Lack of new games with hype!

I know everyone has been noticing that games that really give a kick ass, fun time have been lacking lately. Where have they all gone. Most of the time, people have been making tons of knock-offs of other games (i.e. soldier of fortune 2, juiced 2, baja) and they all suck. Why is it that people can't just use their immagination and make something on a grand scale, or admit that one company kicked your ass and use their style of gaming. If people would just get it together, we would see so much better games. Don't you agree?