• It's official: Microsoft will launch that $99 Xbox (with a required two-year subscription).
• James Cameron's Battle Angel may not be happening after all, due to Avatar 4.
• Amtrak scraps the venerable hole punch for a more high-tech solution.
• LucasFilm registers an intriguing new domain name: Star Wars 1313.
• Mental Floss runs down the various ways Doctor Who has mangled history.
• Hey, Oregon Trail wagon leader, why've you got to be such a jerk?

[Avengers Dogs by mistermasochist via uniblog.]