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The 15 Hottest Games of Summer

From the much-anticipated Spore to the newest Guitar Hero to shoot-'em-ups galore, here are our recommendations for the games you've got to play this summer.

Matt Peckham and Darren Gladstone, PC World

Madden NFL 09 -- August 12

The Scoop: Madden NFL 09; By: EA Tiburon; From: EA Sports; For: DS, PSP, PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, Wii, Xbox 360; Rating: Everyone; ETA: August 12

Info: The annual update of the only football game with an NFL license gets the usual tweaks to game play and graphics, along with a new holographic training sim.

Matt: Can't we give this franchise a year off or something? No? Okay, but you'll have to decide for yourself whether you're football-nuts enough to drop 60 bucks for better graphics, camera angles, online leagues, new moves and weather effects, and on-demand picture-in-picture. The most intriguing add-in is a virtual training area you "test" through that raises or lowers your "Madden IQ" and adjusts the game's difficulty accordingly.

Darren: You know what the sad truth, is, Matt? EA could just change the names on the jerseys, and people would still buy it. I'm kinda hoping for the day when you buy the game only once and download updated stats and players every season, and just leave it at that. That said, thumbs-up to EA for not mailing it in and for trying something different. Even if this is the only NFL football game in town.

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