International Business News - activision http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Activision Inc. said Wednesday a Delaware court has denied a request by the Wayne County Employees' Retirement System for a preliminary injunction relating to its proposed buyout by France's Vivendi SA. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080702/activision-court-denies-vivendi-deal-injunction.htm Wed, 02 Jul 2008 16:58:16 EDT Activision Inc. said the band Coldplay will debut on its popular video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock with a three-track downloadable song pack. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080613/coldplay-songs-to-be-available-on-guitar-hero-iii.htm Fri, 13 Jun 2008 08:50:33 EDT A Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst upgraded Activision Inc. Wednesday ahead of the video game publisher's planned merger with Vivendi Games. "The current share price is above the transaction price, but both Activision and Vivendi Games have performed better than was originally contemplated by the merger agreement, so we expect the deal to be approved," analyst Michael Pachter wrote in a client note. He lifted his rating from "Buy" to "Strong Buy" and boosted his price target to $45 from $35. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080611/wedbush-morgan-upgrades-activision-ahead-of-merger.htm Wed, 11 Jun 2008 11:32:09 EDT Technology stocks were mixed on Friday as a pair of video game related firms posted strong gains. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/technology-stocks-activision-realnetworks.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 23:08:20 EDT In a May 8 story about Activision Inc.'s earnings, The Associated Press reported that the company expected earnings of $1.30 per share after excluding Vivendi Games. The story should have said the adjusted earnings excluded other items as well. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/clarification-activision-earnings-story.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 14:30:28 EDT Shares of Activision Inc. hit a record high Friday after the video game publisher reported profit and sales that soared past guidance and Wall Street's expectations. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/activision-shares-soar-after-4q-results-fly-past-estimates.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 11:41:31 EDT Shares of Activision Inc. climbed in premarket trading Friday, a day after the video game maker posted a fiscal fourth-quarter profit that was sharply higher than analysts expected. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080509/ahead-of-the-bell-activision-climbs-premarket-on-earns.htm Fri, 09 May 2008 08:35:57 EDT Video game publisher Activision Inc. rocked its fiscal fourth quarter, with sales of "Guitar Hero III" and "Call of Duty 4" pushing profit and revenue well above guidance and analyst estimates. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/activision-4q-profit-soars-past-expectations.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 16:05:53 EDT Among the premarket stories for Monday, May 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP) _ Video-game maker Activision Inc. will likely post strong fiscal fourth-quarter growth when it reports this week, an analyst said Monday while raising a price target and adding the company to a list of preferred stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/premarket-roundup-activision-ev3.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 09:24:17 EDT Video-game maker Activision Inc. will likely post strong fiscal fourth-quarter growth when it reports this week, an analyst said Monday while raising a price target and adding the company to a list of preferred stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080505/ahead-of-the-bell-analyst-raises-activision-price-target.htm Mon, 05 May 2008 08:34:14 EDT Vivendi received approval on Wednesday from the European Commission to merge its videogame unit with Activision Inc., in a deal worth $9.85 billion. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080416/vivendi-activision-billion-deal-receives-approval-uitar-hero-call-duty-and-tony-hawk.htm Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:00:21 EDT Activision Inc. shares rose in premarket trading Friday after the video game publisher topped analysts' expectations in its fiscal third quarter, and raised its forecast for the full year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080208/ahead-of-the-bell-activision-rises.htm Fri, 08 Feb 2008 08:48:15 EST Activision Inc., set to become the world's biggest video game company with its pending acquisition by Vivendi SA, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter profit soared on strong sales of the latest "Call of Duty" and "Guitar Hero" games. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080207/activision-3q-profit-soars-as-sales-grow.htm Thu, 07 Feb 2008 17:24:58 EST Guitar Hero video game hit a industry record on Monday, generating $1 billion in sales in North American retail within 26 months, a market research reported. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/12324-guitar-hero.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080121/guitar-hero-sales-billion-activision.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080121/guitar-hero-sales-billion-activision.htm Mon, 21 Jan 2008 17:58:00 EST Activision Inc.'s shares hit an all-time high Thursday, after the video-game software publisher raised its third-quarter outlook for the second time in less than a month on healthy holiday sales. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071220/activision-shares-hit-record-high.htm Thu, 20 Dec 2007 19:47:05 EST Video game publisher Activision Inc. raised its third-quarter outlook Wednesday, citing better-than-expected consumer response to its holiday product offerings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071219/activision-raises-3q-outlook.htm Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:31:21 EST A Lehman Brothers analyst on Tuesday upgraded Activision Inc. on the video game maker's pending combination with a Vivendi SA unit, saying the deal positions the new entity for strong long-term growth. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071204/ahead-of-the-bell-activision.htm Tue, 04 Dec 2007 07:32:07 EST Vivendi SA said Sunday that it plans to acquire a controlling stake in Activision Inc. and combine the company with Vivendi Games in a deal that would create a rival to Electronic Arts Inc. as the world's largest video game publisher. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071202/activision-vivendi-games-to-join-forces.htm Sun, 02 Dec 2007 17:56:49 EST Shares of Activision Inc. moved up Wednesday, as analysts raised their estimates on the video game publisher following its higher profit and revenue forecasts. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20071128/out-of-the-gate-activision-rises.htm Wed, 28 Nov 2007 10:06:16 EST