Archive for the tag "david gardner"
Thursday, May 1st, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | 2 Comments »
As expected, Infogrames has bought Atari in a transaction costing $11 million.
Atari is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Infogrames. The deal is expected to close out in the third ...
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Monday, April 14th, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | 4 Comments »
Infogrames boss David Gardner has told GamesIndustry.biz that the name "Infrogrames" may be ditched in favour of "Atari".
"I'd like to consider that, I think that would be the final mark ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008 Posted in Action, Atari, Horror, PC, PS2, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360 | 8 Comments »
According to this Reuters report, new Infogrames boss David Gardner has very high hopes for Alone in the Dark, releasing this June.
"Over the life of the product in this business ...
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Friday, March 7th, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | No Comments »
Infogrames has offered to buy the remaining Atari stock for $1.68 per share. The French firm already owns 51 percent of the ailing game-maker.
Atari signed a new distribution deal with ...
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Thursday, March 6th, 2008 Posted in America, Atari, Trade | No Comments »
Yep, you can watch it. It's almost like being there. Phil's looking nice in his shirt and jumper, and David Gardner's sporting a black polo neck. This was shot in ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | No Comments »
Phil Harrison's given his first speech as president of Infogrames in New York, ahead of a press presentation of Alone in the Dark.
Explaining why he quit his former role as ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | No Comments »
Here. A very worthwhile GI piece that tells you everything you need to know about what future-creating BFFs Phil and David have to look back on as history in the ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | 2 Comments »
Not a future, but the future. Following news late last night that Phil Harrison is to join Infogrames as president, CEO David Gardner has got all excited about the new ...
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Tuesday, March 4th, 2008 Posted in Atari, Trade | 1 Comment »
Following last night's revelation that Phil Harrison has now been appointed president of Infogrames, CEO David Gardner has been quick to dispel any conception that the company and its game-specific ...
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Monday, March 3rd, 2008 Posted in Atari, PC, Trade | 14 Comments »
According to this, new boss David Gardner has said online gaming is key to Atari's rebirth.
"The business and the industry is moving online on a global basis," he said. "It's ...
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Saturday, March 1st, 2008 Posted in Atari, Development, Rumour | 2 Comments »
A source close to Atari, speaking under conditions of strict anonymity, has told us that an announcement from the publisher's top brass is expected on Monday morning.
Word has also reached ...
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Friday, February 15th, 2008 Posted in America, Atari, Trade | 1 Comment »
Recently appointed Infogrames CEO David Gardner has admitted that the American arm of Atari has had serious problems in the past, but has now started the process of regeneration.
“It’s true ...
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Tuesday, February 5th, 2008 Posted in Atari, France | 3 Comments »
Brest press release ever. Newly appointed Infogrames CEO David Gardner, previously of EA, has now arrived in Lyon for some meetings. If that's the best you can come up with, ...
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008 Posted in Trade | No Comments »
According to this, David Gardner, formally an EA mega-boss, is now the CEO of Infogrames, Atari's parent company. Gardner left EA last year after 25 years with the company to ...
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