It doesn't come out for another 13 days, but Madden NFL 08 has already won multiple Best of E3 awards (from GameSpot, IGN, and the 36 major media outlets who decide the Game Critics Awards). An all-new read and react system helps you identify on-field strengths and weaknesses, so you can react quickly, create mismatches, and exploit your opponent's weaknesses. Other features include a new front-office mode, customizable stat summaries, and new Battle for the Ball mechanics.

Everyone's got a guilty pleasure, something you enjoy but don't want to admit you enjoy. Like Funyuns, Us Weekly, reality television, or '80s music. If you're a closet '80s music fan, Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s has your name written all over it. From Quiet Riot to Ratt, Flock of Seagulls to Bow Wow Wow, the PS2 game lets you live out your rock star fantasies. Start out in "practice" mode and work your way up to trashing hotel rooms and jamming against friends in multiplayer modes, all within the privacy of your living room. For those about to rock - we, um, won't tell anyone. More Guitar Hero games.

It's not just July; it's Harry Potter month. The latest movie (Order of the Phoenix) opens this week, and the next book (Deathly Hallows) comes out on the 21st. If that's not enough to keep you busy, get the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix video game, available for all platforms. You'll immerse yourself in magic, cast powerful spells, lead Dumbledore's army, play fun minigames, and marvel at how well they've recreated Hogwarts. More Harry Potter shopping.

In the Ratatouille video game, you can relive the movie's most thrilling and hilarious moments as you assume the role of Remy, a young rat who dreams of becoming a great French chef, despite the obvious problem of being a rat! From the underground sewers to the bustling streets of Paris, players dash, glide, and slide through 6 action-packed, visually stunning worlds filled with dangerous enemies, intense heists, and perilous missions. Players can go head-to-head with their friends in multiplayer mini-games or navigate their way through a sensational rat race that turns the culinary world of Paris upside down.

Get ready for the MLB All-Star game next week with The Bigs, an arcade style baseball game with power-ups and special effects, fast-paced gameplay, and larger-than-life players and ballparks. Features include a career mode, where your rookie goes from his first MLB game to the World Series, as well as mini-games that help you improve your skills, like Home Run Pinball. According to Gamespot, "anyone looking for a fun, arcade-style baseball game would do well to give The Bigs a shot."