Nerd Investors And Gaming Dorks Join Forces To Proclaim The End of Ga... -06/21/09 at 8:17 PM CDTby Perry Rod

If you're a person who makes a living making money in the finance world, I would think you're probably a totally "cool" guy.  You're the life of a party, amazingly handsome, and with the most seductive personality.  After all, isn't that what makes for a great financial analyst? You're probably a lot like cool video game industry writers who, t...

THQ Inc. Sells Over 1 Million UFC Undisputed Copies In First Month -06/11/09 at 6:40 PM CDTby Mahyar Hashemi

According to research group NPD, UFC Undisputed moved just over a million copies in its first twelve days on the shelf in North America.  That may explain why THQ stock is up 64% since its release date.  Analysts were expecting much fewer first month sales.  Wedbush Morgan senior analyst Michael Pachter had predicted 400,000 copies to sell ...

Digital Downloads Make For Great Stories About GameStop, But Little S... -06/11/09 at 12:34 PM CDTby Mahyar Hashemi

Gamestop Inc. (GME) stock has seen a valuation plunge in recent months.  Strong earnings and consistent growth do not have everybody convinced.  It's due to the most idealized repeated story about the video game industry today.  In ten years, they say, half of all video games will be downloaded. What? Based on what, exactly? The PC download...

THQ Inc. and Take Two Interactive - A Similar Value? -06/10/09 at 11:22 AM CDTby Perry Rod

According to recent trading, video game companies THQ Inc (THQI). and Take Two (TTWO) Interactive Software, Inc. have a nearly identical market capitalization value.  THQ stock has nearly tripled in the last three months on word of solid sales of their new games, UFC Undisputed and Red Faction Guerilla.  But do these companies really deserve sim...

Take Two Interactive Unveils Bioshock 2 Multiplayer at E3 Expo -06/02/09 at 10:21 PM CDTby Perry Rod

Upstairs in a private room, away from the spectacle that is the E3 Expo floor convention, Take Two (TTWO) Interactive privately showed us Bioshock 2 Multiplayer. The original and highly acclaimed Bioshock did not have a multiplayer experience, which analysts suggest limited sales despite the rave reviews. But hold onto your hats.  Not only does the s...

Same Old Gamestop Fears Pressure Stock -06/02/09 at 12:38 AM CDTby Mahyar Hashemi

Every year it's the same old fears with Gamestop.  The company is running out of time, they say, facing a new world of downloading and new competition.  They are the next Blockbuster, they say. They said it last year, they said it the year before, and the year before that and so on.  This latest round of fears is likely why while many other...

Prediction: Google To Become the Most Profitable Company in the World -04/10/09 at 12:40 PM CDTby Ted Arrington-flowers

As a former stock broker, 20-year stock trader and serial entrepreneur my life experiences have given me a unique perspective to back the prediction made in this report that Google will become the largest and most profitable company in the world within 20 years. From investing experiences I learned as all savvy investors know by now that innovation that d...

Nintendo Stock Falling In Japan Despite Record Breaking Sales -01/21/09 at 2:24 AM CSTby Perry Rod

While video game sales break new records all across the world, video game stocks have seen better days. American publishers Activision (ATVI), Electronic Arts (ERTS), Take Two (TTWO) and THQ (THQI) have all seen their stocks dramatically fall over the year.  The latter has had the worst hit, sinking 86% in a year while others have been cut by over ...

A 2009 Look At Best Buy - Is It Even a "Buy" ? -01/02/09 at 5:11 PM CSTby Mahyar Hashemi

I've been following retailer Best Buy (BBY) for several years.  I always liked the logo, the store and their clean aggressive business model. But I'm surprised that the stock has even held up as well as it has given the market declines.  A year ago, earnings expectations were more than $4 and now the current year's guidance is at $2.60 with the...

Will The American Consumer Save the World Economy? -11/30/08 at 12:04 PM CSTby Mahyar Hashemi

Retail industry research firm, ShopperTrak RCT, has declared that total Black Friday sales rose 3% this year, to about $10.6 billion nationwide. So far, that appears to be higher than expected as analysts have cut their outlooks considerably. Overall sales for the holiday are expected to rise 2.2%, which would be higher than the 2002 holiday, where sales ...

Carl Icahn Buys More Yahoo -11/28/08 at 2:18 PM CSTby Mahyar Hashemi

Carl Icahn has had a difficult time in this market. Most reports suggest he has dropped well over 50% of his total value this year. His stake in Yahoo (YHOO) has been another recent loser, despite Icahn's success of taking a minority position on Yahoo's board of directors. Today it was reported that Icahn bought more shares of Yahoo and upped his stake in...