Games are definitely not the most expensive they have ever been. You may not remember paying 60+ dollars for games in the 90's but i sure do. Factoring in inflation games are probably cheaper than they have ever been.
These companies need to make money and with the cost of development rising with each new generation companies need to sell more and more copies to turn a profit.
Also if you do not like paying full price, wait a week and almost all games go on sale for ...
Fable heroes will probably impress only because of low expectations. Beyond that Fable is probably one of the more overrated franchises as it is.
Sonic is plain old sonic.
Game of Thrones is an awesome series, with tons bloody battles to work with. However, I think that the game needs to really nail the characterization and political interactions of the series to really stand out. I also agree that it seems like this game was announced just the other day. ...