PlayStation 4: Sony impresses analysts — but others are not convinced the next Xbox won’t overshadow it

A handful of analysts respond to Sony's PlayStation 4 announcement.

Analyst: Wii U a ‘mistake’ for Nintendo — what the company needs to do to recover

The Wii U needs games, but Nintendo also needs to start fighting the right battle.

Analyst: ‘Highly unlikely’ that Microsoft blocks used games on next Xbox

The most recent rumor surrounding the next Microsoft console suggests it will require a constant Internet connection.

GameStop’s holiday: Used sales down 15.6 percent, digital up 40 percent

GameStop's preowned-games business falters as it experiences a weak holiday period.

Analyst: GameStop store closures could hurt industry sales

GameStop, one of the world's biggest game retailers, will cut its global footprint by about 1 percent.

Analysts pore through Zynga’s numbers as the stock price rises

Analysts appear more bullish on the social-gaming giant after yesterday's earnings call.

Grand Theft Auto V: Some analysts losing faith that it’ll make its March release window

An air of uncertainty is surrounding the highly anticipated open-world crime game, and now investors are hedging on their prediction for a release before the end of March.

GameStop beats Wall Street’s low expectations for second-quarter earnings

GameStop reported numerous losses for its second-quarter earnings, but digital sales rose.

World of Warcraft loses over one million subscribers in second quarter

Massively popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft has lost over one million subs, but could the next expansion provide a needed boost?

Despite Star Wars slowdown, analysts aren’t in despair over EA’s performance

Electronic Arts‘ flagship online game, Star Wars: The Old Republic, isn’t doing so well, but the big video game publisher is so well diversified that the impact on the company’s bottom line isn’t as bad as it could have been, …

Analysts and game industry reeling from Zynga’s shocking earnings report, stock down 39 percent

Zynga's weak earnings report yesterday has spurred an investor panic, cratering the company's stock price by 39 percent today.

Microsoft: Xbox 360 top-selling console for 18th consecutive month

Microsoft reportedly sold 257,000 units last month for a total of $272 million, more than was spent on the other current generation consoles combined.

Earnings preview: Game makers to see mixed second quarter

Financial analysts at Robert W. Baird & Co. predict how well video game publishers performed this fiscal quarter ahead of earnings reports.

Zynga’s big Unleashed event strikes out with investors

Investors are a skeptical lot. They showed that today after Zynga debuted a bunch of new games and services for the next generation of social games.

Zynga’s stock fell 5 percent Tuesday to close at $5.76 a share during normal …

Zynga earnings preview: what the analysts think

Zynga’s stock price has been falling in recent days in advance of the company’s first quarter earnings report today. The shares are trading at $9.15 each right now — up slightly but down significantly from a recent high of $15.91 …

Free-to-play games on Xbox 360? It could happen sooner than you think

GamesBeat has learned that at least two free-to-play developers are currently in talks with Microsoft.