I think that AAA games definitely have a place in the games industry. AAA games are like Blockbusters in the movie world, you will get a lot of the same stuff e.g. Action movies, but then you get something really special and innovative every now and then that you could have missed out on, such as Inception or something that is well refined in a specific genre that's just epic, such as The Avengers. I love indy games, because they have some really fresh and innovative ideas, the games industry is built on innovation. Blizzard started as a company with 3 guys who made an isometric racing game for the Super Nintendo and Bioware started with a mechanical shooter for DOS with a deeper storyline. Most companies start from small beginnings and through their success are able to make bigger, more polished games. The problem with AAA games is when companies (such as EA) just start rehashing what has already been done because they can, Activision have done this with the COD franchise by having two separate companies (Treyarch and Infinity Ward) who alternate releases every year without any real improvements other than graphics. There are good points about the COD series, but not enough to make it feel fresh and a significant improvement over the last games, which is sad because Infinity Ward really started with something good.On the other hand, there are some really amazing AAA games that stand out because they are so good, such as WoW, Mass Effect 1 - 3, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, etc. AAA games should be a target to aim for and improve on in a significan't way, not a place for rehashing old stuff, or you've wasted the potential that a AAA game should have.

@johnnyauau

The problem is that EA historically screwed over so many amazing franchises by buying out the companies, and then not improving on the formula. The attitude represented by EA is "we will find something good, and then juice it for all it's worth by making games with no improvements on the formula". Plus they never consider quality first, they are always shortening deadlines instead of giving more time to really give the game a chance to be awesome and feel more polished.Valve have always been known to be late, but they have also made some of the most iconic games in the industry for the past decade.Valve don't need EA, and EA need to come up with their own innovative ideas if they ever want to succeed in becoming successful in the eyes of the core audience.

EA can die for all I care.What they did with Westwood Studios was so stupid.And they're making Command & Conquer F2P...Valve is too good for EA.Pick up your game EA.