We're just about out of the woods. Decent games are finally starting to come out again, and the gloomy, crap-filled days of July are long behind us. There are a lot of games that have either come out already this month or are coming out over the next week or two. Which are going to steal the most of your precious time?

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In this week's "Game Plan," I make a rather edgy choice for what should get number one and pretty much everyone will probably think I'm stupid because of it. But too bad, it's my show, I'll do what I want.

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Xbox.com's Major Nelson spread the word today on what games would be included as part of Microsoft's Summer of Arcade, as well as their prices and release dates. Without further ado:

July 22nd - "TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-shelled" (1200 MS Points/$15)
This seems a little steep, considering it's really just the old game with updated (albiet very swank-looking) graphics. If I recall, the original adventure took about 2 hours to complete and doesn't exactly have the level of depth as, say, "Bionic Commando Rearmed," which released at 800 MS points.

July 29 - "Marvel vs. Capcom 2" (1200 MS Points/$15)
"Street Fighter 2 HD Remix Extreme Ultra Megamix" had a lot of value and great netcode, so I feel like this is in-line with what we've come to expect for a $15 game. After all, there are dozens of characters and there's that terrible soundtrack to look forward to!

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