Battlefield 3

Which companies could benefit and which could suffer at the success or failure of Zynga's public debut? Later this morning, Zynga will begin trading on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbol “ZNGA.” The company's long-awaited IPO was announced at a price between $8.50 and $10, and is now...

If you work for Zynga, now is a good time to quit. And if you're a Zynga employee who owns company stock, you might want to get a good lawyer. The Wall Street Journal reports (via CNET) that Zynga execs have been telling its employees that it wants them to return their stock options before the...

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is now the fastest-selling game of all time. But investors don't seem to care – why? With average review scores near 90%, investors couldn't be as frustrated with Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI) as they were with THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) following the release of Homefront....

Activision's shooter may be the leader, but Electronic Arts has shown that it has what it takes to compete. Yesterday afternoon, Electronic Arts (NASDAQ: ERTS) announced that Battlefield 3, the long-awaited first-person shooter that aims to put a bullet in Call of Duty's head, has sold five...

Next year could also bring significant EPS growth to Activision (NASDAQ: ATVI). That's according to Eric Handler, a Managing Director-Sector Head/Senior Analyst at MKM Partners, who spoke to CNBC this afternoon. But while Call of Duty is the company's bread-and-butter, the game that's expected to...

After several failed attempts, Electronic Arts may finally have what it takes to beat Activision's leading FPS. Just over one decade ago, EA (NASDAQ: ERTS) was all but the king of first-person shooters. At that time, Steven Spielberg was riding high on the success of Saving Private Ryan, and he...