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The global shift indoors due to lockdowns necessitated by the coronavirus pandemic has changed consumer retail spending and entertainment lifestyles. Not only have digital retailers the likes of Amazon and communications services providers the likes of Zoom witnessed meteoric rises in their market capitalization and service demand, but gaming companies too have seen their fortunes rise as entertainment options available to populations stuck indoors reduce.

To that end, a new research report from DFC Intelligence that analyzes share values and market capitalizations of the four major U.S.-based gaming companies is out and it makes some startling reveals that highlight the extent of which market confidence in these companies has grown.

Activision Blizzard, Electronic Arts, Take-Two Interactive and Ubisoft's Cumulative MArket Caplitaliation Grows By 43% In Six Months Leading To September a

The four companies that are the part of today's analysis are Activision Blizzard (NASDAQ:ATVI), Electronic Arts (NASDAQ:EA), Take-Two Interactive (NASDAQ:TTWO) and Ubisoft (OTCMKTS:UBSFY). While Ubisoft is headquartered in Europe, today's report cites the fact that since the bulk of the developer's revenues originate from the U.S., it is pertinent to include it in the list.

Full details of the report require payment for access, so we'll have to conduct our own analysis alongside the conclusions presented by the research firm. Share prices and market capitalization for the four companies at the end of February and end of August stood at: