Full-year sales forecast confirmedSale of RollerCoaster rights for $7mTrading in line and improved cash positionShares in beleaguered fantasy video game maker Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) jumped 14% to 159.4p after the firm reaffirmed its full-year revenue guidance and reported an ?improving? cash position.The relief rally comes after the company cut its revenue target last November sending th

There are lots of individual share options for investors interested in gaining exposure to the video gaming sector, from the game developers and publishers to the game console makers like Sony (SONY:NYSE) and the chip makers supplying components such as Nvidia (NVDA:NASDAQ).In this article we will look in more detail at the investment options and discuss the dynamics and context around the industr

Shares in Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) seem to be on a continual downward spiral, having fallen 84% year-to-date to the 154p mark.The once high-flying Cambridge-based games software group has been hit by a series of profit warnings, the last one causing its shares to slide over 20% in a day.This latest slump came after the firm cut its full-year sales guidance for 2024 following weaker-tha

2024 sales guidance slashedFirm sees ?at least break even? in FY25Robust cash balance provides reassuranceShares in Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) slumped 21% to 155.6p after the embattled video games developer posted yet another profit warning, pinning the blame on disappointing sales of its recently-released Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Realms of Ruin title over the critical Black Friday period.Du

2023 revenue and profit expected to be significantly lower than expectedShares have lost over 95% since floating in 2021Review of current games and pipeline of titlesShares in video game developer Tinybuild (TBLD:AIM) crashed 75% on Thursday (29 June) to 8.4p after issuing a profit warning and announcing the resignation of chief financial officer Tony Assenza for personal reasons.The shares floate

- Full year profit significantly ahead of expectations- News leads to raft of analyst upgrades- Strong pipeline of game releasesGlobal video games developer and publisher Team 17 (TM17:AIM) pleased investors on Wednesday after saying 2022 sales and profit would be significantly ahead of market expectations.The news comes as a relief following profit warnings earlier this month from fantasy video g

There is mounting evidence of a downturn in the computer games industry as the impact of pressures on consumer budgets and the wider choice of leisure activities coming out of the pandemic is being felt.The performance of relevant UK-listed firms is reflecting this reversal in fortunes, something the sector has in common with other 'lockdown' winners. The average decline from 12-month highs is aro

- 2023 profits seen materially below expectations- 2024 revenue growth forecast slashed to 5%- Third-party publishing arm under reviewVideo gaming developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) warned on earnings for the full year to May 2023 after seeing lower than expected sales over the festive season, which it said was 'potentially due in part to increased player price sensitivity re

Fantasy miniatures maker Games Workshop (GAW) delighted investors on 16 December after announcing a tie-up with Amazon (AMZN:NASDAQ), potentially one of its biggest licensing deals to date.The two parties have agreed 'material commercial terms' which involve developing Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe into film and TV productions as well as granting Amazon merchandise rights. The product

David Gammon, chairman of video games developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM), sold 35,000 shares at £14 on 11 November, equating to £490,000.Following the transaction Gammon holds 245,000 shares in the company which represents 0.6% of the share capital.Frontier reported record revenues (21 Sep) for the year to 31 May up 26% year-on-year to £114 million driven by the successful

Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) £13.30Loss to date: 41.3%Original entry point: Buy at £22.65, 22 July 2021Shares in fantasy world video game developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) are trading below pre-pandemic levels despite demand rising for games during the pandemic and the business developing a much larger pipeline of titles.The latest share price fall followed a downgrade

The FTSE 100 finished 0.81% in the green at 7,551.72 points on Wednesday, building on Tuesday's rally despite US CPI inflation hitting 7% in December, a 40-year high.With markets already pricing in rate rises, investors took the US inflation print in their stride, though it would have been a different story if the figure had strayed above the 7% most analysts had been expecting.Global equities wer

London's FTSE 100 traded 0.66% higher at 7,540.92 points by lunchtime on Wednesday amid the release of a slew of positive local earnings updates, including guidance upgrades from retailers Sainsbury's (SBRY), JD Sports Fashion (JD.) and Dunelm (DNLM), and as investors awaited the release of key US inflation data due later in the day.The global mood already had been lifted by testimony from Federal

Shares in fantasy worlds video game developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) dropped 25% to £13.32 after management lowered guidance again after delaying the release of its Warhammer Age of Sigmar IP real-time strategy game.The company reported an operating loss for the first six months to 30 November and narrowed its forecast revenue guidance for 2022 to between £100 million and

Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM) £16.88Loss to date: 25.5%Original entry point: Buy £22.65, 22 July 2021Investors might be prepared to give management the benefit of the doubt after one downgrade to expectations, but a second one is tougher to swallow as it so proved for Frontier Developments (FDEV:AIM), whose shares dived 32% on 22 November after it reduced full-year revenue guidance by around

The FTSE 100 finished Monday's trading session 0.44% to the good at 7,255.46 points, with continuity-craving markets welcoming the White House's confirmation it will stick with Jay Powell as chairman of the US Federal Reserve.Also lending some support was speculation about private equity interest in several UK firms following the $12 billion bid for Telecom Italia; BT Group (BT.A) was bid up 2.5%

London's FTSE 100 was up modestly by midday on Monday, the blue chip benchmark gaining 0.1% to 7,231.69, but down on its highs for the day amid speculation about private equity interest in several UK firms following the $12 billion bid for Telecom Italia.BT Group (BT.A) was bid up 2.5% to 164.6p, while Vodafone (VOD) was up 1.6% to 115.4p.UK equity markets had started Monday's trading session on a

Shares in fantasy worlds video games developer and publisher Frontier Developments (FDEV) plunged 36% to £15.86 on Monday after the company lowered its full year revenue guidance for a second time.The latest launch of the firm's established game Jurassic World Evolution 2 on 9 November across multiple platforms received lower sales from the PC platform segment than expected.The company said it be

UK equity markets started Monday's trading session on a positive note despite increasing concerns regarding the rapid rise in Covid-19 infections in Europe, where Austria has been forced to impose a lockdown on unvaccinated citizens.The blue chip FTSE 100 is 0.32% higher at 7,246.61 while mid-caps are also in vogue, the FTSE 250 adding 0.26% to 23,553.82.Germany and the Netherlands have also rece

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