On the heels of strong report from Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:ERTS) on Tuesday, Activision (NASDAQ:ATVI) posted better-than-expected results after the bell on Wednesday.

For the second quarter, the video game maker showed a $13.2 million loss, or a dip of $0.05 per share, on $222.5 million in net revenue. That's down considerably from last year's $0.09-per-share profit on $310.6 million -- a particularly strong quarter that featured the release of big titles such as Spider-Man 2, a Call of Duty installment, and Doom 3 for the PC -- but this week's results were better than the average analyst estimate calling for a loss of $0.07 per share on $203.5 million.

Frankly, there's not much to talk about here. But looking ahead, Activision has power on its plate for the holiday quarter, with a strong game lineup set to debut on Nov. 22 for the next-generation Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT) Xbox 360 console. Activision's 360 lineup will include surefire hits in Tony Hawk's American Wasteland, Call of Duty 2, Quake 4, and the new Western shooter Gun. In addition, the company has a new True Crime due for the current-generation Xbox, Sony (NYSE:SNE) PlayStation 2, and Nintendo GameCube, as well as a new Shrek title for a variety of platforms.

For the third quarter, Activision expects to earn $0.52 per share on $790 million in revenues, both figures just below the analyst estimates. For Q4, the company forecasts earnings of $0.05 per share on $226 million in revenues, with earnings hurt by $0.02 because of the delay of the PSP release of Gun. And for the full year, the company expects to earn $0.52 per share on $1.48 billion in revenues. In all, things are looking good for this company, though investors might want to take note that the stock is trading near all-time highs.

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