Activision News

Activision/Blizzard has had good, then bad, then good experiences with China and World of Warcraft .

The Street continues to be bullish on game-makers Activision Blizzard and Electronics Art - with the former even receiving a "strong buy" rating .

Gamers, listen up, your hobby is in jeopardy. U.S. retail sales of video game hardware, software and accessories fell 34% in January from a year ago, and profit margins don't like it.

Between delayed schedules, new IP announcements and shooting people in the face, Activision-Blizzard have more than doubled their annual net profit to a total of 1.1 billion dollars which is a new record for the company.

Analysts at Citigroup lowered their price target on shares of Activision Blizzard to $15.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

Analysts at Piper Jaffray lowered their price target on shares of Activision Blizzard to $13.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday.

What happens when you tell people something they used to get for free now costs money? Apparently 1.5 million of those people will start paying.

When a company forecasts lower sales or profits, its stock usually takes a hit. It's not always easy to tell whether your company is having a fire sale or it's burning down.

Shares of Electronic Arts declined 3.4 percent early Friday.A The video game publisher was downgraded to neutral at Macquarie, and also received a price target cut from $25 to $18.A Activision Blizzard Inc.

On the commodities front, Oil fell to $99.01 a barrel. Precious metals were also down, with Gold falling to $1,721.50 an ounce while Silver fell 1.30% to settle at $33.48. 1) Greece.

Activision has announced that its 2011 revenue is up from last year. The net revenue ended at $4.76 billion, up from $4.45 billion from last year.

Activision Blizzard Inc., the largest video-game publisher, posted fourth-quarter profit that exceeded analysts' estimates on sales of "Call of Duty." The company's forecast for this quarter fell short of projections.

During the latest Activision Blizzard post-earnings conference call, Mike Morhaime, the president and a co-founder of Blizzard Entertainment .

Sterne Agee reiterates its Buy rating and $17 target price on Activision Blizzard as the company posts stable results for the fourth quarter.

Research analysts at Brean Murray increased their price target on shares of Activision Blizzard from $15.00 to $16.00 in a report issued on Friday.

Activision Blizzard reports that on December 31, 2011, 10.2 million players were subscribed to World of Warcraft.

Shares of LinkedIn Corp. and Activision Blizzard Inc. each advanced late Thursday following better-than-expected quarterly results, but shares of Nuance Communications Inc.

Activision Blizzard Inc's quarterly sales beat Wall Street expectations on Thursday as the video game publisher lost fewer "World of Warcraft" subscribers than it did a quarter ago.

Shares of the following companies may have unusual moves in U.S. trading tomorrow.

Activision will report its fiscal Q4:11 results after market close on Thursday, February 9, and hold a call at 1:30pm PT .