You spend fourteen years in this tank, you begin to understand that you've only got two thing left they can't sweat out of you or beat out of you. Your balls. And you better hang onto them, because they're about the only thing you're gonna have when you get out of here.
Football returned with pre-season exhibitions this week. The Longest Yard (of 1974, not the hideous Adam Sandler remake from 2005) is noted for introducing several innovations to the game, such as the strategy of throwing the ball at Ray Nitschke's nuts on consecutive plays. Wonder why the Bears never tried that.
It's also known for a line that will never get you out of a ticket: "Look what we have here—a miniature cop!"
Deal time:
Hardware
• Xbox 360 250GB Console + Kinect Bundle + $70 Gift Card is $399.99, free ship from NewEgg. Biggest bonus ever for this bundle. [Dealzon]
• Xbox 360 Kinect Sensor w/ Kinect Adventures game + $25 Bonus Credit is $149.99, free ship from Amazon. [Dealzon]
• Wii Fit Plus with Balance Board is $64.99, free ship from Buy.com. Lowest price ever and current next best is $79. [Dealzon]
• Nintendo Wii Fit Plus (game and Balance Board) is $64.99 with free shipping at Buy.com (normally $79). [LogicBuy]
• Sony PlayStation Move Motion Controller is $37.98 with free shipping from Walmart. Normally $44. [LogicBuy]
• Toshiba Satellite P750-BT4G22 15.6-inch laptop with Quad Core i7-2630QM, 1GB GeForce GT 540M is $799, free ship from Toshiba Direct. The lowest ever by $50 and $100 less than usual. [Dealzon]
• HP has a 15% off coupon that makes the Envy 14 with Quad Core i7-2630QM upgrade $934.99, lowest price ever by $15. This config is usually $1,050. [Dealzon]
Software
• Mortal Kombat Kollector's Edition (Xbox 360) is $59.99, free ship from Amazon. Next best is $93. [Dealzon]
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) is $47.99, free ship from NewEgg. Next best is $55. [Dealzon]
• NBA 2K12 (Xbox 360, PS3) is $47.99, free ship from NewEgg. Next best is $58. [Dealzon]
• Kinect Sports: Season 2 (Xbox 360) is $37.99, free ship from NewEgg. Next best is $50. [Dealzon]
• Medal of Honor (PC) is $13.99 from Deep Discount. Amazon dropped their price to $17 but it's usually $20 everywhere. [Dealzon]
• Amazon is currently running a Buy 1, Get 1 50 percent off promotion on select Xbox 360 & PS3 video games. Free shipping with Amazon Prime or on all orders over $25. [LogicBuy]
• Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Xbox 360, PS3) for $49.99 with free shipping at Buy.com and get free The Deathly Hallows Part 1 video game. Normally $69. [LogicBuy]
• Kinectimals (Xbox 360) is $19.96 only (normally $29) at Fry's Electronics. [LogicBuy]
• Duke Nukem Forever (PS3) is $29.99 at Amazon.com (regularly $34). [LogicBuy]
Digital Distribution
The following listing of digital download bargains are grouped by distributor. For more, see Deals4Downloads' roundup.
Amazon
• Painkiller: Resurrection is $5.24, save 74 percent.
• STALKER: Shadow of Chernobyl is $6.78, save 66 percent.
• ARMA II: Operation Arrowhead is $14.99, save 63 percent.
• Warhammer 40000: Dawn of War II Gold Edition is $13.26, save 56 percent.
Beamdog
• Dracula Origin is $5.00, save 75 percent.
Direct2Drive
• Dungeons is $13.59, save 66 percent.
• Assassin's Creed Brotherhood is $15.95, save 60 percent.
• Dead Space 2 is $11.95, save 60 percent.
• Test Drive Unlimited 2 is $7.99, save 60 percent.
• Two Worlds 2 is $19.95, save 60 percent.
DotEmu
• Space Empires 4 is $4.99, save 50 percent.
EA
• Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 is $13.94, save 30 percent.
GamersGate
• Mafia II is $7.49, save 75 percent.
• Tomb Raider: Underworld is $4.99, save 75 percent.
• Drakensang the Dark Eye is $2.99, save 70 percent.
• Frozen Synapse is $9.98, save 50 percent.
Gametap
• Colin McRae DiRT Pack is $9.99, save 83 percent.
Get Games
• Overlord II is $3.00, save 70 percent.
GMG
• King's Bounty: The Legend is $2.98, save 70 percent.
• Thief: Deadly Shadows is $5.99, save 70 percent.
GOG
• Return to Zork is $3.59, save 40 percent.
• Zork Anthology is $3.59, save 40 percent.
Impulse
• Gothic Bundle is $19.99, save 75 percent.
iTunes Store
• Anomaly Warzone Earth (Mac) is $4.99, save 50 percent.
Microsoft Marketplace
• Blacklight: Tango Down is $2.49, save 75 percent.
Steam
• All Kalypso titles are 66 percent off.
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