Infogrames CEO: Alone in the Dark will sell 2-3 million units this fiscal year
by Alexander Sliwinski 
{ Apr 10th 2008 at 8:03PM }
Gardner's currently focused on getting Infogrames / Atari to stop hemorrhaging money, and has Directeur Général Délégué Phil Harrison and friends looking to "get a business plan together that gets [Atari] to a break-even level." Unsurprisingly, Gardner couldn't give specifics on when he expects that to happen.
[Via GameDaily]
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DangerMouse @ Apr 10th 2008 8:13PM
What do they think this is...Resident Evil?
I don't see it happening.
Einhanderkiller @ Apr 10th 2008 8:14PM
I highly doubt that Alone in the Dark will sell more than 1,124,542 copies.
EMOruffino @ Apr 10th 2008 9:59PM
make that 1,124,541 copies.
im just going to rent it.
Benny @ Apr 10th 2008 8:17PM
I can't see it happening, but from what I've seen of this game it looks to be very good.
I hope it does well.
student @ Apr 10th 2008 8:22PM
2 million copies on 5 systems? Shouldn't be that hard. The 360 manages to sell a million copies of just about every game, I'm sure the others combined can push it over.
born2expire @ Apr 10th 2008 8:30PM
not a chance in hell, this game looks promising but 2-3m, not likely.
Hashbrown Hunter @ Apr 11th 2008 6:06AM
Well...at least they're ambitious.
LaughingTarget @ Apr 10th 2008 8:32PM
Atari needs to turn on the hype machine. It won't sell itself.
carg0 @ Apr 10th 2008 8:47PM
(laughing)
oh man, that's a good one...*tear*
but seriously, Gardner should be fired on the spot for exhibiting such blatant stupidity. Interns and game "journalists" (like those who work at websites like Joystiq, Destructoid, Kotaku, etc) are expected to say stupid shit like that, not CEO's.
if im an investor i'd be looking to sell right about now...
KurtM @ Apr 10th 2008 8:49PM
Atari needs to hurry up and get the jaguar360 to market. Duke nukem forever will be the coolest launch title EVAR!
kingofwale @ Apr 10th 2008 8:50PM
How about manage to get the game OUT before the end of this year first?
I predict this game will get delayed until at least April of next year
KeenCommander @ Apr 10th 2008 9:43PM
If it's as good as it looks, I could see 2 million. 3 million would take a lot of promotion and a damn good game - not to mention it ever actually being released. I just hope this isn't a case of over-promise and under-deliver, because it certainly has the potential to be a great game.
Liquid Ocelot (call me Liquid) @ Apr 10th 2008 9:52PM
Those BioShock #'s are US/UK only. Even so, no chance in hell.
Mr.ESC @ Apr 10th 2008 10:19PM
Alone in the Dark a new nightmare was awesome and I'm a sucker for survival/scary games so I will be buying this.
It could reach a Million without more delays.
Brent @ Apr 10th 2008 11:04PM
Well, it sure looks pretty.
Minas @ Apr 11th 2008 6:25AM
It's very possible that ATARI will have that success as it's not a standard zombie killing game and manages to keep you frightened during the entire game.
Jerk Face (360 Fanboy Edition) @ Apr 11th 2008 2:28AM
Hey, best of luck to them, right? The game does look pretty okay. Time will tell.
drun @ Apr 11th 2008 2:46AM
a game doesn't have to be good to sell 2 million, enough hype can do that. but Atari don't have that much money to create hype. so, ever considered a buyout?