Unlike ERTS and GME, the shares of ATVI are in the red for 2011.
Santa Monica-based videogame leader Activision Blizzard ( ATVI, 13) is pulling off a tough hat trick.
Shares of Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ: ATVI) initially traded higher on Thursday following a solid earnings report.
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Activision (ATVI) is trading up in early afternoon trading following the Xbox reveal.
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In the near term, this abundance of bullish bets could translate into another layer of options-related resistance for ATVI.
Other competitors in the technology sector include: Activision Blizzard (ATVI), Majesco Entertainment Co. (COOL), and Take-Two Interactive Software (TTWO).
Numbers one and two, Electronics Arts and Activision (nasdaq: ATVI - news - people ), saw flat sales.
In the short term, this abundance of bullish bets overhead could translate into an options-related speed bump for ATVI, should the stock attempt a rebound.
Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) is coming into this battle with a beloved powerhouse franchise that has some of the most devoted hardcore gamers on the planet.
And on this basis, we believe the case for owning ATVI shares rests on upside potential from its online initiatives such as Call of Duty Online.
Meanwhile, there is nothing to stop giants like EA and Activision (nasdaq: ATVI - news - people ) from going after this under-served niche.
Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI), which owns and produces the Call of Duty franchise, makes more than a billion annually selling boxed copies of the game in store.
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Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard ( ATVI) is down about 0.8%, and Adobe Systems ( ADBE) is up by about 0.3%.
Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard Incorporated ( ATVI) is up about 1%, and Adobe Systems Incorporated ( ADBE) is up by about 2.6%.
After looking into Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI), we discovered an amazing looking company that is unfortunately almost completely sustained by the revenue it reaps from one game, World of Warcraft.
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This is not the kind of game that will steal the thunder of Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI), whose Call of Duty franchise still leads the game industry in the United States.
Videogame publisher Activision (nasdaq: ATVI - news - people) already has a successful franchise of Spider-Man games and has a new release coming to tie in with the movie.
Activision Blizzard Inc. (ATVI) is on deck to release its first-quarter earnings report after the close of trading tonight, and the video game publisher may have a hard time impressing Wall Street.
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World of Warcraft (WoW) has helped ATVI maintain its stock price, with this one single game providing roughly 30% of the revenue for the entire company via its expansion packs and monthly payments.
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Videogame makers like Electronic Arts (nasdaq: ERTS - news - people ) and Activision (nasdaq: ATVI - news - people ) have held up relatively well throughout the summer swoon.
Surging sales of these three videogame franchises have helped insulate Activision Blizzard (ATVI, 12) from the effects of the recession, and driven shares of this publisher of online, PC, console and handheld games 40% higher from lows hit in early January.
Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is trading flat, Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is off about 0.4%, and Altera Corp. ( NASD: ALTR) is up by about 1.3%.
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Since Meretzky worked on "Videogame Tycoon, " the idea has only grown more relevant, with Vivendi seizing control of Activision (nasdaq: ATVI - news - people ) last year and Electronic Arts launching its hostile bid for Take-Two.
Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is up about 1.1%, Adobe Systems, Inc. ( NASD: ADBE) is trading flat, and Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is lower by about 0.5%.
Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is off about 1.3%, Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is off about 2%, and Altera Corp. ( NASD: ALTR) is lower by about 3%.
Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is down about 0.4%, Adobe Systems, Inc. ( NASD: ADBE) is up about 0.3%, and Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is up by about 0.2%.
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Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is up about 3.4%, Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is up about 1.7%, and Apollo Group, Inc. ( NASD: APOL) is up by about 2.1%.
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Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is up about 0.2%, Adobe Systems, Inc. ( NASD: ADBE) is up about 1.7%, and Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is higher by about 1.3%.
Among the largest underlying components of TQQQ, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is down about 0.5%, Adobe Systems, Inc. ( NASD: ADBE) is up about 0.5%, and Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is lower by about 0.3%.
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Among the largest underlying components of QLD, in trading today Activision Blizzard, Inc. ( NASD: ATVI) is down about 0.3%, Adobe Systems, Inc. ( NASD: ADBE) is up about 1.2%, and Akamai Technologies Inc ( NASD: AKAM) is lower by about 0.5%.
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