Playing games may pay off.

Investment News, October, 2000 by Benjamin, Jeff

Looking to get a jump on the holiday season? How about a nice round lot of interactive software games? Actually, we're not referring so much to the games themselves as to stock in the game makers. Whether you personally use a keypad or joystick to take on all corners in electronic battle doesn't really matter.

There are plenty of players. And, according to industry analysts, the electronic games business is about to get a lot more interesting. "Game publishers are attractive right now," says Wyatt Gruber, an analyst with RS Investment Management in San Francisco. In particular, he likes Electronic Arts Inc., THQ Inc., Activision Inc. and Sony Corp. Mr. Gruber's assessment is grounded in a number of subtle realities that combine to suggest...

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