THQ: Should You Play? (The Motley Fool)
June 15, 2006The Motley Fool - When investors think about opportunities in the video-game sector, two of the names most likely to pop up are Activision (Nasdaq: ATVI - News) and Electronic Arts (Nasdaq: ERTS - News). They're arguably the two biggest brands in the business, and they're low-risk in nature over the long term. Not as many observers would think so quickly of THQ (Nasdaq: THQI - News), but taking a similar long-term view of this company reveals some healthy potential. Let's take a closer look.
Advertisers Taking On Video Games (Investor's Business Daily)
June 15, 2006Investor's Business Daily - They say it's not whether you win or lose, but how you play the game. But video game advertisers have another view: It's all about how many ads you watch while you play.
Atari posts narrower loss as cash dwindles (Reuters)
June 15, 2006
Reuters - Video game maker Atari Inc.
on Wednesday posted a narrower quarterly loss as it
sold assets to shore up its troubled finances, but said it only
has enough cash on hand to last through some time during its
current fiscal year.
Lawmakers want more video game info for parents (Reuters)
June 15, 2006
Reuters - Republican lawmakers said on
Wednesday that parents need to know more about sexual content
and violence in video games and criticized the FTC's handling
of a complaint about a top-selling game, "Grand Theft Auto: San
Andreas."
VIDEO GAME REVIEW: 'Hitman: Blood Money' (AP)
June 15, 2006AP - "Hitman: Blood Money" (Rated M, $39.99 PlayStation 2, Xbox and PC; $59.99 Xbox 360) is a lesson in lethality, with shooting, strangling and poisoning among the main character's deadly repertoire.
Video game sales fell 10 percent in May: NPD (Reuters)
June 15, 2006
Reuters - U.S. video game software sales fell
10.2 percent in May to $286.1 million as the industry continues
to work through a transition to new console technology that has
kept many consumers to the sidelines, market research group NPD
said on Wednesday.