Cryptic Studios, independent developer for games like Star Trek Online and Champions Online, will soon be officially acquired by Atari's parent company, Infogrames Entertainment, this according to a press release sent out today.

The end of physical media is nigh! That's according to Phil Harrison, at least. See, he's "pretty confident [kids] will never buy a physical media product" in the future - that's counting CDs, DVDs, games in boxes... Man, could you imagine talking to your future kid? "Err, daddy what's a dee-vee-dee? Daddy, is it a title of an emo song?"

Atari mentioned during the Atari Live event in London yesterday that second hand selling of video games has had a very negative impact on the games industry. "Very Painful," I think his exact words were. So what are they going to do about it? Find out in the full article.

Atari, one of the oldest companies in the video game business, took an unfortunate turn and fell into a dive that was apparent last year. Now, in what's probably a bid to turn a new leaf, they are now headed in a new direction, and revealed that they will be focusing on online gaming. More in the full article.

Sometimes, when people start over, they change their names. In the case of Infogrames, David Gardner and Phil Harrison are thinking of dropping the company name altogether in the interest of starting anew. More on this proposed new beginning after the jump.

In another interview with Games Industry, Infogrames CEO Gardner was able to talk about how they're doing things now in Atari. In fact he stated that given their competitors and how big the gaming industry is, they don't have room for any mistakes anymore. Find out what Gardner said in the full article.

We've seen impressive tech demos and bone-chilling trailers of Atari's Alone in the Dark (Microsoft Xbox 360, Sony PlayStation 3, Nintendo Wii, PC), and parent Infogrames knows gamers will pick up its game. Infogrames' CEO believes in the upcoming survival horror so much that he's banking on it to bring the company to break-even level. Find what he had to say at the full article.

Atari may have a future in going online, or so Infogrames new CEO David Gardner believes. With Atari's rich history of IPs, there are just so many resources and inspiration to dip into. However if Gardner had his way, Atari may just make online a bit more accessible. Read the full article to find out why.