Atari (child company of Infogrames) announced they acquired American developer Cryptic Studios. The California-based MMO developers are currently working on Champions Online (expected for 2009) and Star Trek Online (2010). They earned success with their MMOs City of Villains and City of Heroes in 2004/05. There is nothing known about how much Atari had to pay for Cryptic. more...

The publisher Atari has recently announced to revive several of their old and well-to-do brands. Although no official announcement has been made, rumours speculated on a new part of Baldur´s Gate some time ago. Neverwinter Nights is another possibility, but these games are not supposed to hit the market before 2010, though. more...

Not all fans were happy about Alone in the Dark 3 on Wii, Xbox 360 or PC, so the developers tried to turn the belated release date of the game for PS3 into an advantage. These are the new features for Alone in The Dark: Inferno (official title):

1. (supposedly) enhanced 3rd person camera with 360 degree targeting more...

Now it is official. The highly anticipated survival-horror Alone in the Dark went gold. The release dates in a nutshell: more...

The release of Atari's newest blockbuster title Alone in the Dark draws closer. The team around Eden Games producer Nour Polloni has released a must-see set of impressive demo videos showcasing their unique real world engine and that the player's action in the game is only limited to his imagination. more...

Atari has entered into a definitive agreement with Infogrames that will have Infogrames fully acquire the portions of Atari that it does not already own.
Infogrames will acquire all the outstanding stock of Atari that it does not own for $1.68 per share. Infogrames already owns 51.4% of Atari's outstanding stock, and will require the remainder for approximately $11 million. more...

SCi Entertainment, parent of Eidos, recently confirmed that it is going ahead with a plan to raise significant cash in the capital markets through a stock offering. SCi Entertainment also confirmed that it has received an indicative acquisition offer from Infogrames (parent of Atari). more...

Now that Jim Wilson has been appointed Atari's Chief Executive Officer, Curtis Solsvig has stepped down as Atari's Chief Restructuring Officer (appointed last October to guide Atari). Solsvig will continue to advise Atari as a consultant.

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Looks like Atari has a new CEO. Jim Wilson has joined Atari as its new chief executive officer and president, effective immediately. Recently several game moguls have joined Infogrames, Atari’s parent, including ex-Sony guy Phil Harrison. All of this is part of Infograme’s efforts to turn the business around financially, and make Atari part of Infogrames again. more...