Its that time… time to pull together all the highlights of the news week for those with short-term nostaligic tendencies, or simply short on free time.  Joystiq highlights for the week of August 8 - 14:

Reverse-engineering in-game adverts reveals what they know
We learned just how much is being sent to the mother ship courtesy the streamed ads in certain video games.
How the Xbox 360 and PSP apparently interact
It became clear that the much-hyped PSP/Xbox360 integration might be as limited as USB-based storage device relationship.
Sony seeks legal action against Lik-Sang for PSP imports
Sony took action to squelch the availability of imported PSPs in the UK
Jeb Bush in Madden '06?!
Courtesy the EA power position over NFL game franchises, Mr President and his brother were treated to their own appearance in Madden.  Nah.. this wasn't kissing up.
Photos from alpha version of Starcraft
We were taken back to the days before the launch of one of the longest-fsurviving multiplayer games around.
PS2: Resident Evil 4 details
More details on the PS2 port of the popular GameCude title were released, suggesting extra chapters, unlocked weapons and graphical quality intact.
Xbox 360: Final Fantasy XI screenshot
SquareEnix through us all a bone in the form of a screenshot from the upcoming Xbox360 release of Final Fantasy XI.
Play Doom on your iPod
Someone hacked-cracked-jacked an iPod Photo to play Doom in miniature.
Microsoft requires accessory manufacturers to pony up
The new kid in town started shaking down all aspiring Xbox 360 Add-On developers for protection. My word, not theirs.
New purchase intent study shows Xbox 360, PS3 tied; Nintendo lags
A recent survey finds the Xbox360 and PS3 in a tight competition for gamer's and their wallets.
Xbox 360 site updated with new game footage
More bones, this time on a bunch of titles for the Xbox 2piRad (aka 360).
Project Offset demo stuns. Wows.
This FP shooter in the work blew some eyeballs with its apparent real-time renders.
EA rolls over Katamari, nabs co-publishing rights
The largest publisher at large scooped up EU rights to the sleeper hit.
Update: PSP 2.0 software (US) not ready yet
The release date of the US 2.0 update came, went and was rescheduled.
Nintendo DS price to drop to $130 by August 21st?
Rumors surfaced of a $20 price drop on the DS by the end of August.