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Nov. 10 - Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 could be the biggest entertainment success of the holiday season.

Filed under: Earnings reports , Electronic Arts , Activision Inc , Technology , Nintendo While the big news today may be the release of Activision Blizzard's new Call of Duty title, there's other stuff going on in the world of video games for investors to ponder.

Activision Blizzard today established the Call of Duty Endowment , a nonprofit public benefit corporation.

Activision has plans to announce a $1 million funded non-profit effort that will go towards helping veterans transition from military to civilian careers.

It's been a rough year for the video game industry, but Activision Blizzard Inc.

Home : Features : News : Activision's Big Titles Keep It Warm in the Cold Recession Activision's Big Titles Keep It Warm in the Cold Recession 5-Nov-2009 Written by: Justin Key Guitar Heroes and Tony Hawks keep the company afloat as the video game industry struggles.

The following stocks were among those that moved substantially or traded heavily Friday on the New York Stock Exchange: NYSE: American International Group Inc., down $3.80 at $35.48 The insurance company had a profitable quarter as the value of its investments rose, but the CEO warned that future results will be choppy.

This week we've been chasing down information regarding TBWA\Chiat\Day's campaign work for Infinity Ward and Activision-Blizzard's latest game title, Modern Warfare 2 &#151 which, according to some predictions, could be the highest grossing entertainment release of all time.

Shares of the following companies are having unusual moves in U.S. trading this morning.

No Doubt has sued video game maker Activision for putting words in band members' mouths.

Activision Blizzard , the largest independent maker of video games, announced that it had better-than-expected quarterly earnings for the third quarter.

Better-than-expected results from Starbucks Corp. and Nvidia Corp. helped push shares of the coffee retailer and the chip maker higher Thursday evening.

First, Courtney Love threatens to "sue the s - t" out of Activision for putting Kurt Cobain in Guitar Hero 5 , and now rock-ska band No Doubt is suing the company for turning it into a "virtual karaoke circus act" in Band Hero .

Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. is scheduled to report third-quarter earnings Thursday.

Growth of Activision's money-making MMO World of Warcraft is being stalled in China, as Reuters reports that the game is now caught up in the government's crack-down on foreign investment and operations in its online games industry.

The Dow did a chin-up with the 10,000 bar this month, but is it strong enough to do another one come November? Earnings season has gone pretty smoothly, but plenty of companies out there aren't behaving as if they're worthy of their rally gains.

To celebrate, we're giving away plenty of Band Hero goodness to our readers. Band Hero 's set list is packed with #1 hits, including Jackson 5's "ABC," Don McLean's "American Pie," KT Tunstall's "Black Horse and the Cherry Tree," The Turtles' "Happy Together" and Taylor Swift's "Love Story." The game carries over all the best new features from ...

Shares of Activision Blizzard were down nearly 3%, or 33 cents, to $11.06 during midday trading following a morning downgrade, but at least one investor is taking the opportunity to take a bullish stance on the game manufacturer by buying calls.

SOHU , CHINA'S second largest Web portal, is falling hard today. The company, a blend of sorts of Google , Yahoo! and Activision-Blizzard , reported third-quarter earnings that disappointed and offered a dim outlook for the current quarter.

Activision are at it again! The company will release Band Hero , a multi-system game focusing on full band play on Nov.