Electronic Arts, Inc. (ERTS)

jakkal (85.94) Submitted: 9/07/07 7:04 PM : Start Price: $53.50 ERTS Score: -4.01

This one's a no-brainer.

Besides their tried and true franchises that continue to make money (Madden, SimCity, The Sims, Need for Speed, among others) it has a great slate of games coming up. First up is easily a 2008 Game of the Year candidate and Will Wright's new masterpiece, Spore. The previews have wowed the gaming community and the constant delays have driven it to a blue-ball frenzy just waiting for the release. This game will be huge and nothing short of sensational for the stock.

EA games is also publishing WarHammer: Online, a long-awaited MMORPG (together with Age of Conan, these two are upcoming MMORPGS with the biggest buzz). Just the brand recognition alone will guarantee high subscription numbers (the quality of the game, though, is yet to be seen).

From the well-established franchises there's the recently released Madden 2008, the upcoming Sim City: Societies this fall, and the new Command & Conquer expansion pack set to be released Q2 2008. Furthermore, they're also publishing Flagship Studio's first game, Hellgate: London. For those who don't know, Flagship Studios is the company created by several Blizzard ex-employees who were also the original developers of Diablo. The track record alone is enough to expect great things from their first game as Flagship Studios.

I could go on and on with other well-established franchises and upcoming releases but, why bother? Like I said, this one's a no-brainer.

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