Drat your headline character limit, Elephant! I was one letter away from squeezing “next week” in there. You haven’t seen the last of me; I know where you live.

On Tuesday, November 24, Games on Demand will see a few new additions to its decent catalog. That would of course be Saints Row 2 (except for Japan), LEGO Indiana Jones: The Original Adventures (except for Japan and Mexico), and Battlefield: Bad Company (only for Japan).

Microsoft wasn’t willing to give out specific prices quite yet, but it’s safe to assume these will range in the $19.99 to $29.99 area. We have the ability to only hope it shall be the former rather than the latter.

It’s really painful to see Games on Demand get all of these games I’d gladly pay for, but only if they were competitively priced. And they never are. I figure if I mention how Microsoft should do significant sales each once in a while, it might eventually happen. Seriously, it’d do wonders for ‘em.

Via Destructoid

You know that old trope about children who play videogames that are actually secret government evaluation programs designed to draft quick-witted kids into secret adventures? British intelligence organization GCHQ has taken that a little too seriously, and is planning to use videogames to attract new blood.

GCHQ, which works with the MI5 and MI6, will use Xbox Live to reach potential employees, where it believes that gamers exhibit the traits they look for, “such as swift thinking, problem solving and team work.” If they also needed racists and homophobes, I’d state that Xbox Live users were indeed the perfect recruitment material.

“As well as tackling ‘traditional threats’ GCHQ’s work is also about helping government departments, such as the Ministry of Defence, to protect their information and communication systems,” states a GCHQ rep. “This means we have the ability to offer excellent training and careers for people with specialist technical skills. However, the fact remains that many potential candidates remain unaware of GCHQ and what we do. Using video on Xbox LIVE helps carry our message to the right people in a creative and innovative manner.”

The irony of an “intelligence” organization recruiting through Xbox Live has been lost on none of us.

Via Destructoid