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• Toy Fair 2013: Chasing Digital Play, Innovation Tuesday, 12 Feb 2013 | 1:55 PM ET

  

  As toy industry professionals converged in New York City this week for Toy Fair 2013, innovation and how to capitalize on the growing digital space has been on many minds.

• Dow Logs First Weekly Loss in 2013, Nasdaq End at 12-Year High Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 4:25 PM ET

  

  Stocks were higher across the board in thin trading Friday, with major averages struggling to close higher for the week, but gains were limited as investors hesitated to jump in amid a lack of strong catalysts to further fuel the recent rally.

• Early Movers: MCO, AOL, LH & More Friday, 8 Feb 2013 | 8:09 AM ET

  

  Some of the names on the move ahead of the open.

• After-Hours Buzz: BA, LNKD, ATVI & More Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 5:47 PM ET

  

  Check out which companies are making headlines after the bell Thursday:

• UPDATE 2-Activision rides 'Call of Duty' to strong quarter Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 5:26 PM ET

  Feb 7- Activision Blizzard Inc's earnings beat Wall Street expectations after its "Call of Duty" game had blockbuster sales over the crucial holiday quarter, helping its shares climb 5 percent.

• Stocks End Off Lows, but EU Weighs; Apple Up 3% Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 5:12 PM ET

  

  Stocks finished well off their earlier lows in volatile trading Thursday, as techs recovered in the final minutes of trading, but brewing worries over Europe kept a damper on gains.

• Activision Blizzard Earnings Beat Expectations Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 5:10 PM ET

  

  Activision Blizzard reported quarterly earnings and revenue that exceeded analysts' expectations.

• UPDATE 1-Activision Blizzard's revenue rises in Q4, beats Street Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 4:54 PM ET

  Feb 7- Video games maker Activision Blizzard Inc reported higher revenue in the fourth quarter. The world's largest videogame publisher said non-GAAP revenue, adjusted for the deferral of digital revenue and other items, rose 8.3 percent to $2.6 billion from $2.4 billion a year ago, surpassing Wall Street's average revenue forecast for $2.44 billion.

• Activision Blizzard's revenue rises in Q4 Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 4:10 PM ET

  Feb 7- Video games maker Activision Blizzard Inc reported higher revenue in the fourth quarter.

• BUSINESS-NEWS-SCHEDULE AT 1530 GMT / 10.30 AM ET Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 10:36 AM ET

  NEW YORK- Hedge fund manager David Einhorn's Greenlight Capital sues Apple, saying the company needs to do more to unlock value for shareholders given its huge cash pile (APPLE-GREENLIGHT/, moving shortly, 400 words).

• Futures Shave Gains After Economic Reports Thursday, 7 Feb 2013 | 8:35 AM ET

  U.S. stock index futures pared their gains Thursday following policy announcements from both the Bank of England and the European Central Bank and as investors digested a pair of mixed economic reports.

• Gaming China: Easing Rules Won't Help US Makers Saturday, 2 Feb 2013 | 4:48 PM ET

  

  Analysts say the potential impact on major U.S. video game publishers will likely be minimal from China lifting its ban on video game consoles.

• Coming soon to Facebook- more action, battle games Friday, 1 Feb 2013 | 3:32 PM ET

  *Facebook games platform to publish 10 titles. SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 1- When nWay began a trial of its dark, sci-fi combat game "ChronoBlade" on Facebook last year, the San Francisco- based startup felt sure it had a hit on its hands.

• Disney Stock Rises on 'Infinity' Interactive Game Potential Wednesday, 16 Jan 2013 | 1:48 PM ET

  

  Disney shares are up thanks to optimism about the potential of the "Disney Infinity" game platform the media giant recently unveiled. Here's how it works and what it means for Disney.

• Toys and video games hook up on new Disney game platform Tuesday, 15 Jan 2013 | 5:21 PM ET

  *Game platform launches in June, starter pack $75. SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15- Children will be able to move plastic toys that look like pirate Captain Jack Sparrow and other movie characters into a virtual world on a computer or TV screen in a game platform Walt Disney Co unveiled on Wednesday in hopes of boosting revenue at a loss-making division.

• FACTBOX-Video game industry meets with Biden gun task force Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 3:53 PM ET

  WASHINGTON, Jan 11- Representatives from the companies that make "first-person shooter" games such as "Call of Duty," "Medal of Honor" and "Grand Theft Auto" met with Vice President Joe Biden on Friday as the Obama administration looks for ways to curb U.S. gun violence.

• Rough December Caps Bad Year For Videogame Sales Friday, 11 Jan 2013 | 11:12 AM ET

  

  The videogame industry's year of precipitous declines was topped off by an unhappy holiday season. In December, game sales fell 26 percent while console sales declined 20 percent.

• UPDATE 1-GameStop says same-store sales to fall; shares drop Tuesday, 8 Jan 2013 | 9:43 AM ET

  Jan 8- GameStop Corp, the world's largest retailer of videogame products, said it would report a decline in same-store sales for the fourth quarter after a drop in store traffic during the holiday season. GameStop said new hardware sales, including sales of Nintendo Wii, fell 2.7 percent in the holiday period.

• UPDATE 2-GameStop slashes same-store sales forecast; shares skid Tuesday, 8 Jan 2013 | 12:39 AM ET

  Jan 8- GameStop Corp, the largest U.S. video game retailer, slashed its forecast for fourth-quarter sales after customer traffic shrank over the crucial holiday season, sending its shares down 6 percent.

• UPDATE 1-THQ files for bankruptcy, Clearlake makes bid for assets Wednesday, 19 Dec 2012 | 3:22 PM ET

  SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 19- Video game maker THQ Inc said on Wednesday it filed for bankruptcy, and private investment firm Clearlake Capital Group has offered to buy its assets.