Kajetan wrote on May 7, 2010, 12:12:

Tom wrote on May 7, 2010, 11:51:
Target audience is too small, apparently. No $$$ to be made.

Too small for the typical major production team, yes. But a small team, modern and lean project management methods, heavy use of procedural content ... then you don't have to sell 2 million units to even cover the costs, but you can make a huge profit on selling, maybe 500.000 units. And since this game is targeted at a specific niche group, which values gameplay over looks, you dont need 200 people only working on shaders, textures and models.