I thought the new one was a bit meh. Glad I didn't buy it, I hate paying for a game and finding out it's crap. Besides personally I think Serious Sam knocked him off the throne long ago, there's a fun game.
Skyrim looks interesting, although to be honest I wasn't too keen on Oblivion before that. Loved Morrowind though, felt there was more to do in it compared to Oblivion, along with better story.
As for Minecraft, I'll probably be addicted to it (again) when 1.8 comes out. The new features look interesting and it's turning more and more into an RPG - something I wanted to begin with.
(If you ask why I lost my addiction, let's just say a friend of mine takes it... a little bit too seriously.)