Comcast (CMCSA) announced early Wednesday that it was creating an Enterprise Services unit to offer broadband, Wi-Fi and other more to the biggest U.S. companies nationwide, posing a new challenge to AT&T (T) and Verizon (VZ). Comcast will provide services even outside its home markets by reaching wholesale deals with Time Warner Cable (TWX), Charter Communications (CHTR), Cablevision (CVC) and more. That cable industry alliance, Comcast
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a unit of Time Warner (TWX), has become a powerhouse in the traditional video game business. In July, Warner Bros. had the top two best-selling video games at U.S. retail, besting such major publishers as Activision Blizzard (ATVI) and Electronic Arts (EA). Its family-friendly game “Lego Jurassic World” was No. 1, followed by gritty comic book saga “Batman: Arkham Knight.” Warner Bros. had three titles in the top 10 last month, with “Mortal Kombat X” coming in eighth place, retail tracker NPD Group reported late Thursday. Activision and Electronic Arts each had two games in the top 10 in July, NPD said.
Video game sales returned to growth in June with an assist from the Caped Crusader. June sales of new video game products at U.S. retail rose 18% vs. June 2014 to $869.4 million, the NPD Group reported late Thursday. In May, game sales fell 13% year over year. Video game hardware sales rose 8% to $313.1 million. Game software sales jumped 21% to $345.5 million. And game accessories sales leaped 34% to $210.7 million, NPD said. Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, a unit of Time Warner (TWX), was the big winner among game publishers in June. It had the No. 1 game in “Batman: Arkham Knight” and had four of the top 10 best-selling games last month. Its other games in the top 10 included “Lego Jurassic World,” “The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt” and “Mortal Kombat X.” Counting only its 12 days of sales in June,…