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Video Games

Amazon Offers $20 Gift Card With Halo Reach

March 25, 2010

Are you planning on buying Halo Reach?
If so, check out Amazon. It’s offering a $20 gift card with the Xbox 360 title, bringing the effective price down to $39.99. Sweet deal on a brand-new game!

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Why Activision Is Succeeding

February 11, 2010

It really is amazing how Activision (ATVI) managed to steal the video-game industry spotlight away from Electronic Arts (ERTS). Activision is the only video-game software publisher to have reported decent Q4 numbers and forward guidance, while EA disappointed for what seems like the 19th time in a row.
An industry insider once described Activision CEO Bobby [...]

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Is the Apple iPad a Real Gaming Machine?

January 28, 2010

Yes, I’m stilling writing about the Apple (iPad), and yes, I’m still disappointed, particularly because I can’t use it in my photography without a goofy adapter.
But let’s talk a new topic: Gaming.
Portable gaming is best done on a Nintendo DS or Sony PSP. Games for the iPhone and iPod Touch are more time-killers than anything [...]

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Check Out My Podcast With Frank Curzio!

January 22, 2010

I just wanted to give you folks a heads-up:
I appeared on Frank Curzio’s podcast yesterday. Frank was a great friend of mine at TheStreet.com (TSCM) and is simply the best in the business when it comes to low-dollar stocks. He’s now with Stansberry and Associates Investment Research, where he’s launching what should be the best [...]

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Take-Two Starting a Monster New Product Cycle

September 2, 2009

I have a new article over at Minyanville entitled Take-Two Entering New Peak Product Cycle. In it, I break down why Take-Two Interactive (TTWO) is an incredible buy right now.
Basically, Take-Two is leaving a product-cycle trough and entering an amazing new cycle that should generate enormous free cash flow for the company. With BioShock 2, [...]

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Xbox 360 Price Cut – Blech!

August 27, 2009

Minyanville just posted my latest article on today’s Microsoft (MSFT) Xbox 360 Price Cut.
Here’s a quick taste:
In the wake of Sony’s (SNE) PS3 price cut, Microsoft (MSFT) just slashed the price of its top-of-the-line Xbox 360 console by $100 to $299. It sounds like good news, but it’s just not what the industry needs. [...]

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Dumped Activision (ATVI) After Hours

August 5, 2009

Reposted from LongShortTrader.com:
I just wanted to give you folks a quick note – I sold Activision (ATVI) after hours. The guidance just wasn’t strong enough for my liking, even when factoring in the delays of Starcraft 2 and Singularity.
The market’s had a huge run and the stock trades at a significant premium to Take-Two [...]

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ATVI/ERTS Earnings Previews

August 4, 2009

We’ll learn a lot about the state of the video-game industry this week as two of its biggest players — Electronic Arts (ERTS) and Activision (ATVI) — report earnings.
I’m not placing much stock in the value of the actual numbers they’ll report, which were somewhat telegraphed by the monthly NPD numbers, channel checks, and [...]

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USA Today Covers UFC 2009 Undisputed

August 4, 2009

The massive runaway success of THQ’s (THQI) UFC 2009 Undisputed has finally been picked up by the mass media. Here’s what the good folks at USA Today had to say about the game:
UFC 2009 Undisputed ($60, rated T for ages 13-up), based on the Ultimate Fighting Championship— the largest organization in mixed martial arts [...]

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The Downside of Direct Downloads

July 28, 2009

I just published my first feature for The Escapist, which is truly one of the best video-game sites in the world. I’ve been watching the Zero Punctuation series of reviews for years, so I’m really happy to have done this piece for them.
Entitled “The Downside of Direct Downloads", I explore what the video-game world [...]

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