...the lazy do news roundups. Here's what didn't quite manage to slip past us in the past few days, hours, or even weeks:

• The Xbox 2 might have some kind of cartridge-like contraption, but not for games. Or it's just another memory card. Depends on what you make of GameSpot's rumor control item on TeamXbox's delving into patent filings.
• If SPOnG is to be believed, the Xbox 2 will come out between September and November of 2005. (Incidentally, according to the inside source I call "my calendar" there is a month called October that fits between those two, but just keep that between me, you, and the wall --Ed.)
• Halo 2 editing tool Ch2r reaches version 0.9.2. Thanks VerdaFolio.
• Ducain interviews the bored-with-Halo2 trickster Michael "Ms. Man" Beamish (no relation to Willy --Ed.) over at High Impact Halo.
• dolbex at MLG has done an extensive update of their site's FAQ section. Check it out for info about the MLG itself, or about the Flash Halo 2 stats signature he uses.
• VersionTracker today reports the release of version 3.0b6 of Morgana's Revenge for Marathon Infinity. This version adds compatibility with the Aleph One engine under OS X 10.2 or higher; in fact, this seems to be a complete game that is based on that engine, but it is difficult to say since the link to the developer's site hasn't updated since 2000.

If you can read that headline and not hear Billy Ocean... then good for you.