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Phil Harrisonâ??s new VC firm to offer talk on Britainâ??s £2m game fund
Read More »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 funding disruptive” game projects. Harrison has joined the company as General Partner, uniting once again with former Atari CEO David …
Read More »Harrison joins Gardner in new VC group
Former Atari duo form half of the indie-focused investment outfit
Read More »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. Bushnell – a widely-applauded entrepreneur who helped establish the home console business – will join the company along with online …
Read More »Atari job sees Bushnell return
Though Phil Harrison and David Gardner have both left the company
Read More »Gardner out as Atari CEO
His replacement Jeff Lapin is company's fourth chief executive in the space of three years
Read More »‘Nintendoâ??s snub sparked Sonyâ??s revolution’ – Harrison
â??A monsterâ?? at Sony was born after Nintendoâ??s Yamauchi severed ties
Read More »Harrisonâ??s first industry wage: £50
Former head of Sony Worldwide Studios recounts modest roots and big breaks
Read More »Phil Harrison â?? A legend speaks
The former Sony stalwart talks to Develop about two decades at the heart of the games industry
Read More »LGC 09: ‘Beware the death of the disc’
Traditional PR and marketing, competition with rivals, and boxed product – all of these things face extinction when digital downloads take hold. That’s according to a panel of online games experts grilled by industry veteran Phil Harrison at this evening’s London Games Conference. Playfish’s Kristian Segerstrale, Mark Gerhard from Jagex …
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