Posted May 10, 2008 at 10:17PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: News Tags: Electronic Arts, Pandemic Studios, Take-Two Interactive, BioWare, Michael Pachter
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Electronic Arts - Image 1Eyebrows were raised when word of Electronic Arts filing for a loan to support its campaign to acquire Take-Two Interactive broke out. However, if there's one guy who wasn't surprised, it's the good 'ol Michael Pachter who claims he knows exactly why such loan was necessary. Find what he has to say at the full article.

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Posted May 09, 2008 at 02:39AM by David T. Listed in: News Tags: THQ, Activision, Michael Pachter, Bobby Kotick
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The Activision logo - Image 1'Tis the season for submitting fiscal year reports, it seems. While we heard from THQ last time, Activision has now stepped up to the plate to report the results of its fourth quarter and 2008 fiscal year. More financial statistics follow in the full article after the jump.

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Posted May 06, 2008 at 08:12PM by Ryan C. Listed in: News Tags: Michael Pachter
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Midway - Image 1If you were worried about Midway, what with its rather bloody-looking first quarterly earnings report for the year of 2008, then fret not, as Wedbush Morgan's own Michael Pachter thinks that this year will be a good year for the company. In fact, his own firm is telling investors to hold on to Midway shares, as they truly believe that they're going to bring in the dough soon enough. All the details in the full article.

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Posted May 05, 2008 at 12:02PM by Enrico S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Activision, Vivendi, Michael Pachter, NPD
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Michael Pachter - Image 1According to Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter, Activision had a very good Q4 fiscal year. He has predicted that the company will be showing more than just the expected 12% growth that was indicated in the company's guidance figures. To find out more, be sure to check out the full article.

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Posted Mar 26, 2008 at 11:38AM by Glen D. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Michael Pachter
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Take Two logo - Image 1Take-Two turned heads when it gave EA a stunning rejection on their highly publicized acquisition talks. Not everyone, however, is impressed. The Wedbush Morgan analyst says this was a mistake for the Grand Theft Auto 4 (Playstation 3 and Xbox 360) makers, and it may haunt them in the future. Find out the reasons why he thinks so by reading the full article.

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Posted Mar 21, 2008 at 10:34PM by Ryan C. Listed in: News, Simulation, Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Tags: Wal-Mart, Amazon, Michael Pachter, Kmart, Gibson
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PS3/360/Wii - Image 1Wondering just what is up with Gibson Guitar and its suing frenzy over its alleged 1999 patent? Well, we're wondering, too, but it seems that Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter knows the inside score. So, what does the man think about Gibson suing everyone involved with Guitar Hero and Rock Band (PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Wii)? Check it out after the jump.

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Posted Mar 12, 2008 at 10:26AM by Glen D. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Microsoft, Electronic Arts, Sony, Take-Two Interactive, Michael Pachter
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GRA 4 logo - Image 1Will Electronic Arts assume command of Take-Two before Grand Theft Auto 4 (Sony PlayStation 3, Microsoft Xbox 360) comes out? Wedbush Morgan's Michael Pachter thinks it's likely. He says that the respective managements of both firms could be close to settling on a price for the merge to take place. Read the full article to get a grip on Pachter's prediction.

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Posted Feb 26, 2008 at 09:37PM by Nicolo S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive, Michael Pachter, Rockstar North
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Michael Pachter - Image 1We don't know what the future holds in the event that Electronic Arts manages to acquire Take-Two Interactive, but it probably isn't the end of the world. In fact, Wedbush Morgan analyst Michael Pachter is optimistic enough to say the Grand Theft Auto franchise will probably survive in the hands of EA even if original developer Rockstar North parts ways. Head over to the full article for more details.

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Posted Feb 25, 2008 at 10:20AM by Enrico S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis Tags: Electronic Arts, 2K Sports, EA Sports, Take-Two Interactive, Michael Pachter, Strauss Zelnick
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Michael Pachter - Image 1Reacting to recent industry news, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Pachter has predicted that EA will be, in Gamespot's words, conducting a hostile takeover of Take-Two Interactive. An interesting theory that Pachter also brought up is that EA is more interested in the sports division of the company rather than its other IPs. For more on this, head on over to the full article.

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Posted Feb 18, 2008 at 10:52PM by Ceasar S. Listed in: Opinions & Analysis, Simulation, Spore Tags: Electronic Arts, Michael Pachter, Will Wright, Jesse Divnich
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EA, Pachter foresee millions of Spore copies sold - Image 1Okay, so this is definitely not new. Since it was introduced years ago, Spore (PC, Nintendo Wii, DS, Mac, and Mobile) has often been thought to be one of the games to bring new blood to the saturated PC gaming market by way of being the segment's best seller once it's released. But Electronic Arts just wants its investors to know that the company's feeling optimistic about the sim-strategy title, and Michael Pachter predicts more or less of the same.

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