Microsoft (MSFT) on Monday unveiled new Xbox-exclusive games from its action-packed “Halo” and “Gears of War” series, but the company’s stock took a hit. Shares fell as much as 2% in the stock market today, gapping below their 50-day and 200-day lines. But Microsoft pared some of those losses, closing the session right at its 200-day line, down 1%. Microsoft is working on a seven-month-long cup-with-handle base with a 49.64 buy point. Shares are
LOS ANGELES — Electronic Arts (EA) is going full force into “Star Wars” video games, leveraging its licensing deal with Walt Disney (DIS). At a pre-E3 media event Monday, EA showed game footage from its upcoming game “Star Wars Battlefront” for the first time. The response from the game press was rapturous, with many in attendance jumping up and down and cheering. “It’s the year of ‘Star Wars’ at EA with games for console, PC and mobile,” EA CEO Andrew Wilson said. In addition to “Star Wars Battlefront” for the latest consoles, EA also showed off an expansion pack for its online PC game “Star Wars: The Old Republic” called “Knights of the Fallen Empire,” plus a new mobile game called “Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes.” But it was “Star Wars Battlefront” that had E3 gamers practically in tears of excitement. “We’re bringing a galaxy far, far away to life as…
All of us want to be as healthy as possible, which might well involve getting at least some exercise and keeping an eye on our diet. If someone were to ask you how much exercise you got last week or how many calories you consumed yesterday, would you know? And if you did know, would you be able to say how effective your diet and exercise was? Today, the answers to those questions are more and more often “yes,” thanks to the wave of fitness