The Adrenaline Vault has an interesting article which focuses on the lack of original ideas and the current trends seen from the barrage of new games at the recent E3 exhibition..
"We seem to be quickly approaching a point where retail shelves offer innumerable variations of two games - retooled and retitled but nonetheless staggeringly derivative: Counter-Strike on steroids and EverQuest clones."
A very interesting and thought provoking article - read it over at Action Vault. Lots of discussion too over at Slashdot.