Lyon, France - French video game publisher Infogrames, also the parent company of U.S.-based Atari (NASD: ATAR), has announced the appointment of Phil Harrison, former president of worldwide studios for Sony Corp.'s (NYSE: SNE) Sony Computer Entertainment , as its new president. Harrison, who will also take a seat on the company's board, was hired to lead group publishing and game development into the network era, and oversee the Atari brand in the U.S. and abroad.

San Francisco - Sony Computer Entertainment (SCE) has introduced two new titles for the PlayStation 3 that incorporate many of the same virtual world features found in "Second Life," as part of its "Game 3.0" initiative announced at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco.