...take 'mercenaries' games.
I have been saying for a while that I was a bit bored of the whole US vs "Middle East" and lo and behold there are some new ideas out there.
A little further investigation and it seems there is at least 3 on the way in a similar vein. Battlefield Thingy and Army of Two. Come on guys get a grip surely there must more than one of you out there with an idea.
Also suddenly everyone is about having mystical powers in a shooter...The Darkness, Chris Barker's Jericho, Bioshock, FEAR. I think on STALKER has something original of late, but by the time it arrived it could never deliver on the expectation.
Wheres all the good ideas gone? I have an Amiga emulator and the sheer variety of games means it never gets boring in terms of styles and story lines.