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Former EA exec. David Gardner becomes CEO of Infogrames
Former EA executive David Gardner has been appointed the CEO of Atari parent company Infogrames, effective ... now. This means former CEO Patrick Leleu, who just recently outlined plans regarding Infogrames/Atari's recovery, has been given his golden watch parachute and shown the door. Gardner is now captain of a ship sailing through a financial minefield of debt and drama.Gardner was at EA for nearly 25 years and was one of its first employees in 1983. Early on he was in sales and marketing and in '92 became Managing Director of Europe, where he had a strong role in European acquisitions for EA and integrating those companies into the beast. Before leaving EA last August he held the title of COO of Worldwide Studios and helped establish EA in Asia. Best of luck to Gardner, who's got a lot of work ahead of him.
Alone in the Dark bumped up to May now [update]
While conducting an interview with French newspaper Les Echos, new Atari head honcho Patrick Leleu talked about his new role and how he planned on turning things around. But, what's most important to us Wii owners is what he had to say about the latest entry in the Alone in the Dark series.The delay apparently isn't as bad as we thought. Replace September with May as the month of note on your calendar, according to Leleu's interview. Update: It should be noted that Alone in the Dark did find its way onto the long release list Nintendo dished out. However, we made no mention of this and many would find that the original post deserved to at least recognize this fact. So, we apologize for neglecting to mention it.%Gallery-10200%[Via Go Nintendo]
Infogrames CEO outlines recovery plans for company and Atari
Infogrames CEO Patrick Leleu plans to turn his beleaguered company (which owns even more beleaguered Atari) around by focusing on mass-market friendly titles, an Atari games portal and getting some now-gen titles out the door. Leleu spoke with French newspaper Les Echos, with the interview being translated by Next-Gen.Leleu said there are three major things the company plans to do to turn its financial fortunes around. The first is a plan to spend big with the company's new loan on established properties like Alone in the Dark (now expected in May, uh huh), Test Drive and Dungeons and Dragons. Next, the company will increase investment in "mass-market titles" for the new demographics drawn to the DS and Wii -- whether that means more shovelware or actual new stuff is anyone's guess. Finally, Infogrames wants to boost Atari's internet presence by making Atari.com a place to play online or download games; this made all the more clear by GameTap's loss of Atari titles. It's time to gussy up the old cow up and make her look good for buying.
