Mobile Gaming & App Stocks

If you have a gamer in your home you already know how much time and passion gamers dedicate to their hobby. For many companies, this time and passion translates into substantial profits for the developers of popular games. The public companies on list are home to some of these mega popular games played by gamers across the world.

Many of the companies on this list develop games for consoles, PCs, mobile phones and tablets. Other companies focus on MMORPGs which are online role-playing games where a large number of people play and interact in the same virtual world. Some companies exclusively make free-to-play mobile games where they generate revenues from the virtual items gamers can purchase to enhance their playing experience.

Video and Mobile Game Stocks:

Activision Blizzard, Inc. (ATVI) (Call of Duty, Destiny, Diablo, Guitar Hero, Hearthstone, Skylanders, StarCraft and World of Warcraft)
Electronic Arts Inc. (EA) (Dragon Age, EA Sports (multiple brands), Madden, Plants vs. Zombies and The Sims)
NetEase, Inc. (NTES) (China: online games (partnership with Blizzard Entertainment), e-mail and e-commerce services, advertising services, websites)
Gamestop Corporation (GME) (Video game retailer)
Momo Inc. (MOMO) (China: Mobile-based social networking platform, mobile games)
Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc. (TTWO) (Brands include BioShock, Borderlands, Grand Theft Auto, Midnight Club, NBA 2K, Sid Meier’s Civilization, WWE 2K franchise and XCOM)
YY Inc. (YY) (China, interactive social platform, real-time online group activities: music shows, online games, dating shows, live game broadcasting and e-learning)
Zynga Inc. (ZNGA) (CSR Racing, CSR Classics, Clumsy Ninja, FarmVille, Zynga Casino and Words With Friends
Changyou.com Ltd. (CYOU) (China: Online games for PCs and mobile devices; MMOGs; 17173.com an information portal for game players in China)
Glu Mobile Inc. (GLUU) (Free-to-play games: Blood and Glory, Deer Hunter and Gun Bros)
iDreamSky Technology Ltd. (DSKY) (China: mobile games)
KongZhong Corporation (KZ) (China, online and mobile games: World of Tanks, World of Warplanes and World of Warships, Guild Wars 2 and Blitzkrieg 3)
Renren Inc. (RENN) (China: social networking internet platform, online games center)
Sohu.com Inc. (SOHU) (China: Online media company)
Xunlei Limited (XNET) (China, internet company: cloud acceleration subscription services, online advertising services, online games and pay per view services)
GigaMedia Limited (GIGM) (Taiwan: online games and cloud computing services)
GRAVITY Co., Ltd. (GRVY) (South Korea: Ragnarok Online)
Mad Catz Interactive Inc. (MCZ) (Gaming accessories)
Majesco Entertainment Company (COOL) (Console and PC game developer)
NTN Buzztime, Inc. (NTN) (Bar and Restaurant Games)
Sky-mobi Ltd. (MOBI) (China: mobile application platform; mobile game publisher)
The9 Limited (NCTY) (China, MMO, web and mobile games: Firefall)