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Take-Two Interactive Benefits From 'Industry Tailwinds,' Analyst Says After Q4 Report
Friday, May 22, 2020 - 12:48pm | 450Read More...Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTWO) reported fourth-quarter and full-year fiscal 2020 results Wednesday, with year-over-year GAAP net revenue growth of 41% and a 40% increase in consumer spending thanks to titles like "NBA 2K20," "Grand Theft Auto V" and...
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OWL's Philadelphia Fusion Claims Aim Lab As Skills Training Partner
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 4:21pm | 264Read More...The Overwatch League's Philadelphia Fusion has partnered with Aim Lab as the team's new skills training partner. Aim Lab's software "blends cutting-edge performance tracking and analytics with artificial intelligence and machine learning" to help maintain a sharp training...
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Florida Mayhem Announces University 'Overwatch' Tournament
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 4:01pm | 178Read More...Collegiate esports are gaining steam in Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) "Overwatch" as OWL's Florida Mayhem announced the Mayhem Collegiate Rumble, presented by Frontier Communications. The university-level tournament will feature eight colleges across Florida to compete...
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'VALORANT' Available To Play For Everyone On June 2
Thursday, May 21, 2020 - 12:58pm | 305Read More...Riot Games' new FPS "VALORANT" has been a major impact in the esports universe, despite only being in closed beta. The tactical shooter only offered playtime to the lucky ones watching streamers play on Twitch. When Can I play VALORANT? Today, Riot Games revealed that "...
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'Crucible' Is Out: Here's Everything You Need To Know About Amazon's First Video Game
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 4:02pm | 814Read More...“Crucible” is Amazon’s (NASDAQ: AMZN) first major dive into video games, and could become a competitor for other free-to-play titles like “Fortnite.” After being initially announced three years ago, the title promises to be a third-person shooter experience that...
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This Year's 'Call Of Duty' Will Be Called 'Call Of Duty: Black Ops Cold War': Reports
Wednesday, May 20, 2020 - 12:45pm | 371Read More...Activision Blizzard's (NASDAQ: ATVI) "Call of Duty" may still be accumulating attention through "Modern Warfare" and its free-to-play battle royale "Warzone," but news of the next installation in the franchise is already starting to appear. According to...
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Dignitas Female To Compete In Both 'Counter-Strike: Global Offensive' And 'VALORANT'
Saturday, May 16, 2020 - 10:31am | 310Read More...Riot Games' "VALORANT" continues to attract professional rosters. Dignitas Female's two-time "Counter-Strike: Global Offensive" team will cross-compete in the new FPS title. "As both a competitive team and female pioneers in the esports space, we're constantly...
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'Call of Duty: Mobile' Launches 1v1 Duel Mode, New Map
Friday, May 15, 2020 - 4:24pm | 229Read More...Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) has been consistently updating its mobile iteration of "Call of Duty" by releasing a brand new one-vs-one duel mode and a new, exclusive map. Saloon, the new "Call of Duty: Mobile" map, is only available in the limited-time one-vs-one...
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Why Nvidia Has A New Street-High Price Target
Monday, May 11, 2020 - 3:06pm | 467Read More...NVIDIA Corporation (NASDAQ: NVDA) is scheduled to report its fiscal year 2021 first-quarter results May 21 after the close. Ahead of the results, and following the recent strong run in the shares, an analyst at Needham hiked their Nvidia price target to a Street-high number. The...
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Activision Blizzard Analysts Lift Price Targets After Q1 Report, Say 'Call Of Duty,' Coronavirus Driving Results
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 2:24pm | 606Read More...Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) exceeded expectations with its first-quarter report Tuesday. The company's financial boost stems from the releases of AAA titles like "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare" and its free attachment "Call of Duty: Warzone," which has reached over 60...
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Electronic Arts Analysts See Stay-At-Home Strength, Possible Game Delays After Q4 Report
Thursday, May 7, 2020 - 8:34am | 749Read More...Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA) reported fourth-quarter earnings Tuesday of $1.43 per share against a 98-cent estimate and sales of $1.387 billion that beat a $1.19-billion estimate. The video game developer guided to first-quarter net sales of $1.22 billion, net bookings of $1 billion and...
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YouTube Signs Gamer PewDiePie To Exclusive Streaming Deal
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 9:50pm | 352Read More...Alphabet Inc's (NYSE: GOOGL) (NASDAQ: GOOG) YouTube has signed an exclusive streaming deal with Felix Kjellberg, aka PewDiePie, YouTube head of gaming Ryan Wyatt announced on Monday. “YouTube has been my home for over a decade now and live streaming on the platform feels like a...
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Ready Player One: 3 ETFs For Video Game Earnings
Monday, May 4, 2020 - 12:45pm | 660Read More...This will be another busy week on the earnings front as more than 140 S&P 500 members deliver quarterly results. That includes a pair of video game behemoths on Tuesday: Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) and Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: EA). Earnings reports are always important, but in the cases...
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Overwatch Streamer Claims More Professional Players Are Leaving OWL
Friday, May 1, 2020 - 2:25pm | 442Read More...Overwatch League professional Jay "Sinatraa" Won surprised many when he announced his retirement from the OWL to focus on Riot Games' new FPS title "VALORANT." More "Overwatch" players could be jumping ship as well. Popular streamer "Redshell" claimed...
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Fortnite World Cup 2020 Canceled, Hopes For Return Next Year
Thursday, April 30, 2020 - 5:55pm | 381Read More...In an announcement on Twitter, Epic Games revealed that the Fortnite World Cup 2020 has been canceled. Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, many planned esports events have been converted into online tournaments. While the World Cup has been canceled for the year, Epic has developed a map of...













