The streets sure look empty today. What? What about July 4th? Oh don’t be silly. Of course I know what July 4th is all about. I mean who could forget right? I mean, wow! What a date. It certainly has a nice ring to it. And what about those guys when they did... that, am I right? Wow. Yeah and the way they did it. Man, I had tears in my eyes, and also when they did that... other thing. Yeah. What a day that was. Am I right? I mean, it certainly explains why nobody decided to release any games this week except for some insect shooting game.

Remember. Release dates are quite literally made at the whims of the publisher.  The following are subject to change without any warning.

Honorable Mention

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Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon (Xbox 360, PS3)

Tuesday July 5, 2011
Do you have an insect phobia? Did an insect run over your dog with a car when you were little? Wanna get back at them? Or at least virtually anyways? Have I got a game for you! Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon continues mankind’s unwavering hatred for giant space insects trying to take over planet Earth. Mankind’s only hope lies in the elite Earth Defense Force armed to the teeth with just about anything and everything that penetrates, shreds, and explodes.

This third person shooter has nothing but action from start to finish. If you’re not shooting a 20-story tall insect in the face with an RPG, you’re obviously in the pause menu. That’s the reputation this budget series cultivated since its first release, and this iteration seems unlikely to stray from it.

It does sport some new features. For the first time, you’ll be able to tackle the game with up to three other people, or join up with up to five other people for Survival mode where the bugs never stop coming. It seems a bit redundant though given how the main game is basically Horde mode already, but hey, if you and your crew is just that good, this mode was made for you.

One could argue that this game is ultimately just too shallow, and they would have a point. EDF doesn’t seem to have much depth beyond aiming your gun at the nearest bug and pulling the trigger. I’m certain that that’s the point though. At $40, this game delivers action in its purest form, and I think I’m okay with that.

I was just pulling your leg you know. I know what Fourth of July is. I mean come on. You’d have to be an idiot to not know what Fourth of July is if you live in this country. A toast everyone. Here’s a toast to the day we invented internet porn everybody!

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