It's been a wild ride, but it's over. Former Gizmondo don and career thug, Swedish born Bo "Fat" Stefan Eriksson has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years after pleading guilty to embezzlement and drunken driving chargers. Eriksson's California mansion has been seized and once he serves his time, Bo will be deported. What caused the plea? The Swede's attorney says:

Essentially, it was what Stefan wanted to do. Stefan believes he can be successful in the future. He wanted to move on and ultimately be out of jail in a year.

And hopefully never ever return to the gaming industry again. Brian Ashcraft

Bo Gets Jail Time [Yahoo, Thanks G.P.!]

Car-lovin' sister site Jalopnik sends an update on the Gizmondo craziness. Former company honcho and Swedish gangster Fat Stefan Eriksson has rejected his plea deal. If Eriksson, whose real first name is "Bo," had accepted this deal and pleaded "no contest" to four counts, he would've been hit with a two year, four month sentence and a US $25,000 fine. There's more, including admitting previous felony conduct.

But, "Bo" said "no."

Now, the mafioso businessman is looking down an 11 year sentence for two counts of theft, two counts of embezzlement and two counts of driving under the influence. Too bad they can't nail him for that junk gaming portable. Brian Ashcraft

Bo Says "No" [Jalopnik]

Simon over at GameSetWatch reports that Gizmondo had planned a 3D, FPS Halo title just before the company went bankrupt. Named Halo: Spartan, the game was being developed by Gizmondo Manchester, an insider tells GSW. If the game had been produced, it would've used the portable's back-mounted camera to detect motion and give a "mouselook"-like effect as you swiveled the handheld around. That means players could alter the camera POV just by rotating the Gizmondo. While the failed portable maker did have a contract with Microsoft Game Studios for Age of Empires, it never inked a deal with Bungie and was even trying to pass the portable off as the unofficial "Xbox Portable" in pitch meetings! Does that mean Gizmondo execs lied? There's no way we'd buy that.

More Here [GSW]

Why? Stefan, as befits a member of the Uppsala Mafia, is a flight risk. A ticket to Britain and a gun were found in his mansion upon search, which was all the prosecution needed to up the bill.

Some other juicy tidbits come out in the article, including more evidence that Dietrich was a figment of Stefan's drunken imagination: there was only blood on the driver's side airbag and Eriksson also had a split lip. And did you know Fat Stefan's first name was 'Bo'?

Bo has pleaded not guilty.

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