bank writes, "We reiterate our BUY investment rating on shares of A|B and maintain our $15 price target. We think...

Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) released its third quarter earnings results on Thursday after the closing bell. The company reported EPS of $0.12 compared to Wall Street estimates of $0.09. Non-GAAP revenues were $857 million versus analysts' consensus estimates of $750 million. For Q4, the...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) reports Q3 earnings of $0.12 versus consensus of $0.09. Activision Blizzard, Inc. reports revenues of $745 million versus consensus of $750.00 million. Robert Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, stated, "For the third quarter, we exceeded our net revenues and...

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (Nasdaq: ATVI) today announced better-than-expected financial results for the third quarter of 2010. For the quarter ended September 30, 2010, Activision Blizzard's GAAP net revenues were $745 million, as compared to its prior third-quarter outlook of $600 million. On a...

Electronic Arts (ERTS) reported second quarter 2011 results and reaffirmed its fiscal 2011 guidance. Loss per share narrowed down to 2 cents as compared with a guidance of 10 cents to 15 cents, primarily driven by strict cost control and higher gross margins. Loss per share, which includes...

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Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS) today announced that sales of its EA SPORTS FIFA Soccer franchise surpassed 100 million units lifetime* during the launch of FIFA Soccer 11. The best-selling sports videogame franchise in the world, now in its 18th year, sold a record-breaking 2.6 million copies...