Topic: Harrison says oui to Atari
Recently departed Sony Worldwide Studios chief taking new gig as president and general director of troubled publisher's parent Infogrames.
Phil Harrison must like a challenge. Why else would the executive resign his post as president of Worldwide Studios at Sony--where he had worked for 16 years--just as the PlayStation 3's fortunes seem to be improving? And why then would he take on one of the most unenviable tasks in the game industry: turning around Atari, the once-mighty publisher that has seen itself drown in red ink for the past several years?