"Oh, hey, more people went out and killed other people with weapons! Let's blame VIDJA GAMES."
Sick and tired of hearing this crap. If you want to blame videos, you also need to blame television, movies, music, plays, etc. Here's a quicker, easier idea: BLAME THE PARENTS. I've played games since I was 5, you don't see me shooting some place up. Maybe if parents were to... I don't know.... teach their children right from wrong and reach out and get help when it's obvious their kid is having problems, we'd have much fewer problems out there. But hey, what do I know? I'm just a law-abiding citizen who spends his weekends popping bandit heads like cherry tomatoes. I'm totally off my rocker.

See, this is why I always wait until a game drops to around $30. I would say it is ridiculous that companies are able to take so much of our money from us for the same content as would be expected a few years ago, but sadly, gamers are so impatient (myself included) that even though we "vote with our wallet", we eventually break down anyways and buy their half-hearted add-ons after paying far too much for the main game. If it takes around five hours to beat a campaign (*cough, Call of Duty, cough*), how can you justify a $60 price tag? Or $15 for every map pack ($3 a map)?