Entries in 'david gardner' (18)
Harrison joins Gardner at new VC group
Phil Harrison, the eminent game exec who helped shape the PlayStation empire, has rebounded from his Atari break-up by joining London Venture Partners – a new investment group focused on ...
Atari reforms: Harrison out, Bushnell in
Atari founder Nolan Bushnell has rejoined his former publisher through appointment to its board of directors, while other board members such as Phil Harrison have now officially left the company.
Atari to back away from boxed product
Atari has revealed that 90 per cent of its output will be online-only in a few years as it increasingly favours online titles over traditional retail.
Atari: 'We'll be a billion dollar distributor'
Namco Bandai’s investment in Infogrames’ European and Asian distribution business will create an entirely new spin-off firm that could bring up to a quarter of the European trade’s games to ...Advertisement
Infogrames strikes Namco Bandai deal
Namco Bandai has acquired a 34 per cent stake in Infogrames’ European and Asian distribution operations, in turn creating a new ‘standalone entity’ that will handle the distribution of both ...
Infogrames halves annual net losses
Atari parent Infogrames has halved its annual net losses from €103.1 million in FY2006/2007 to €51.1 million for this fiscal year.
Apple Europe boss joins Infogrames Board
Infogrames has hired another big-name exec to help see through the 'Atari transformation', with former Apple general manager and vice president of EMEA Pascal Cagni becoming an independent director on ...
Atari ditching single-player games
President of Atari parent Infogrames Phil Harrison has suggested that Alone In The Dark will be the publisher’s last ever single-player game.Advertisement
Infogrames recruits new CFO
Infogrames has appointed Fabrice Hamaide as its new chief financial officer.
Infogrames’ Gardner predicts stable fiscal year
CEO of Atari parent Infogrames David Gardner has said that the company is still on track for a ‘stable’ 2007–2008 FY fiscal performance – and that it doesn’t expect ...
Atari Inc. appoints new CEO
North American publisher Atari Inc has appointed Jim Wilson as its new CEO.
Phil Harrison brings ‘surge of confidence’ to Atari UK
Atari’s UK managing director Jeremy Wigmore has told MCV that the combination of the publisher’s new global bosses David Gardner and Phil Harrison has given the domestic office a “surge ...Advertisement
Another big name steps up at Atari
2008’s impressive staff recruitment drive at Atari and parent Infogrames shows no sign of stopping – as Mathias Hautefort is promoted to head of global distribution.
INTERVIEW: David Gardner
David Gardner has made quite an impact already since his appointment – he’s already outlined his plans to ‘reboot’ the company, gone on record to speak about Atari’s struggling ...
Gardner slams ‘treadmill’ publishing
Atari has no plans to take on the likes of EA and Activision Blizzard at their own game - instead, Gardner believes that Atari can be fleet of foot and ...
US divison is problematic, says Gardner
While setting out his vision for a new Atari, CEO David Gardner admitted that the firm’s US-based operation has lost Infogrames money – but insists that there will be no ...Advertisement
Gardner: ‘We’re rebooting Atari’
One killer title per quarter, a revolutionary online portal, more open dialogue with Atari’s US operation and a ramping up of its distribution business were just some of the targets ...
David Gardner named as new Atari CEO
Patrick Leleu, chairman and CEO of Atari brand-owner Infogrames, has resigned from his post effective immediately - and former EA man David Gardner has been named as his replacement.
