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Activision, Up 94% In ’15, Leads 3 Hot Gaming Stocks

Three top video game publishers have been showing some compelling chart action lately: Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Electronic Arts (EA) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO). The gaming companies are benefiting from positive underlying growth trends in the video game industry, according to analysts. Barclays says that Activision Blizzard’s “Call of Duty: Black Ops 3” has seen 21% year-over-year growth while sales of Electronic Arts’ “Star Wars

GameStop report sinks video game stocks, sparks debate

GameStop (GME) sneezed and gave the video game sector a cold on Monday. GameStop shares fell 4.2% to 37.61 after the video game retailer reported fiscal third-quarter results that missed Wall Street’s targets and gave Q4 guidance below views. Game publishers Electronic Arts (EA) and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) fell on GameStop’s report. EA dropped 4.8%, to 68.98, and Take-Two dipped 1.9%, to 34.91, on the stock market today. Rival

‘Grand Theft Auto’ maker steals record high on Q2 earnings

Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO) stock jumped to a record high on Friday after the “Grand Theft Auto” video game maker reported better-than-expected September quarter results. Late Thursday, Take-Two said that it had earned 30 cents a share excluding items on sales of $365 million in its fiscal second quarter, which ended Sept. 30. Analysts polled by Thomson Reuters expected Take-Two to earn 15 cents a share minus items on sales of $318