The artifical Hardcore-Casual branding of players.
Big huge game budgets causing several studios to shut down.
More focus on graphics than new games.
COLLECTORS EDITIONS, seems like every game has them now!
DLC that is already on the disc or should have come with the game in the first place.
MS and Sony charging ridiculous prices for things like themes and clothes for a virtual person.
"GOTY" editions that come out even if a game isn't GOTY.
Mini game fests on Wii, it makes me cringe every time I see a game with "party" "family" or "sports" in the title with the exception of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort. Obviously intended to grab the attention of unsuspecting moms and dads
5 hour single player campaigns.
First person shooters as the average genre for a game.