I guess you could call this the Max3D that every one has been waiting for.
Well I don't know about "everyone" but the Blitz3DSDK doesn't really appeal to me in nearly the same way the Max3D I'm (in theory) waiting for. Mark's shift from Max3D to this is probably better in the long run (at least for the 'professional' crowd).
Marks's shift? Mark is, as far as I'm aware not at all involved with this project. Last I heard he was working on runtime reflection in BlitzMAX. The only shift Mark has done as I recall is regarding the form of his products. From suppling middleware, to supplying a complete product - which for all anyone knows, might have been the plan all along, so doesn't really qualify as a shift.