Id Software cofounder, Adrian Carmack (no relation to John), is suing his former company, alleging that other board members forced him out in order to acquire his meaty 41-percent stake in the company at a reduced price. With buyout offers of more than $100 million floating around, that's a lotta scratch!

We're guessing he's off the Christmas card list at id... >>

Tiger Telematics, the maker of the yet-to-be-released (in the US at least) Gizmondo, is bleeding money at an appalling rate...$210 million in the first half of '05 alone after losing nearly $100 million last year. Is the mobile console on its way to a stillbirth?

What's the deal with the redesigned unit anyway? >>

With Intel and Microsoft lining up strongly behind the HD-DVD format, the industry appears to be heading for another media-format pissing match on the scale of VHS versus Beta.

Anyone still have a Betamax VCR? >>

In-Fusio has acquired rights to "Halo-inspired applications" for mobile phones. Does this mean an actual Halo shooter on your Razr? The company was coy about that--in the meantime maybe you'll have to settle for the theme song as your ringtone.

We can see it now...Cortana wallpapers, only $1! >>

Is that enough alliteration for you? A reworked version of Warrior Within will ship on Sony's portable this December, adding a little more flavor to the platform's sports- and racing-heavy lineup.

Will it have as much baditude? >>

EB Games seems to have sold through its initial allotment of Xbox 360 units. But we wouldn't start stocking up for eBay fleecing just yet. GameStop still has units available; no word from the big-box stores yet.

Can an artificial shortage generate artificial demand? >>

The cat-and-mouse game between Sony and home-brew developers continues, with the latest firmware update compromised by an anonymous programmer.

Do you run any third-party apps on your PSP? >>

Squeenix has announced that its hot-selling Dragon Quest VIII RPG will be shipping in North America on November 22. And it will be packaged with a Final Fantasy XII demo, to boot. The ship date is probably not a coincidence, as it's the same day the Xbox 360 ships.

We all know what the Japanese RPG fans will be doing this Thanksgiving... >>