Atari announced this morning that they have acquired Cryptic Studios, according to a report on Gamesindustry.biz. The MMO developer, who is currently at work on Champions Online, is under a performance based deal with the company, as well as one where Cryptic’s tech will be used in other areas of Atari.
“The acquisition of Cryptic Studios [...]

After being dropped by Activision Blizzard, both The Chronicles of Riddick and Ghostbusters games have found the same new home. According to Variety’s Ben Fritz, Atari has bought the publishing rights to both titles, confirming (at least for Ghostbusters) the last few months of rumors. In addition to picking up Riddick, Atari also signed a [...]

SCE executive producer and SingStar game director Paulina Bozek has left her position to head up a newly formed in-house studio at Infogrames. In doing so, she joins her former (now new again, please keep up) boss Phil Harrison, who took the reins as president of the company earlier this year.
“I am very excited to [...]

Development on Eden Games’ Alone in the Dark has completed and the game has gone gold, as was confirmed today by Atari. A game that’s garnered a bit of attention to a number of its tech and and gameplay features, Alone in the Dark continues the story of Edward Carnby as he fights his way [...]

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe has announced that they have stopped production on Eight Days and The Getaway for the PlayStation 3, according to a report on Gamesindustry.biz this morning.
Citing the redistribution of resources and budget as the primary reason, no other explanations were given regarding the cancellations other than stating that the the resources currently [...]