CNET's summer gaming guide

Games like Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet are the key to avoiding 

the summer gaming drought.

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CNET - It's no secret that the summer months are markedly scarce in terms of worthy, must-play video game titles. But just because the weather is a bit nicer doesn't necessarily mean that gaming must take a back seat. Regardless of consoles owned, there's likely something for everyone this summer.

Xbox 360:

Xbox 360 owners have been lucky enough to be rewarded with what Microsoft now calls its Summer of Arcade. It's a group of download-only titles (averaging around $15) that get heavy promotion on the Xbox 360's dashboard, but have also proved themselves worthy of MS Points in the past. For instance, last year's Limbo not only won the hearts of gamers and critics alike, but took the 9 spot in our annual top 10 games of the year list.

This year's Summer of Arcade has already hit the ground running, starting off with last week's addictive action-RPG, Bastion. We demoed the game live on CNET TV's preGame show.

Bastion

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Microsoft's Summer of Arcade continues each week with a new title. The rest of the schedule plays out as follows: June 27, From Dust; August 3, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet; August 10, Fruit Ninja Kinect; and August 17, Toy Soldiers: Cold War.
PlayStation 3:

PS3 gamers have plenty to keep them busy until new exclusive titles like Uncharted 3 and Resistance 3 see the light of day. It may have gone under the radar since it was released during E3, but InFamous 2 is definitely worth the time of PS3 gamers. We love that the game picks right up where the first title left off, with our hero Cole already possessing the electricity powers he worked so hard to earn in the first go-round.

Even better news awaits fans of PlayStation Network titles. After an entire year, Limbo is now available on the PSN, making it a must-play for anyone who owns a PlayStation 3.    More