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 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.