Copies of 'Call of Duty: Black Ops' at a GameStop store. Video game publisher Activision Blizzard Inc. said it was releasing a new service called 'Call of Duty Elite' around the Call of Duty games that ties to online multiplayer gaming. Ethan Miller/Getty Images
Tim Shaler is a professional investor and economist based in Southern California. He is a regular columnist for The Epoch Times, where he exclusively provides some of his original economic analysis.