February isn't generally a big month for the video game industry, which still makes much of its money during the holiday season. Even so, several high profile titles launched during the month, including "BioShock 2," the follow up to Take Two Interactive Software Inc.'s popular sci fi shooter, and "Dante's Inferno" from Electronic Arts Inc., both appealing to hardcore video game fans. "I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month," said NPD Group analyst Anita Frazier in a statement. Sales of individual games have declined for more than a year, hurt by a combination of the economic downturn and fewer launches of hit games. Even with "BioShock 2" at the top of the best seller list, game software sales fell 15 per cent from the same month a year earlier to $624.4 million 
Share:  February isn't generally a big month for the video game industry, which still makes much of its money during the holiday season. Even so, several high profile titles launched during the month, including "BioShock 2," the follow up to Take Two Interactive Software Inc.'s popular sci fi shooter, and "Dante's Inferno" from <span class="company">Electronic Arts</span> Inc., both appealing to hardcore video game fans.<span class="sent"> "I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month," said NPD Group analyst <span class="analyst">Anita Frazier</span> in a statement.</span> Sales of individual games have declined for more than a year, hurt by a combination of the economic downturn and fewer launches of hit games. Even with "BioShock 2" at the top of the best seller list, game software sales fell 15 per cent from the same month a year earlier to $624.4 million....February isn't generally a big month for the video game industry, which still makes much of its money during the holiday season. Even so, several high profile titles launched during the month, including "BioShock 2," the follow up to Take Two Interactive Software Inc.'s popular sci fi shooter, and "Dante's Inferno" from <span class="company">Electronic Arts</span> Inc., both appealing to hardcore video game fans.<span class="sent"> "I had expected the industry to perform somewhat better this month," said NPD Group analyst <span class="analyst">Anita Frazier</span> in a statement.</span> Sales of individual games ha Tweet this 

IGN received input from a number of videogame industry analysts throughout the week to get their take on what could happen for both parties involved. Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter told IGN he believes the the Call of Duty series will be fine, and speculates West and Zampella may look to re join Electronic Arts to work on the Medal of Honor series they left behind. 
Share:  IGN received input from a number of videogame industry analysts throughout the week to get their take on what could happen for both parties involved.<span class="sent"> Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst <span class="analyst">Michael Pachter</span> told IGN he believes the the Call of Duty series will be fine, and speculates West and Zampella may look to re join <span class="company">Electronic Arts</span> to work on the Medal of Honor series they left behind.</span> Tweet this 

In a blog post this morning entitled EA unveil … Fifa Farmville? , Guardian blogger Jack Arnott reports on EA's new downloadable, free to play game, FIFA Online Only he turns it into a diatribe against the entire free to play business model 
Share:  <span class="sent">In a blog post this morning entitled <span class="company">EA</span> unveil … Fifa Farmville? , Guardian blogger Jack Arnott reports on <span class="company">EA</span>'s new downloadable, free to play game, FIFA Online</span> Only he turns it into a diatribe against the entire free to play business model Tweet this 

After falling short of its 2009 forecast, the announcement in January that Electronic Arts would miss its fiscal 2010 profit and sales targets "was strike two," says analyst Michael Pachter of Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles 
Share:  <span class="sent">After falling short of its 2009 forecast, the announcement in January that <span class="company">Electronic Arts</span> would miss its fiscal 2010 profit and sales targets "was strike two," says analyst <span class="analyst">Michael Pachter</span> of Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles</span> Tweet this 

"The outlook was below consensus, but I think investors already dialed that in ahead of time," said Lazard Capital Markets analyst Colin Sebastian Sebastian compared investors reception of Activision Blizzard's earnings report with that of chief rival Electronic Arts Inc (Nasdaq: ERTS ), which dissapointed investors when it failed to meet financial targets on Monday 
Share:  <span class="sent">"The outlook was below consensus, but I think investors already dialed that in ahead of time," said Lazard Capital Markets analyst <span class="analyst">Colin Sebastian</span></span> Sebastian compared investors reception of Activision Blizzard's earnings report with that of chief rival <span class="company">Electronic Arts</span> Inc (Nasdaq: ERTS ), which dissapointed investors when it failed to meet financial targets on Monday Tweet this 

The maker of audio systems for homes and vehicles posted adjusted profit of 40 cents a share in the fiscal second quarter, five times higher than the average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey Electronic Arts Inc plunged 88 percent to $1596 for the biggest decline in the S&P 500 Fiscal 2011 profit, excluding some items, will be 50 cents a share to 70 cents a share, the Redwood City, California based video game maker said in a statement after the close of trading yesterday That's less than the $1 a share projection of Michael Pachter, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles 
Share:  The maker of audio systems for homes and vehicles posted adjusted profit of 40 cents a share in the fiscal second quarter, five times higher than the average analyst estimate in a Bloomberg survey <span class="company">Electronic Arts</span> Inc plunged 88 percent to $1596 for the biggest decline in the S&P 500<span class="sent"> Fiscal 2011 profit, excluding some items, will be 50 cents a share to 70 cents a share, the Redwood City, California based video game maker said in a statement after the close of trading yesterday That's less than the $1 a share projection of <span class="analyst">Michael Pachter</span>, an analyst at Wedbush Morgan Securities in Los Angeles</span> Tweet this