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I agree with all of you. the point the article is making is that games are just becoming a re-hash of a franchise, over and over again.
Games are specifically being developed more for the franchise (TV, movie, book rights) than for the gamer him or herself.
Instead of breaking new ground, games are just going back over the previous game with more difficult puzzles and faster reflexes (and hardware) required.
This is not a new phenomenon, current TV programming is the same way:
Scientific Investigation Crime Shows (CSI: Vegas, CSI: Miami, Crossing Jordan, NCIS etc)
Reality TV Shows (ad nauseum)
Law and Order (a franchise unto itself)
Wrench-head TV: Monster garage, American Chopper, American Hot Rod, Monster House etc
I am hoping this is just a creative lull before someone steps up and rocks the industry with something "new".
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