Switchblade has a great opportunity to get some development action happening..
I have some strong contacts inside an engine company based in Singapore. I've been helping them out quite extensively in building their business and they are looking to return the favour now that they are established. They have given me until Christmas to form a team, design a game, and create a demo. If they like the demo and they see that the team works well together, they will fund a small-scale development of the project to the tune of US$100,000... and they will also publish it. I plan to set up a small studio and work on it over summer with the crew who made the demo, and it's paid, naturally. Oh, also- the engine that I can use is state of the art, a mix of Doom3 lighting and HL2 (actually, Novodex) physics. It's really easy to use and I've got about a year's worth of experience working with it. And will be completed by the company, so only gameplay and upgraded AI needs to be coded.
To keep up to date with what's happening, or if you want to contact Switchblade and get involved, jump on over to his thread in the forum.