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Earnings Outlook

Videogame stocks are in the bargain bin, but earnings could mean new life

Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts and Take-Two will all report earnings within about 24 hours of each other after forecasted slowdown in pandemic boom scared some investors off the sector

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Videogame publishers and related stocks took a hit from a projected slowdown in the pandemic boom for games, but they get a chance for new life with third-quarter earnings and important holiday forecasts in the coming days.

The forecasts delivered three months ago indicated that the booming growth fueled by the pandemic was slowing down, and many stocks were marked down into the bargain bin as a result. Over the September-ending quarter, Activision Blizzard Inc. ATVI shares plummeted 19%, Take-Two Interactive Software Inc....