Earns schedule for video game companies

This week, companies in the video games industry will begin releasing their earnings reports for the latest quarter. The reports will generally cover the July-September period, though many companies in the industry have fiscal quarters that depart from that.

Here's a schedule for selected companies that make or sell video games. Dates for many companies are not yet known.

— Oct. 18: Microsoft Corp.

— Oct. 24: Nintendo Co.

— Oct. 30: Electronic Arts Inc., Take-Two Interactive Software Inc.

— Nov. 1: Sony Corp.

— Nov. 7: Activision Blizzard Inc.