I thought real men played WAR...

What's this I hear?
What wondrous thing?
Is this the Defcon klaxon's ring?

A flashing light...
Above the doooor! There's just one thing it could mean...

War!

Oh, what is it good for? (What is it good for?)
It's good for you, (Good for you!) It's good for me!

Ohh, War!
What is it good for? (What is it good for?) Oh, it strengthens the economy!
It shows the world that we've got stones! (We've got stones!)
And carriers... with fighter drones! (Vo doh dee oh!)

War! Oh, what is it good for? (What is it good for?)
It's good for you it's good for me!

(It's the cat's meow!)

(Vo doh dee oh!)

Heeeere we go!

(Hyah! Woo! Wooo-hoo! Yeah! Ohhh yeah!)

War!
Oh, what is it good for? (What is it good for?)
It's good for you! (Doo waka doo waka doo waka doo waka doo!) It's good for me!

Oh, war! Oh, what is it good for? (What is it good for?)
Ohhh, it strengthens the economy!

A lengthy battle's an incumbent's dream! (Ohhh ohhh ohhh ohhh!)
Because you can't change horses... In mid stream!

For bombs (Boom!)
And guns (Bang!)
And so much more (Napalm!)
We celebrate the joys of war war war!

For bombs and guns, and so much more...
We celebrate the joys of war!
From Sam & Max, Season 1, Episode 4 (a video game, you insensitive clod)

This is like Hollywood movies - after some time you keep seeing the same situations over and over and over again. In games, most of the games use a formula in order to minimize risks. If people are paying, then game makers are delivering. What also happens is that most companies try to focus on multiplayer - something that I am not particularly interested.
Sometimes, games drag for too long. You just get bored in between. I see you GTA4.

Please, do not try to find new genres. Have you tried a new genre in cinema these days? Dogma movies? Bollywood? The latest new genre I know of in video games has been the plastic guitar video games. Ok - I should also count motion controlled gimnastic "games".

FYI there is something called the indie scene, where you can see something fresh from time to time. World of Goo, Super Meat Boy, 'Splosion Man are nice games, easy to get into. Sure, they may not last 40 hours to you (50% of the gamers do not see the ending credits these days), but at least you will have a laugh.

Let me get back to my WH40k miniatures.

If I recall correctly, it looks like any new TVs in Japan need to have parental controls since not many weeks ago. Sony does not want to recall the XELs for any firmware upgrade (if it is feasible), so it is just saying that is good enough. Time to rest. You know, two years is already a long time for TV manufacturers. This is the story by engadget: http://www.engadget.com/2010/02/16/sony-kills-xel-1-oled-tv-production-in-japan-cites-sluggish-de/