The bane of my existence, the news roundup, is back again. Lodged between the rough incisors of the news roundup beast are the following remnants of its recent meals:

• Bungie wants to know how you feel about randomness in XBL playlists; random vehicles, weapons, etc. (I like ice cream --Ed.)
• Alex "The Man" Seropian of Wideload again gets interviewed, with more questions on his Hollywood business model than on the upcoming game. Not surprising since the interviewer is the Hollywood Reporter. (What's everyone else's excuse? --Ed)
• Xbox 2's standard controllers might be wireless. (What I want to know is, will the Duke return? --Ed)
• Stuntmutt turns art critic in One One Se7en.