Microsoft is once again running the insanely popular Summer of Arcade promotion on Xbox Live Arcade starting next month. Here are this year’s titles and pricing.

• July 20 - Bastion (1200 Microsoft Points)
• July 27 - From Dust (1200 Microsoft Points)
• August 3 - Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet (1200 Microsoft Points)
• August 10 - Fruit Ninja Kinect (800 Microsoft Points)
• August 17 - Toy Soldiers: Cold War (1200 Microsoft Points)

As has been customary in years past, Microsoft is also offering a sixth game free to anyone who buys all five titles. This year’s freebie is Gauntlet Legends clone Crimson Alliance, which otherwise goes on sale on September 7 for 1200 Microsoft Points.

Sadly, Microsoft snuck a Kinect title into the mix. If you don’t have a Kinect, there’s no sense in buying Fruit Ninja and you’re therefore hung out to dry on a free copy of Crimson Alliance. Sure, it only works out to a 400 point spread but it still seems like they’re penalizing gamers who haven’t jumped on the Kinect bandwagon.