Survarium's out? Huh, didn't catch that. I mean I can't actually play the game right now as my PC's tanked, but I'd wondered when that'd be released.
Oh, and that whole Spec Ops game's a commentary on other mainstream first person shooters, with the whole semi-post-apocalyptic style thrown in to tie it all together. If you're looking for a game which makes you think (not so much in the actual gameplay, which is deliberately generic at times, but rather thinking about what the hell you're doing-"hey I'm currently shooting up a bunch of US soldiers who're protecting refugees because I think they're bad guys. ...Wait, how the hell did I end up in this situation?"), its damn good.
^^ But I think I may be derailing your thread about telephone poles a tad here.