From wired.com:
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The rumor mill got it right: Phil Harrison, former president of Sony's game development studios, has joined the parent company of ailing game publisher Atari to focus on the development of online gaming.

Infogrames, owner of the Atari brand, announced today that Harrison has been appointed President and "Directeur Général Délégué" of the Lyon, France-based company.

In a statement today, Infogrames said that Harrison, one of the founding members of the PlayStation team at Sony, will "grow the Atari brand into a leading online game company." His duties will be similar to his last position within Sony: Overseeing game development studios both internal and external while "attracting world-class design and development talent" to Atari.

As such, the appointment of Harrison represents an interesting turnaround to Atari's stance on game development. In November, after selling off the franchise rights to most of its game properties, Atari announced that it would leave the game-design business and concentrate entirely on publishing and distribution. Now it seems as if Harrison will build their portfolio back up -- but with a focus on online, community-based games.
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