See the Glory: Get Doubly Condemned at Circuit City and Other Deals

Condemned 2: Bloodshot gets released into the wild today, 11 March. If the bogey bogey genre is your taste, then by all means, run out and grab yourself a copy.

However, when you’re hunting down those serial killers, wouldn’t you rather be doing it after you’ve gotten yourself an amazing deal? Certainly…you kill the sadists, you’re not one yourself.

So, when you head out tomorrow (or today if you’re lucky), head over to Circuit City where you can get a free Condemned 1 for the 360 when you get Condemned 2, while the supplies last.

What if you already have the original Condemned? Well, head over to Best Buy where when you purchase Condemned 2 you’ll get a free $10 gift card instantly. Not a bad little deal.

Either way, you’re in for some good ol’ serial killer killin’…might as well make the most of it and get a deal while you’re at it.

Rechargeable Xbox 360 Battery Pack for Cheap

The Xbox 360 cut the cords from controllers when it was released. Sure, there are some controllers that still have the cords, but we try not to think about those. They’re more like the red-headed step children of the video game world.

However, cutting the cord had one downside: controllers now eat batteries like they’re going out of style. Sad, but true.

Our savior? Rechargeable battery packs! Oh yes, they were the light in our darkness. They pulled us out of the cave and onto the plain of enlightenment.

Now your only problem is getting these bad boys for a bargain, which is why the Kraken is here to help!

Currently available at PCMicroStore.com is the 2-Pack Young Micro Xbox 360 Rechargeable 1800 MAh Battery + USB Charging Cable for $29.98 with 10% off the entire order when you use the coupon code “PCMICRO10%OFF”. This will make your total $26.98 with free shipping.

Not a bad deal seeing as how you’ll never have to purchase batteries again. Go forth and conquer!

Grand Theft Childhood Offers Unbiased Research on Game Violence

Dr. Cheryl Olsen, co-author of Grand Theft Childhood, has some enlightening news to share everyone: video games are not as harmful as you think they are.

Olsen, who works as a researcher at the Massachusetts General Hospital, goes against conventional wisdom in her book by stating that much of the previous research on gaming has flaws because the researchers were focusing on teenagers and adults instead of children.

“The most-publicized studies,” said Olsen, “came from a small group of experimental psychologists studying college students playing nonviolent or violent games for 15 minutes. It’s debatable whether those studies are relevant to real children…”

Essentially, this confirms every gamer’s instinct: these are games! They’re not real, people!
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