last year was for MaxGUI
Ahh, that's right....
There's more than enough 3D engines out there to satisfy people until Max3D is released.
I'll be passing the wait time playing with Irrlicht: I got GMan's latest mods up and running this afternoon. They've improved since I last looked and they work well (the DLLs can be Moleboxed to provide stand-alone, if somewhat large, EXEs). This way I can do something 3D with Max between now and the end of the year, plus I still have some 2D things to finish up.