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Activision Blizzard Vs. Electronic Arts: Both Are Good Buys [View article]
Blizzard needs to accept the fact that Warcraft subscription model will not work anymore. It is plain stupid to flush money down the toilet every month for a single silly game. Parents should block kids from it simply to help them perform better at school if nothing else. Blizzard's move to refuse people the choice on linking up with their overseas friends to play Starcraft II was also a failure since many people used their games to also chat with their overseas buddies. Less choice is always worse and not letting people pick their servers may be more efficient but blocking people from playing with friends is ruinous.
In the meantime, Helix is right that Zygna and other competitors are coming into the market. I don't see any bright lining for EA or Blizzard save launching their new blockbusters for a quick last hurrah. Sell after the short hype. Likewise, I look forward to see the movie industry try to break into the market someday with their own companies. The gaming industry is big enough to catch their eye now and badly needs new competition and creativity.
Be Patient: 4 Tech Stocks To Add To Your Portfolio [View article]
As for HP, Cisco, and Intel, asides from being large caps they are dogs with lots of fleas. Intel faces a cyclical downturn in semis, Cisco is mismanaged and their foray into McAfee is endemic of their lack of growth drivers and direction, and HP has management problems extending all the way up to the board of directors and will face margin contraction.
Zynga's Valuation Compared With Traditional Video Game Companies [View article]
I love games and all but I think the pay for items or things as you go is deceptive and sadly skillless. It is one reason WoW becomes less than attractive. Leveling is based on how much you play and not your skill. Burn through 1,000 hours and you become great. My friend is tops on Mafia Wars by simply adding bogus ID numbers of people he doesn't weven know to be unbeatable. Then he destroys everyone. Talk about stupid.
If you want a decent game try Starcraft II or even 1, Warcraft III or wait for Diablo III. These games may be free or appear cheap until you really want something. But the real cost is how much time you waste playing something that isn't even that brilliant half of the time. A lot of iPhone games blow away Facebook games and require some skill. Zygna is right to IPO here at this price because there is no way it will ever fetch this price again.
Ten Reasons I'm Buying Activision Blizzard [View article]