I remember in the late 90s, many gaming rags were whining that the end of PC gaming was at hand. Then awsome games like UT, Half Life, TW series, and lots of other innovative games like Deus Ex came out and shattered that theory. Its just a creative slump in the industry, and like all things, they are trying to cover it up with pretty flowers. Just sit tight, sooner or later a new groundbreaking game will be released.