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After two years of declines, the video game industry is beginning to rebound. According to The Wall Street Journal, sales of new hardware (consoles like Xbox 360 and handhelds like Nintendo 3DS), new software and accessories have risen one percent in the United States. The collective sales of...

In 2012, Yusuf Mehdi -- the man in charge of Microsoft's (NASDAQ: MSFT) interactive entertainment business -- told the Los Angeles Times that the average Xbox-owning household spends an average of 84 hours a month using Xbox Live. While gaming continues to be a popular draw for the console, it has...

As the publisher of Grand Theft Auto, BioShock and NBA 2K, Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ: TTWO) is one of the most popular publishers in the world. The company's market cap may be small -- $1.25 billion versus Electronic Arts' (NASDAQ: EA) $5.4 billion and Activision's (NASDAQ: ATVI) $16 billion...

Video game developer THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) has announced that it has filed for bankruptcy. The company has secured an asset purchase agreement with Clearlake Capital Group "to acquire substantially all of the assets of THQ's operating business, including THQ's four owned studios and games in...

When THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) announced that it would conduct a Humble Bundle, enabling consumers to purchase a large package of games for $1 or more, investors ran for the door. THQ declined by more than seven percent on the first day alone. In total, THQ has lost more than 12 percent since the bundle...

Shares of THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) have been plummeting ever since the company announced its first Humble Bundle. The charitable collection (which includes several of THQ's most popular games) was viewed as a major win for consumers. Investors were not pleased with the decision, however, as they may have...

Price cuts are not a perfect solution to lagging game sales. However, on August 29, 2011 (the day after Nintendo (OTC: NTDOY), lowered the domestic price of Super Mario Galaxy), the stock rose more than three percent. By year end, Mario Galaxy had experienced a sales increase of more than 59...

THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) had hoped that it could build buzz, sell some games and help a couple of charities by launching a Humble Bundle. With earnings of more than $3.3 million (and new articles popping up in the gaming press every day), THQ might accomplish this goal. But investors do not seem to care...

THQ (NASDAQ: THQI) has dropped more than seven percent today after launching a new Humble Bundle that includes seven of the company's most popular games. Saint's Row: The Third, Darksiders, Metro 2033, Red Faction: Armageddon, Company of Heroes, Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts and Company of...

THQ (NASDAQ: THQI), the company best known for developing Saints Row and a number of popular wrestling games, has given up. It is hard to remember the last time THQ earned a profit. The company has been losing money and disappointing investors for more than 18 months. THQ's problems escalated...

In the wake of last week's disappointing earnings and slashed guidance from Zynga (NASDAQ: ZNGA) and wider-than expected net loss from Nintendo, other video game makers are scheduled to share their most recent quarterly results this week. Analysts on average expect to see net losses and declining...