As far as I'm concerned it started today with the release of Worms 2.

I have FACTS on my side, or can you prove that July is chock full of new releases? If you don't like my list, that's your prob, not mine. I think people are just desperately looking for an argument.

I'll echo what others have said...got a serious backlog to work my way through. Picked up some cheap PS2 games a while back when I got a PS3, and still have plenty of current generation titles to finish. Must finished Zelda: Twilight Princess one of these years. Just not enough time in the day...

One could argue this thread was only created to present an argument.

And you did. There are not enough new, retail releases that you like.

Does that mean there is nothing new / new-to-you to play? Absolutely not.

Wait a minute, did you say Velvet Assassin?

I merely offered a simple list of summer titles to check out and lesser known titles. Why do you have a problem with that? The fact that July is barren of major releases is not debatable.

Thanks for trying to help.

yeah he lost me there as well.

I'm in the backlog camp. I'm neck deep in Fallout 3 right now, and that could keep me busy for the entirety of July...maybe longer. Then I have Dead Space and Valkyria Chronicles to play...not to mention coop Lego Indy for when my son's back from vacation...and my usual rotation of Burnout Paradise, Rock Band and Warhawk.

But even if I were looking for new releases, we've had some terrific games come out this Summer like inFAMOUS, Prototype, Batman, Ghostbusters, Mad World, Red Faction, Punch-Out, The Conduit, Wolverine and the Metroid Prime Trilogy in August.

I'm in a backlog as well. I'm playing RockBand and Fallout 3. When those are done, GH;M and DCU vs. MK are staring me in the face for starters.

And seriously, how good is Fallout 3? I'm blown away.

That's in my stack as well and reading posts like this keep me from grabbing it next.

Is this irony lost?

Also, I would replace Velvet Assassin with "punch yourself in the face repeatedly".

Never heard of the game or you saying it is a crap title?

I'll probably wait until the Game of the Year edition comes out with the DLC included. I haven't even started Oblivion yet, sigh...

Before I get back to my "boring" rotation of:

Rock Band
Guitar Hero
Call of Duty
Fight Night Round 4
Punchout
Mario Kart Wii

...I am going to finish Super Mario Galaxy. A really great game. After I beat that and try out MLB Power Pros 2008 today, I am will go back to my rotation.

Play. This. Game. Next.

It's absurdly good, and I'm not even an RPG guy. People call it Oblivion with guns, but I didn't even like Oblivion. If anything, I'd compare it to Half-Life 2 in terms of setting and story, and the RPG elements like inventory management are never overbearing.

Look at it this way: If you play it for 5 hours (enough time to get out of the vault and wander around a bit) and aren't completely engrossed, just sell it and maybe pick up the GOTY edition somewhere down the road when you have more time.

If you like Half-Life or Resident Evil, I'd play Fallout first. It's also smaller and probably more accessible with less inventory/magic management.

That's a ringing endorsement because I'm not either. I think I will grab it next. I need to finish off Assassin's Creed, COD:WaW and maybe a bit more of Pure first, since I'm about 50% done with all three.

i was also shocked to see an endorsement for velvet assasin.
It's gotten really bad reviews from pretty much everyone.

also, i thought batman won't be out till Sept?

From CAG: Best Buy is having B2G1F on all DS games next week.

That should help.

8/25 is the latest date I've heard of

Great! I look forward to hearing your thoughts in the "exploding teddy bears" thread. It's truly a remarkable game.

I gave up on Assassin's Creed. I loved the premise but was frustrated by the mechanics. Pure is terrific, but I'm happy to play it in bite-sized chunks...will just play a few hours on a whim every now and then.

Apparently it is: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/978/978587p1.html

Too bad since it looked promising. I guess I no longer have to be upset that PTOM screwed up when they had initially announced it as a PS3 title.

Corvin, I was the same way when I started playing Fallout 3. I only put it in the XBox because I didn't have anything else to play and my roommate left it out.

Ended up being my favorite game of last year (and one of my favorite games of all time).

The only other RPG I've played in my life was Final Fantasy Legends 3 on the Gameboy when I was a kid.

= J