Zombie Apocalypse for PS3 (PSN)

You are the last hope of mankind. Use the left stick to run around, and the right stick to shoot. Every once in a while, there's a human survivor, so run over and protect them until they can escape! Eliminate all the robots zombies to advance to the next level.

You start out with a machine gun and a chain saw -- and while the machine gun might be more effective, the chainsaw offers panache, especially when wielded over your head and plunged into your adversaries' chests! You'll collect exploding, zombie-attracting teddy bears, too -- they're like grenades but whey cuter.

My favorite part is that for a moment after a zombie grabs you, you can shake the controller to throw them off you again. This is a discombobulating mode shift, and oddly fun. It's my new flavorite laundry-time game! Braaaaaaains!

Battlefield 1943 for PS3 (PSN)

I can't stop playing this one!  You switch off being a japanese or american soldier trying to gain control of all the flag points (five) on small pacific islands.  There are only a handful of maps, and a handful of strategies, and it's all so very simple, and that's exactly what makes it fun.  You can run around shooting, or get in a tank, or a jeep, or even airplanes ... and for extra fun you can jump out of your airplane and parachute onto the other teams' positions.

This is my new laundry game.  It's easy to just pop in and enjoy a few minutes of mayhem between loads of laundry.

Cogs for PC (Steam)

I saw the developer of Cogs playing it, at E3; it looked moderately tricky even for him. Basically you line up the pipes and gears to make the machine run and/or avert doom. There's a free demo ... try it!

inFamous for PS3

I'm enjoying inFAMOUS because it combines two of my favorite things. Like Mirror's Edge, you can run around on rooftops and listen to fox news tell you of a government consipracy. But you also have the open-world fun like Fallout 3, where you run around killing people while a visible morality index keeps track of whether the angel or the devil is suggesting your targets.

I guess it's Grand Theft Auto with electrically-charged superpowers, because when you get tired of the story line, you wander around discovering side-quests, and when you're tired of side quests, you hop back on the main storyline.

There are hours and hours of gameplay in here! And the comic-book styling of the HUD and the cutscenes and things are very pretty. Go get a copy!

Burn Zombie Burn! for PS3 (PSN)

Burn Zombie Burn is practically the definition of "casual game."

Clear rules: kill all the zombies before they eat you.

Simple controls: a top-down point of view, as you run around and shoot stuff.

True to theme: while the shotgun and uzi are the simplest to use, the chainsaw and cricket bat are far more rewarding.

A twist: zombies are afraid of the burning torch you can brandish ... but if they catch on fire they fearlessly sprint towards you ... BUT point values are increased while there are zombies buring.

It's perfect for killing time (and zombies) between loads of laundry. A couple rounds coincide nicely with the wash cycle. And the price is right -- one roll of quarters!