Yes, I'm well aware how much of a butthole I look like when I nerd rage (let's face it, all nerd rage is stupid), but Activision can suck it.  They're apparently suing Double Fine Productions over Brutal Legend.  Then again, Activision tried to pull this crap with the developers behind Scratch so that DJ Hero could come out before it, and that got flipped on them. (Long story short, Activision filed a suit, the original developers counter-sued, claiming that Activision was using their coding without compensation.  Activision had to pay up after being found guilty.)

I'm convinced that Activision has become what EA used to be, ironically.

Poor Tim Shafer.  Poor US.  Lots of gamers have been looking forward to this, and this may mean a delay, or worse - no release.  That would, indeed, be brutal.

EDIT: Shafer's response: pure comedic gold.