CHICAGO, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include the Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq:ATVI-Free Report), Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:EA-Free Report), Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq:TTWO-Free Report), Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT-Free Report) and Glu Mobile (Nasdaq:GLUU-Free Report).
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Here are highlights from Friday's Analyst Blog:
Video Game Roundup
The countdown to holiday season just started for avid gamers, after Activision Blizzard (Nasdaq:ATVI-Free Report) released its highly-anticipated shooter title Destiny. As a new game, Activision's most expensive intellectual property (IP) raked up $500 million on the very first day, creating a new sales record. (Activision's Destiny Generates First Day Sales of $500M)
Among the prominent U.S. game developers and publishers, Activision has the best product pipeline for the upcoming holiday season. The company is set to launch World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor, the newest expansion in the epic franchise, reportedly which has already been pre-purchased by over 1.5 million subscribers.
In October, the company intends to launch SkyLanders: Trap Team. The November, release of its blockbuster franchise Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare presents a significant growth opportunity for the upcoming holiday season. Both Electronic Arts (Nasdaq:EA-Free Report) and Take-Two Interactive (Nasdaq:TTWO-Free Report) have postponed their much-anticipated games Battlefield and Evolve to 2015, which will benefit Activision.
Video Game Market – Other Stories
Reportedly, Microsoft (Nasdaq:MSFT-Free Report) is planning to acquire Minecraft maker Mojang AB. The tech giant is expected to bid $2 billion, which is quite a heavy price for a video game developer. Despite being 5 year old, Minecraft's growing popularity is the primary reason behind this valuation. (Will Microsoft Acquire Minecraft Developer Mojang for $2B?)
Electronic Arts recently stated that it will remove Ray Rice from its Madden NHL 15 game, after the National Football League suspended the player. The Baltimore Ravens running back was found assaulting his wife in a video that resulted in the suspension. EA released NFL 2015 in August.
Glu Mobile (Nasdaq:GLUU-Free Report) recently expanded its agreement with Hollywood celebrity Kim Kardashian West for another three years, which is now scheduled to end on Jun 30, 2019. Glu Mobile's Kim Kardashian: Hollywood has been one of the most successful games recently. The game helped Glu Mobile to achieve new single-day records for overall revenues, downloads and daily active users (DAU).
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