Facing delisting, Infogrames offers to take Atari private

March 8, 2008   Leave a Comment  

Atari has had an assuredly awful go of things lately. After reports that majority shareholder Infogrames is bringing in former Sony Computer Entertainment executive Phil Harrison — and he would probably clean house — Atari let consumers know late Thursday that Infogrames has also offered to buy back all outstanding shares of Atari stock for [...]

Phil Harrison to leave Sony

Feb. 26, 2008   Leave a Comment  

In a move that shocked the video game world, Sony announced this week that Phil Harrison would resign from his post as President of Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios. With more than 16 years behind him at Sony, Harrison has been a key figure behind the highly successful PlayStation brand. “The past 15 years at [...]