Hasbro Inc. completed the sale of its money-losing interactive division to Infogrames Entertainment for $100 million. Infogrames, which makes games for PlayStation and Nintendo, will acquire Hasbro Interactive, based in Beverly, Mass., and Games.com, Hasbro's game portal on the Web. Infogrames will also gain exclusive rights for 15 years to develop interactive versions of Hasbro products like Monopoly, Scrabble and Mr. Potato Head. About 170 people work at the Beverly office.
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